Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:16:32 +0000
From: climateemergencynetwork@yahoogroups.com
To: climateemergencynetwork@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [climateemergencynetwork] Digest Number 266



Who Said China wasn't doing anything?

Posted by: "Jenny McCracken"
jam2arts

Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:55 pm (PST)


this report just off SupremeMasterTV.com

SAVE OUR PLANET
China launches landmark plug-in hybrid car. On

> Monday, China's automaker BYD began selling the world's first mass-

> produced, plug-in hybrid car. The F3DM, which costs approximately US

> $22,000, can travel up to 100 kilometers solely on electricity and

> then shifts to the gasoline-powered engine. Using a standard

> electric outlet, the battery can be fully recharged in 9 hours, or

> within an hour at BYD charging stations. BYD plans to bring the

> F3DM to the United States by 2010.

>

> Kudos BYD and China for the successful launch of the green F3DM! We

> look forward to seeing many more eco-friendly vehicles such as

> these on the roads worldwide. (*)

>

> http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008/12/byd-f3dm-plug-i.html,



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