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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.

Peugeot concept treble (2007): first official pictures

By Tim Pollard First Official Pictures 14 February 2007 09:37 Three new Peugeot concept cars? What’s going on? Peugeot is pushing the boat out at next month’s Geneva Motor Show, with news of no fewer than three different concepts.

Give blood, get a 1925 Rolls-Royce with a tiger-hunting machine gun

“Would you be interested in buying a Rolls-Royce . . .