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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