China issues charging standards for electric cars

2012-01-04 14:16:58

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced Dec 27 that the country has issued four common standards regarding power charging of electric vehicles in efforts to better promote the environmentally friendly products.

Beijing turns on more electric vehicles

2011-12-19 10:35:32

The Beijing municipal government will add another 100 electric taxis next year to its existing fleet of 50.

Great Wall's EV plan gets green light

2011-12-12 09:45:47

A new pure electric sedan Great Wall Motor Co Ltd is researching has gained official approval from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Leaf electric in Wuhan road tests

2011-12-13 09:21:35

Almost a year after the debut of its Leaf electric car, Nissan Motor Corp recently put 15 of the vehicles on the road for testing in the central China city of Wuhan.

Land Rover hybrid on market in 2014

2011-12-05 09:44:05

The Range_e hybrid by British luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover will go on sale in China in 2014, said Bob Grace, the carmaker's CEO of China operations.

China aims to sell 5m alternative-energy vehicles by 2020

2011-12-05 09:29:19

China aims to sell 5 million alternative-energy vehicles by 2020, the Anhui Economic and Information Technology Commission said on its website.

New-energy vehicles get official nod

2011-12-05 09:11:16

New-energy vehicles are now officially on the Chinese government's list of "to-buy" vehicles, according to a new high-level directive.

Ford eyes China's new-energy vehicle market

2011-11-28 17:14:40

Shortly after announcing that Ford will be producing a 1.0 L Ecoboost engine, CEO Alan Mulally said that a new car made for the motor will be manufactured soon.

A glimpse of Chinese green cars

2011-11-23 15:07:49

Chinese carmakers, unscathed by a savage global industry downturn, are revving up their efforts to put cleaner, low-emission vehicles on the roads, counting on the green drive to help them catch up with overseas rivals.

Electric cars displayed at auto show

2011-11-22 16:25:05

A BYD E6 electric car is displayed at the 9th China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition in Guangzhou Nov 21, 2011.

GM to test Chinese plug-in vehicle market with Volt

2011-11-22 11:17:33

General Motors Co (GM) will introduce its Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid car in China at an auto show on Nov 21, and dealers will begin taking orders for the model "shortly," the automaker said.

Honda to manufacture Fit EV in China in 2012

2011-11-21 13:34:14

Honda has announced that the electric version of the Fit subcompact will be made in China next year.