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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.

Central Academy of Fine Arts degree show 2009, China

China's home grown car makers are increasingly ambitious, as illustrated by plans to grow rapidly at home and, in some cases, expand abroad and compete with foreign rivals in cutting-edge technologies. One big impediment they face in taking on their foreign rivals is design. Top dogs in the global auto industry invest heavily in engineers and designers.

Le Mans 24-hour race 2010 : a brief history

By Gareth Evans Motor Shows 09 June 2010 18:13 Over the years Le Mans has played host to inspirational success stories, terrible disasters, technological developments, primeval competitiveness and everything in between. Join CAR as we explore the potted history of the fearsome 24 Heures du Mans endurance race.    In the beginningThe Tricolor dropped for the first time on 27 May 1923 as one third of the Rudge Whitworth Triennial Cup, a trio of events whereby the team covering the most distance over three 24-hour races was declared the winner.