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Bigger, wider and longer – contrary to the trend in Europe toward energy-efficient cars, Audi has presented a concept for a particularly large car in China: the Urban Sphere. In China's narrow and congested megacities, of all places, Audi wants to sell a scarce commodity: space. The Urban Sphere is a lounge on wheels.
By Frank Sieren
China plans to set up a trading scheme for green power. But a nationwide platform is still in its infancy. Meanwhile, ongoing reforms of the electricity market are contributing to making the trade of electricity from wind and sun more feasible in the future. Corporate demand for green power is high.
By Christiane Kuehl
The Twitter account "The Great Translation Movement" translates commentaries from Chinese state media and posts from social media channels into English and other languages. The anonymous collective wants to show the world how brutal public opinion has become in strictly censored China. Beijing fears a loss of international reputation and accuses the authors of conducting a witch hunt against the Chinese.
By Fabian Peltsch
China’s top economic policymaker, the NDRC, just issued a fifteen-year development plan on the hydrogen and fuel cell sector. It expects real commercialization of fuel cell vehicles and energy storage by 2030 with rapid market growth in heavy-duty applications. Some foreign companies have moved early into this sector, establishing their China presence through Joint Ventures (JV) and strategic cooperation.
By Redaktion Table