bloomberg.com - 11/18/2008
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Nissan Plans to Start Selling Electric Cars in China by 2012 By Tian Ying Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Nissan Motor Co. , Japan's third- largest automaker, intends to begin offering electric cars in China by 2012 as the country seeks to boost sales of fuel- efficient vehicles to cut pollution and oil ...
vixandmore.blogspot.com - 11/24/2008
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Back on October 10, 2007, in a post
with the title When to Short China? I predicted:...
Eventually, there will come a time when you will look back and say to yourself, “Why wasn’t I short China? It was such a no-brainer…” In the 13 ½ months since ...
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Time to Be Long China?
marginalrevolution.com - 11/14/2008
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Electrical power generated in October is 4% below
a year earlier . Is there any chance that...
this is more reliable information than the gdp statistics offered up by the Chinese government?
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DrumBeat: November 18, 2008
The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future —
... The system provided almost 7,300 rides on Sept. 24. That's the highest ridership in recent memory, including during a fare free period in the second half of 2006.
The gas lines are gone – at least for the moment – and the price of gas is hovering just over $2, less than half the record average of $4.31 in mid-September. But bus ridership has remained high even though it usually drops when the weather gets colder and people don't want to wait in the cold.
Nissan Plans to Start Selling Electric Cars in China by 2012
(Bloomberg) -- Nissan ...
Nissan Going Electric in China
Earth2Tech —
Japan’s Nissan Motor is heading to China with new plans for electric vehicles. The president of the car maker’s China division says that the company will start selling electric cars in the country by 2012, according to Bloomberg.
The news comes the same day that Detroit’s Big Three are in Washington to get more money for their ...
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