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Tesla Plans to Build the Model 3 in China Starting 2017

Annika Tostengard — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:19:59 +0000

Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants to begin marketing and selling the Model S in China, but there are a lot of costs associated with exporting vehicles across the ocean. That’s why he plans to work with a Chinese manufacturer to begin building the electric cars there, instead. That will let Tesla drop the price of […]

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With 85% of Electricity Coming from Coal, Chinese EVs Pollute More Than Gasoline Counterparts

Mike Sandru — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:26:59 +0000

Now there’s something you would have never thought about: electric cars polluting more than regular gasoline ones (?!). This is not good news, at least not after all this talk about going green and saving the environment with cars running on batteries. A new study from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville demonstrates how electric cars […]

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"BYD E6" Electric Car Launched Officially in China – Can Do 300 Miles per Charge

Mike Sandru — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:23:25 +0000

Chinese auto-maker BYD in collaboration with the famous US investor Warren Buffett, has officially released its first all-electric car that will be available to private buyers. Launched last week in the southern town of Shenzhen, the “BYD e6” electric car will have a price of around 300,000 yuan (about $46,800). The vehicle’s 75 kW motor […]

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