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Title: Japan want 50% of new cars green by 2020
Post by: sam on April 15, 2010, 04:23

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Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry has announced a strategy that calls for boosting eco-friendly vehicles' share of domestic new car sales to as high as 50 percent by 2020, from the current 9 percent.

http://www.physorg.com/news190490739.html

Title: Re: Japan want 50% of new cars green by 2020
Post by: Simon on April 15, 2010, 11:49

I can't see how electric vehicles can take off, until they make charging 'instant', and they go as far on one charge as they would on a tank of fuel.

Title: Re: Japan want 50% of new cars green by 2020
Post by: Rik on April 15, 2010, 12:05

Which, for the time being means hybrid.

Title: Re: Japan want 50% of new cars green by 2020
Post by: Clive on April 15, 2010, 12:16

The problem is that fuel consumption is worse than a much cheaper diesel car.   :cry:

Title: Re: Japan want 50% of new cars green by 2020
Post by: Rik on April 15, 2010, 12:41

But will they save the world? ;)

Title: Re: Japan want 50% of new cars green by 2020
Post by: Clive on April 15, 2010, 12:49

er...no.   :laugh:

Title: Re: Japan want 50% of new cars green by 2020
Post by: Rik on April 15, 2010, 12:52

We need Supercar!  ;D I wonder what Herbie's doing at the moment?  ;)

Title: Re: Japan want 50% of new cars green by 2020
Post by: Clive on April 15, 2010, 13:33

 ;D  Loved those films! 

Title: Re: Japan want 50% of new cars green by 2020
Post by: Simon on April 15, 2010, 13:38

Hated them!  Bloody American shmaltz.  ;D

Title: Re: Japan want 50% of new cars green by 2020
Post by: Rik on April 15, 2010, 15:36

You missed the C. ;D

Title: Re: Japan want 50% of new cars green by 2020
Post by: Simon on April 15, 2010, 16:09

:smartarse:

Title: Re: Japan want 50% of new cars green by 2020
Post by: Rik on April 15, 2010, 16:12

 ;D