Category: cars
Low Cost Maglev Coming to China
Tweet Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive, China’s second largest train builder, has unveiled it’s new low cost Maglev which it hopes to be put in to service in booming Chinese cities. Tweet
BYD E6 Electric Sedan On Sale
Tweet Electric cars are one of the soon to be booming market in China, and BYD are one of the first of the larger Chinese car manufacturers to offer an electric car to the Chinese car buying public. The all electric BYD E6 has been available to buy for taxi companies and can be seen [...]
BYD electric buses heading for LAX
Tweet BYD (Build Your Dreams, the Chinese car company behind such cars as the BYD F0 (Toyota Aigo clone) have announced that they will be setting up shop in North America. BYD are going to open a new headquarters in Los Angeles, which marks the Chinese automotive companies first physical presences in the U.S. The [...]
China’s National ‘No Car Day’ Has No Takers
Tweet I didn’t know this when I jumped in to my Chinese made jalopy to head to the office in downtown Qingdao, but today is China’s official National ‘Car Free Day’. It looks like no one else new, or didn’t care either! Tweet
Brilliance Auto EV Concept
Tweet I have to admit I’m slightly biased toward anything Brilliance Autos （中华）reveals. I love their BS4 Wagon, BS4 Saloon, like the idea of the Brilliance Coupe and love the FRV hatchback so much that I bought one! This is Brilliance’s EV concept which was shown at a number of auto shows last year. I’m [...]
Chinese Electric Smart Car Clone Yours for $1700
Tweet We’ve known for a while that a small factory in the outskirts of Shandong province have been making there own version of the Smart car. The Chinese produced copy is hand ‘crafted’ from fibreglass and uses an electric drive-train. The outside of the vehicle looks suprisingly similar to the genuine article, the interior however [...]
China’s Yema Hybrid Buggy
Tweet This Hybrid buggy was spotted over on chinacartimes.com. The company responsible for this alleged Martra M72 based concept hybrid, also produce Subaru Forester clones built on the prehistoric Austin Maestro platform. Visit Chinacartimes Green for more info on green Chinese cars. Tweet
China’s Homegrown GPS Will Generate 400 Billion By 2020
Tweet GPS is big business all over the globe, and here in China, home to the worlds fastest automobile market navigation is even a bigger business than in most economies. Currently 95% of all navigation in China is handled U.S GPS satellites, but this is American dominance of global positioning and guidance sound like it [...]
Geely Panda Now Available Online
Tweet Geely the Chinese automotive company, that made international headlines this year when it took over Volvo, began selling it’s popular Panda city car online this Monday. Tweet
30,000 Beijing Cabbies and Microsoft Are Improving GPS
Tweet The problem with most modern GPS systems is that they rely on clear roads and typical speed limit time estimates. Sure they can tell you to slow down if you creep over the speed limit or even warn you of upcoming traffic, but for the most part, they’re unable to help drivers navigate around [...]
Driverless Cars Travel 8000 Miles to China
Tweet To anyone living in China the little orange van pictured here looks a lot like a Mian Bao Che (meaning bread van due to it’s looks) which is the backbone of China’s small businesses, but this little van has a few tricks up it’s sleeve. Using a total of 7 video cameras built in [...]
Ghost Parking Valet with Video
Tweet Parking spaces are rare the world over so it’s no wonder people are resorting to desperate measures to keep their space vacant. While most people might be happy to just post a ‘No Parking’ sign in their space, place a few cones in the way or even ask a relative to camp out to [...]
BBC’s TopGear Gets Chinese Cars On It’s Track (Virtually)
Tweet Although not officially aired in China, the BBC’s TopGear car show has a huge following in China. Chinese fans are able to keep up with Clarkson and co. through the Chinese version of The TopGear magazine, while more tech savvy fans are able to watch the latest episodes of the hugely popular show on-line. [...]
There’s An App For That: Driving in China
Ever fancied taking to the roads in China? How about using your interest in cars to help you learn the Chinese language? Here are a few free iPhone applications which may help you on your way.
Austin Healey Frog Eyed Sprite Clone
Tweet Wow! Now this really got me excited when I saw it! I really do love classic cars, but unfortunately there are zero classics here in China. The closest we get to a classic car on the mainland will be the odd 1990′s Ford Sierra, or the ever popular VW Santana/Jetta (which are still in [...]
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