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China is leading the world in clean energy production
Description: Maybe the most you've heard about China's energy sector is that they bring online one coal-fired power plant a week (yes, EACH week!)....but look again, they are becoming the giant in the field of new energy technology.
The next generation of efficient car technology may actually be made in China
This is really to the point. I just read an article about a Chinese factory that is creating a new production line for high efficiency hybrid cars. It will output over a million cars per year a few years from now.
I think it is only a matter of time until china surpasses the US in ecological impact measurements. When china wants to do something, they make it happen quickly. Maybe part of the fact that they are not a democracy, even though some democracies are also efficient in getting things done (when they are not controlled by corporate interests).
Right now they identified low emission vehicles as a strategic goal. They did not find anything around that is practical for their market ($20K car are not even practical for most people in this country), so they hire expert design firms from around the world to design their new generation of cars. It's pretty fascinating that the next generation of car technology may be actually made in China and not Japan. Made in the US is probably not going to happen.
Reading about their next generation of pultruded thermoplastic auto bodies makes Ford's emergency rescue plans look like a joke (similar joke to their hybrid SUV).
In addition the government there identified green industries as the place for growth and they are going full throttle into it with policies and government involvement.
I too found china's eco-reputation contradictory to a lot of industry and economical reports, I wonder where it comes from.
Here are some quotes and additional reading:
"China does not want to be an auto colony and depend on the West’s obsolete tooling; China wants to build its own auto industry," reveals Tao, a plant manager.
"China insists on lightweight, fuel-efficient and low-emission vehicles that would rival any vehicle in existence, or on the drawing board, around the world."
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