Electric Vehicles

BYD shares rise as electric taxis hit Hong Kong roads

17 May 2013

BYD shares rose as much as 6.3 per cent to HK$35.35 before closing 3.46 per cent ahead at HK$34.40. The stock has gained 48 per cent so far this year.

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Don't kid yourself that electric taxis are green

16 May 2013

Encouraged by the prospect of generous subsidies from the government's HK$300 million "green transport fund", the Hong Kong Taxi & Public Light Bus Association is leasing 45 battery-powered "...

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BYD raises cash, junks traditional cars

22 Apr 2013

Warren Buffett has remained faithful to Chinese car maker BYD, refusing to change his 10 per cent holdings in the company despite a rapid tumble as its bet on electric vehicles fails to take off...

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Courier companies look to deliver a greener city

3 Apr 2013

FedEx Express commissioned 10 electric vehicles in Hong Kong in March, the logistics giant's first zero-emission fleet in Asia as it attempts to reduce fuel consumption by 4 per cent in the city...

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BYD wins order for 50 electric cabs in London in push for global expansion

25 Oct 2012

Mainland carmaker BYD, which is backed by Warren Buffett, won a preliminary order to supply 50 electric cabs to a London-based minicab company, gaining its first foothold in the international...

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BYD: A sinking ship?

28 Sep 2012

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett must certainly be wondering about his 2008 decision to buy 10 per cent of sputtering car maker BYD...

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Plug-in, recharge and go

Electric cars are popular in many world cities, but have yet to catch on in Hong Kong.

There are about 370 recharging stations across town, but only 300 of the city's 630,000-odd...

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Half Shenzhen's buses to be electric or hybrid

In a bid to become China's electric vehicle capital, Shenzhen has set a goal to replace more than 50 per cent of its combustion engine buses with electric or hybrid ones by 2015, a move that would...

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Innovation the key to survival

China's vehicle manufacturing industry must innovate to improve the quality of self-developed products and cut costs if it is to avoid losing more market share to foreign goods, warns a top...

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Analysts bullish despite plunge in January sales

Analysts are still positive about the outlook for the mainland's car industry despite a 23.8 per cent year-on-year fall in passenger car sales last month to 1.16 million units -...

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Police boost fleet of electric bikes

The government has ordered 11 electric motorcycles for the police and the Water Supplies Department to promote wider use of the vehicles, which cut fuel costs by half.

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Green-energy cars land on state wish list

The central government included 'new energy' vehicles in its procurement list for the first time yesterday, amid concerns about whether the technology is mature enough to meet market needs.

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