Is the Future of Electric Cars in China?

[tidus1203]

China is not just the future of electric vehicles, but CHINA IS THE FUTURE!!!

If you're not in China your a loser!

[uls]

China to spend more on R&D than Japan

China Surpasses Japan in R&D as Powers Shift
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...917682354.html

China is on the verge of overtaking Japan as the second-biggest spender on research and development after the U.S., marking another key shift in the rivalry between the world's economic powerhouses, a new report shows.

China is expected to spend $153.7 billion on R&D in 2011, up from the $141.4 billion it will spend this year, according to Battelle Memorial Institute, a nonprofit that does scientific research for the government and industry. By comparison, Japan is expected to spend $144.1 billion next year, up from $142 billion in 2010.

Despite China's surge, the U.S. remains by far the biggest R&D spender, making up one-third of the global total.

[niky]

China to spend more on R&D than Japan

China Surpasses Japan in R&D as Powers Shift
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...917682354.html

The question is... is all the money being spent on on large programs moving in a set direction, or is it all over the place? Quality over quantity, I always say.

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RE: BYD: they need the sales... sales in China itself are dismal.

[uls]

yes, alt-energy vehicle sales in China are dismal

New energy vehicle sales in China disappoint automakers
http://autos.globaltimes.cn/china/2010-12/599331.html

The development of new energy vehicles in China has been highly anticipated, but automakers are disappointed with the sales figures of green cars, after having spent millions of dollars in this field.

Due to its poor sales volume, Changan Auto said that its hybrid vehicle Jiexun HEV has gone out of production for one year. "The company didn't sell any", a senior executive was quoted as saying about the Jiexun HEV, according to a report in the China Business News on Monday.

In addition, BYD said that it has only sold 54 electric vehicles E6 and 290 F3DM hybrids between January and October. And the sales volume of Toyota's Prius in China has been below 4,000 units for the past three years.

The Chinese government has released subsidies to boost sales of green cars, but that did not help much. And research company Dratio said that 89 percent of consumers are not interested in purchasing new energy vehicles due to their high price and the lack of supporting facilities.

A sales manager of a 4S store of Dongfeng Honda said that consumers are not buying new energy vehicles because they don't trust the new technology and they don’t want to pay extra in order to save petrol.

The senior executive at Changan also said that though the subsidies for electric vehicles are as high as 60,000 yuan ($9,024), the subsidies for hybrid cars are only 3,000 yuan - and this has led to the plummeting sales of hybrid vehicles.

One BYD employee said that the government has not offered enough support in this matter.

but so is everywhere else in the world

fossil-fuel-burning motor vehicles will still dominate the world for decades

[tidus1203]

Electric vehicles in theory are doomed to fail anyway cause it does not solve the ultimate underlying problems... Environmentally it could even be more damaging since power plants are mostly coal powered. They have dismal distances as well...

I am more convinced with the hydrogen fuel cell like the FCX Clarity... Watch Season 12 Episode 7 of Top Gear and why I think its a better solution going forward...

[jimnyeatworld]

^ kung papanoorin mo ang Walking Dead, sabi dun bina-blame nila ang paggamit ng Fossil Fuels kaya hindi ma-solb solb ang virus problem , kung self-sufficient energy lang daw, baka na-solb nila ang Walking dead

[uls]

^ kung papanoorin mo ang Walking Dead, sabi dun bina-blame nila ang paggamit ng Fossil Fuels kaya hindi ma-solb solb ang virus problem , kung self-sufficient energy lang daw, baka na-solb nila ang Walking dead

hahaha

with OB, there is NO line that separates reality from fiction

[Monseratto]

haha

nakagawa lang ng ejeepney naging electric car hub of Asia na

while China has already entered the US market

Is this the old corolla E120 body?

[uls]

Is this the old corolla E120 body?

i guess

mukhang corolla

[ice15]