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China to boost electric cars with 30% Government EV fleet

The BYD E6 EV (pictured) will benefit from China’s push on EVs The UK government has just announced its commitment to use electric cars for its own vehicles in an effort to boost the take-up of EVs, but China is going even further. China has ordered government officials to start buying electric cars (that means BEVs, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cell cars) in a big way, with instructions that 30 per cent of government cars must fall in to the ‘New Energy’ category by 2017, and an even higher percentage going forward. The aim is to cut pollution, and China expects to have 5 million New Energy cars on the road by 2020 and it is urging it government agencies and some city governments to start buying New Energy vehicles from Chinese makers like BYD and SDAIC, but also instructing them to build more charging stations and supporting infrastructure.

First 2010 Shelby GT500, two Mustang concepts to be auctioned

Three future Mustang classics will be auctioned off at the seventh annual Barrett-Jackson event April 9-11 in Palm Beach, Fla. The headliner is the first retail 2010 Ford Shelby GT500. The other two ponies are concepts that debuted during the 2003 auto show season.

Hopped-up Infiniti Q50 Eau Rogue set for Detroit auto show

Infiniti undoubtedly has a prestigious reputation when it comes to the world of Formula One racing, thanks to its partnership with Red Bull Racing and Formula One's baby-faced prodigy, Sebastian Vettel. So it's not surprising that its next concept will take inspiration from the F1 speed machines. Infiniti plans to debut the Q50 Eau Rogue concept at the Detroit auto show in January.