| Chinese Firm Dreams up another Dual-Mode Hybrid |
| Written by Andrew Williams | ||
| Monday, 14 April 2008 | ||
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The F3DM, with its design cues taken from the Toyota Corolla, was showcased at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. The car allows drivers to switch between full-electric and hybrid modes. In full-electric mode it has a fairly impressive range of 80 miles between charges. There is also a small conventional engine enabling the car to function like a regular gasoline-electric hybrid. The model will be rolled out in China by the end of this year, via a test fleet of 200 taxicabs in home town Shenzen. The company hopes to sell cars in Europe in 3 years and the US in 3-5 years. We're not getting our hopes up, though; so far Chinese auto makers have had a hard time jumping into the emissions and safety standards of the U.S. and E.U. Via Treehugger and Greencarcongress
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low standards?
written by Anton Andreasson , April 15, 2008
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written by jake3988 , April 16, 2008
Out of curiosity, what are the emission standards in China, vs the standards in USA and Europe? Any sources/tips
==================== I doubt it. It's REALLY bad over there. The C02 emissions are actually still less than the U.S.'s but it's everything else that's disturbing. But it's good to see they're rolling with these technologies quickly before things get too industrialized. Hopefully it'll keep the planet from falling apart.
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written by darkknight , April 16, 2008
In big cities like Beijing, the emission standard is standing at Euro 4, but in other Chinese cities it is Euro 3 , they are planning to bring all the standard up to Euro 5 by 2010
And about crash test, the reason why Chinese cars cannot pass the European and North American crash tests, because their crash test standard which they call C-Ncap has a crash speed of 56 kmph (35mph) compared to Euro-Ncap of 64 kmph (40 mph), so you can see 8 kmp can make a difference. | ||
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Earlier this year, Chinese company Build Your Dream (BYD Auto) announced the launch of the F6DM, a car that might possibly emerge as the first plug-in hybrid on the market (though not available outside China). Now the Shenzen-based outfit has revealed plans to build a smaller, less expensive, follow up.
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Out of curiosity, what are the emission standards in China, vs the standards in USA and Europe? Any sources/tips?
cheers,
/Anton