China is once again to play host to the ‘green scene’ as the Green Vehicle Expo heads to Shanghai. The expo which will feature a host of green car technologies including electric, hybrid, fuel cell and solar vehicles opens at the Shanghai Exhibition Center, this Thursday (June 17, 2010) and runs until Saturday (June 19, 2010).
According to The Independent, among those attending will be Volkswagen with its Bluemotion technologies. Other exhibitors will include a host of domestic manufacturers including BYD and Shanghai Auto Industry Corporation (SAIC).
The show comes shortly after the success of the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition back in April, which successfully demonstrated China’s role in the green car revolution to an international audience.
China’s home brands including Chery Automobile and BYD Auto brought their latest electric vehicle models to the show, including the debut of E1 electric concept car from SAIC. Changan Automobile Group brought four hybrid car models and six electric ones to the Expo. The firm’s president said the automaker’s future strategy would focus on "G-Living", which refers to "green, growth and global."
The Beijing show with a theme of ‘Imagining the Green Future’ focused on cleaner energy vehicles, displaying a total of 95 alternative fuel driven cars from foreign and Chinese automakers alike. In total, they were joined by 65 concept vehicles and 89 models making their world debut, forming part of the 990 exhibits from 16 countries and regions.
It is hoped that the Shanghai show will further impress on the world, China’s role in developing greener vehicles.
