Light Weight Vehicles In late July, 2011, the Obama Administration announced an agreement with thirteen major automakers including Ford, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, GM, Chrysler, Jaguar/Land Rover, Kia, Ma...  more

The growing population, limited oil supply, and governor’s inclining attitude toward large investment projects have led many auto makers to believe the Chinese market has much great potential to cultivate. According to cen...  more

Recent news unveiled that Mitsubishi Motors is looking to produce 8 types of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Mitsubishi’s Corporate General Manager, Yoshikazu Nakamura, indicated that in order to secure stab...  more

2011 is the commencing year for the next five-year plan for the Chinese government which put a great emphasis on 7 emerging industries that can help achieve energy-saving and carbon-reducing targets. One of the development foc...  more

By Lowy Chang As the name suggests, electric cars do not require gas but electricity, which is cheaper, and therefore, they are immune to the surge in gas prices. However, electric cars require completely different power systems, ...  more

Technology bottlenecks have put a hold on the development of electric vehicles: - Short lifespan and high cost Currently, most domestic lithium battery makers only provide one-year warranty. Even the lithium battery of an average...  more

As EV makers gradually increased investment in R&D in recent years and some technology bottle necks have been overcome. Yet, there is still a number of impracticalities that industry experts believe are holding back the future...  more

Due to the increasing focus on environmental issues and renewable energy, the Legislative Yuan has passed “Energy Tax Regulations,” “Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act” and “Renewable Energy Development Law...  more

According to “German Mineral Oil Duty Act,” every electric car purchase will be rewarded with a tax preference. The goal is to reach a tax deduction of 3 billion Euros by 2010 and of 5 billion Euros by 2050. As for hyb...  more