Comments on: China to drop sales tax on hybrid models?

By: dragin

dragin — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:00:34 +0000

Time is of the essence…..it’s a matter of survival.
Yes, it’s a wise move and let’s hope the incentives will be extended to the manufacturers as well.
Well to do Chinese are not going to choose the green option unless they are incentivized to do so.

By: joninchina

joninchina — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:12:36 +0000

Great move by the government to seriously consider this….hey America - yoohoo?????? Are you paying attention? For the rest of us here at CCT, check out a VERY eye opening movie I recently saw - ‘Who killed the electric car’. It’s a documentary made 2-3 years ago and it is a MUST SEE movie if you support the idea of hybrid/electric vehicles. Now……..let’s hope that we start seeing hybrid /electric cars in the small and mini car segments as well - these will be the cars that can be ‘affordable’ to the average consumer AND help reduce fuel consumption and pollution. A hybrid LaCrosse is all well and good….but it will be LUCKY to get even 20mpg. A regular (not hybrid) F1 (the upcoming mini from BYD) is purported to use 4.2 litres of gas for every 100km (at 90kph) - that converts to almost SIXTY mpg. Imagine what a hybrid F1 could do….75, maybe 80mpg?? What if BYD could sell a hybrid (or even all electric) F1 for say…..50,000rmb - and us consumers pay NO sales tax?????? Where do I sign up?!?!?!?!????? Seriously - China (and the whole world) NEEDS small hybrids, and soon.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Mon, 05 May 2008 11:26:46 +0000

Vey wise from the Chinese authorities to drop Diesel as a potential rival to hybrid models. Those engines are awful poluters with or without DPF. It seems it takes time for Europe to realize it and when it comes to the USA…oh god, are they dumb enough to believe that a Diesel V8 in their Ford Pick-ups is going to be less poluting ?! Miles per gallon benefits will never erase C02 and even worse Azote rejections !