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REPORT: BYD only sells 100 plug-in F3DM hybrids in eight months 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

2009 BYD F3DM - Click above for high-res image gallery The BYD F3DM plug-in hybrid went on sale in China last December. In the first eight months that the car has been on sale, only 100 have been sold, according to a new report from Gasgoo. This is well below the company's original stated goal of ...

California mine may benefit from Chinese rare earth metal "hoarding" 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

China's decision to begin hoarding using it's rare earth metal resources to bolster productivity in Mongolia may have Toyota bracing itself (and making use of its long-term plans) but the news is music to the ears of Molycorp Minerals LLC. They are the company with plans to re-open a Mountain ...

REPORT: China not hoarding rare earth metals, just wants them to be used in Inner Mongolia 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Reports of the death of rare earth metals might have been greatly exaggerated. While it remains true that China mines almost all (i.e., more than 95 percent) of the rare earth minerals that are taken out of the earth, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that recent news saying that China may ...

REPORT: China pondering hoarding precious metal exports used in hybrids and EVs by banning exportation 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ever hear of neodymium? How about dysprosium or yttrium? Thulium or lutetium? These are just some of the metals that China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is considering either banning for export or at least severely limiting the amount that it will let leave the country. These ...

BYD does deal to supply major Chinese auto group with batteries 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Taking it name to heart, BYD is building their dreams ever bigger and will likely be the source of even more billions for Warren Buffet in the near future. They haven't really started selling their first hybrid, the F3DM, in earnest yet but they've just reached a deal that will see them ...

Warren Buffett reportedly rakes in $1B profits on BYD in less than a year 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

2009 BYD F3DM - Click above for high-res image gallery You don't get to hold the title of The Richest Person in the World – a title oft-owned by either Bill Gates or Warren Buffett at any given time – without knowing how to make sound financial decisions. While not all of Warren ...

Nissan wants to bring its EVs to China in 2011 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

A local Nissan official has announced that the company wants to start selling its upcoming electric vehicles in China in 2011. Yasuaki Hashimoto, president of Nissan (China) Investment Co., Ltd. announced that Wuhan, in central China, would likely be the first market for the lithium ion-powered ...

Zap!, ABAT sign battery distrubution deal for new electric vehicles, will start with scooters 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Since 2007, Zap and ABAT (Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc.) have been working together in China on advanced batteries for electric vehicles like the Xebra. This week, ABAT's wholly owned subsidiary Wuxi Zhongqiang Autocycle Co., Ltd., announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Zap ...

REPORT: former Brilliance chairman looking to make clean cars in Alabama 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Here's a set of words you don't often see together: exiled Chinese automobile tycoon, clean-tech cars, and Alabama. They all come from a news report on Yang Rong, the former chairman of Brilliance China Automotive Holdings. Rong, who left China after he was accused of "economic crimes" (what ...

China raises fuel prices by 10% 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

For the third time in recent months, drivers in China are finding themselves shelling out more each time they fill the tank. In China, retail fuel prices are regulated, just as other aspects of life are. As of this week, gasoline is at $3 per gallon in China, bringing it above prices in the United ...

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