Oregon Gov. in China -- Not LA Auto Show
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11-23-2008, 10:01 AM
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Oregon Gov. in China -- Not LA Auto Show
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/i..._bring_ch.html
I can think of few actions more critical of US automakers than a governor skipping the LA Auto and going to China to see a plug-in, hybrid. The follow-up comments to the article are not kind to the Governor but neither is gravity to those who believe in 'castles in the sky.'
Bob Wilson
SHENZHEN, China -- In this far corner of China's manufacturing heartland, Gov. Ted Kulongoski's dream of making Oregon home to America's green car movement is about to roll off the assembly lines.
At BYD Auto Co., China's fast-growing automotive star, a plug-in electric hybrid sedan is just weeks from meeting millions of Chinese consumers. The F3DM, which runs up to 80 miles on a single charge and packs a 7-gallon tank, will probably launch in the United States by 2010.
Kulongoski, who clinched a deal last week to bring Nissan's pure-electric cars to Oregon, is vying for BYD's bid for a North American pilot site. On Friday, he met with BYD President and Chairman **** Chuanfu at the company's mammoth headquarters nearly two hours from China's booming industrial zone.
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At BYD Auto Co., China's fast-growing automotive star, a plug-in electric hybrid sedan is just weeks from meeting millions of Chinese consumers. The F3DM, which runs up to 80 miles on a single charge and packs a 7-gallon tank, will probably launch in the United States by 2010.
Kulongoski, who clinched a deal last week to bring Nissan's pure-electric cars to Oregon, is vying for BYD's bid for a North American pilot site. On Friday, he met with BYD President and Chairman **** Chuanfu at the company's mammoth headquarters nearly two hours from China's booming industrial zone.
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Bob Wilson
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