Chinese slow to adapt to hybrids

For a country where most people ride bikes and don't own an automobile, its no surprise that the $40,000 Toyota Prius (cost in China) is a slow mover in China. While the government of China has been trying to get some control over pollution and global warming, it is not yet providing many incentives for consumers to help. Let's not forget we're talking about a country that is building a coal powered energy plant every 3 days. Eventually, however, China will have to take the threat posed by vehicle emissions to their country seriously.

For more on China and hybrid cars, check out Toyota Prius sales lag in China.

First Chinese produced hybrid vehicle hits autoshow

China's Chery Automobile has announced its plan to present the first Chinese produced hybrid vehicle at the Auto China 2006 Show in Beijing next week. Another Chinese automaker, Geely Automobile, has also announced plans for its first hybrid model.

(Source: Jalopnik)