Chinese Leading The World?

While the Global Warming Deniers in the US are fighting the facts, clouding the known science and fully absorbed in their petty nonsense, guess what? The rest of the world is passing us by. And it looks like the Chinese may just lead the world. Hmmm. Time to smell the coffee?

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A Car in Every Port

BYD Auto: China's first mass-produced hybrid car goes on sale

Posted at 12:43 PM on 15 Dec 2008BEIJING, Dec. 15, 2008 (AFP) -- China's first mass-produced hybrid electric car hit the market on Monday, its manufacturer said, in a move aimed at driving the nation to the cutting edge of the world's green auto industry.

The car is made by BYD Auto, a Chinese company backed by American Warren Buffett, one of the world's most successful investors who owns 9.9 percent of the firm.

The F3DM is also the world's first mass-produced plug-in hybrid car, meaning owners can charge it from powerpoints at home for the first time, as well as in specialised electric car charging stations, according to BYD.

BYD president Wang Chuanfu was quoted by Chinese media as saying that his firm and China were on their way to being world leaders in the fuel-efficient auto industry.

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"Ultimately, though, this kind of car has a big potential in the Chinese market, and in the world market, because we all know we need new energy cars to solve the environmental and oil crisis problems."