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Chinese City toBecome First Major City to Go 100% Electric Buses

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  1. glynch

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    Some of us remember when college was free or practically free. Luckily Bernie has recovered that historical memory that the conservatives had thought was buried. Similarly we can hope we can recover the historical memory of the the days when the US could build out the Interstate Highway System, railroads and infrastructure which now we struggle to keep barely maintained under the libertarian tax cuts for the wealthy vision.

    The city of Shenzen, China is home to a staggering 16,000 buses. To compare, that's more buses than the five largest North American bus fleets combined (New York City, Los Angeles County, New Jersey Transit, Chicago and Toronto).

    Now, after a six-year effort to replace its diesel-fueled buses, the major Chinese city is well on its way to become the world's first city to electrify its entire public transit bus fleet

    Sadly we will have to wait to have electric/solar buses 100% in a major city till more politicians can be bought off by the solar crowd to overwhelm the politicians bought by the fossil fuel industry.

    http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/...-first-to-switch-entire-bus-fleet-to-electric

    Billionaire/libertarian capitalism does not appear to be able to keep up with the Chinese system, which is not a happy prospect for a democratic socialist like myself.
     
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    They have to do it. The air there is so horrible. Those investment will go a long way for them.

    Here, we are trying to get back to the days when air were horrible. And after giving 1.5T+ back to mostly the top, I don't know what infrastructure funding is left. Maybe we can save 3T by gutting safety nets, then do something about next gen infrastructure for the very top to enjoy.
     
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    Nice Job China.

    Trump's America First Last policy really paying off - BIGLY
     
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    Shenzhen (SZN) is a part of the network of mega-cities that encompass China's Greater Pearl River Delta region, immediately NE of Hong Kong;

    SZN is more well-known as the home of FoxConn, where iPhones are mfg/assembled


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    This is just part of their extensive ploy to convince the world of their climate change hoax. Nicely done China, Trump salutes you.
     
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    Only possible because of ghost cities. You've been duped fake news
     
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    Also the home of Huawei, DJI, Tencent, BYD, TP-Link, ZTE etc.
     
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    China Hastens the World Toward an Electric-Car Future
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    China passed the US in 2016 as the biggest electric car market. Sales of electrics and gasoline-electric hybrids rose 50 % over 2015 to 336,000 vehicles, or 40 % of global demand. U.S. sales totaled 159,620.

    Beijing has supported electric development with billions of dollars in research subsidies and incentives to buyers, but is switching to a quota system that will shift the financial burden to automakers.

    The Chinese Gov't has proposed quotas for electric and hybrid gasoline-electric vehicle production in the PRC

    it must make up 8 % of each automaker's total auto production next year, 10% in 2019 and 12% in 2020.
    Automakers that fail to meet their target could buy credits from competitors that have a surplus.​

    Volvo Cars, owned by China's Geely Holding Group, announced plans this year to make electric cars in China for global sale starting in 2019.

    General Motors Co., Volkswagen AG and Nissan Motor Co. and others have announced they are launching or looking at joint ventures with Chinese partners to develop and manufacture electric vehicles in China.


     
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