{"page":"\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/resources-c03aa079.css\" /\u003e\n\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/lp_boclips_stylesheets-517835be.css\" media=\"all\" /\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-title='Electric vehicles take centre stage at auto show' data-url='/boclips/videos/5c54bea8d8eafeecae13d4fa' data-video-url='/boclips/videos/5c54bea8d8eafeecae13d4fa' id='bo_player_modal'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='boclips-resource-page modal-dialog panel-container'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='react-notifications-root'\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-header'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-type'\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fai fa-regular fa-circle-play'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\nVideo\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class='rp-title' id='video-title'\u003e\nElectric vehicles take centre stage at auto show\n\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-actions'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='mr-1'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"btn btn-success\" data-posthog-event=\"Signup: LP Signup Activity\" data-posthog-location=\"body_link_boclips\" data-remote=\"true\" href=\"/subscription/new\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet Free Access\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e for 10 Days\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-body'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-info'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Hide resource details' class='rp-hide-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u0026times;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Expand resource details' class='rp-expand-info fai fa-solid fa-up-right-and-down-left-from-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Compress resource details' class='rp-compress-info fai fa-solid fa-down-left-and-up-right-to-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-rating'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='resource-pool'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-label'\u003ePublisher:\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-name'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='text'\u003e\u003ca data-publisher-id=\"30356011\" href=\"/search?publisher_ids%5B%5D=30356011\"\u003eCurated Video\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-description'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='short-description'\u003eShanghai - April 21, 2009 1. Close of Toyota plug-in charger in electric car displayed on stage 2. Wide of plug-in electric car displayed in Shanghai Auto Show 3. Close of body of electric car with letters read 'plug in hybrid' 4. Medium...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eShanghai - April 21, 2009\u003cbr/\u003e 1. Close of Toyota plug-in charger in electric car displayed on stage\u003cbr/\u003e 2. Wide of plug-in electric car displayed in Shanghai Auto Show\u003cbr/\u003e 3. Close of body of electric car with letters read 'plug in hybrid'\u003cbr/\u003e 4. Medium of electric cars displayed on stage\u003cbr/\u003e 5. Close of Citroen electric car RC Hybrid displayed on stage\u003cbr/\u003e 6. Wide of Peugeot electric car with model posing on stage\u003cbr/\u003e 7. Wide of GM electric car Volt\u003cbr/\u003e 8. Close of bottom of Volt with signs\u003cbr/\u003eShanghai - April 19, 2009\u003cbr/\u003e 9. Wide interior of GM media briefing\u003cbr/\u003e 10. Medium of engineer in briefing\u003cbr/\u003e 11. Close of screen showing technical index of electric car\u003cbr/\u003e 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Ray Bierzynski, Vice President for Engineering in the Asia-Pacific for General Motors Corp.:\u003cbr/\u003e 'We are moving from the whole notion of vehicle as a mechanical device to more electric device. So again, if you think that way, it is changing the basic core or DNA of the vehicle, that's moving us from gasoline to electric.'\u003cbr/\u003eShanghai - April 21, 2009\u003cbr/\u003e 13. Medium of BYD plug-in electric car model displayed \u003cbr/\u003e 14. Close, pull focus of plugs\u003cbr/\u003e 15. Medium, pan of electric network in car \u003cbr/\u003e 16. Wide, tilt town of power charging system\u003cbr/\u003e 17. Close of lights flashing in battery charger\u003cbr/\u003e 18. Close of green lights showing battery is under charging\u003cbr/\u003e 19. Close of monitor showing battery charging process\u003cbr/\u003e 20. Wide of BYD electric car displayed on stage with model posing beside\u003cbr/\u003e 21. Close of sign of BYD electric car reads 'e6'\u003cbr/\u003e 22. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin), Li Zhuhuang, General Manager of Auto Export Trade Division of BYD Auto Corp.:\u003cbr/\u003e 'Compared to the traditional vehicle, the research and development of battery and control system is the essential technology for electric vehicle and some Chinese automakers especially BYD are actually take the lead in the world. We are advanced in technology instead of left behind, so this (electric car) is the new hope of Chinese auto industry and we can start from almost the same line with foreign automakers.'\u003cbr/\u003e 23. Wide,zoom in of BYD staff showing customers electric car \u003cbr/\u003e 24. Medium, zoom in of people in car\u003cbr/\u003e 25. Close of button in car reads 'EV(electric vehicle)'\u003cbr/\u003e 26. Wide of people in Shanghai auto show\u003cbr/\u003e 27. Wide high shot interior of auto show\u003cbr/\u003eBeijing - April 9, 2009\u003cbr/\u003e 28. Close of auto expert \u003cbr/\u003e 29. Wide of auto expert working on computer\u003cbr/\u003e 30. Close of computer screen showing report on auto industry\u003cbr/\u003e 31.SOUNDBITE (English),Thomas Schiller, Managing Director for Consultants Arthur D. Little China:\u003cbr/\u003e 'We see by the investment of the Chinese players that they could be very successful in doing this, because they can immediately implement and launch their models in their home market, gain experience with government support, then transfer this know-how to other markets and export this model to Europe and US. I think that could be definitely a successful model, at least it will be challenging for western companies.'\u003cbr/\u003eShanghai - April 21, 2009 \u003cbr/\u003e 32. Wide of Chery stand in auto show\u003cbr/\u003e 33. Medium of sign reads 'Chery EV'\u003cbr/\u003e 34. Close, low angle of Chery plug-in car\u003cbr/\u003e 35. Wide, pan of Chery electric car displayed\u003cbr/\u003e 36. Wide of cars in street of Shanghai\u003cbr/\u003e 37. Medium of cars on road\u003cbr/\u003eThe Shanghai Auto Show, once a venue for the West to show off its cars to a country still relying on bicycles, is now a showcase for China's own industry as it overtakes the U.S. in market size.\u003cbr/\u003eFrom electric vehicles to the biggest gas-guzzling SUVs, China's automakers are manoeuvring to upstage their global rivals in the only major market that is showing resilience during the global financial crisis.\u003cbr/\u003eChina's up-and-coming automakers unveiled a wide range of new vehicles at Shanghai's auto show, from compacts and electric vehicles to the biggest, brassiest SUVs and luxury sedans. \u003cbr/\u003eAs ailing global automakers agonise over their survival strategies, China's upstarts are racing them to launch homegrown electric vehicles in the only major market that is still growing.\u003cbr/\u003e 'Going EV ( Electric Vehicle)' has been one of the main strategies for world automakers to revive in Chinese market this year.\u003cbr/\u003eHundreds of electric vehicles were showcased in Shanghai's biannual auto show that opened on Monday, including plug-in vehicles from world auto giants like Toyota and General Motors.\u003cbr/\u003eRay Bierzynski, Vice President for Engineering in the Asia-Pacific for General Motors Corp, says the whole concept of what powers their vehicles is changing. \u003cbr/\u003e'We are moving from the whole notion of vehicle as a mechanical device to more electric device. So again, if you think that way, it is changing the basic core or DNA of the vehicle, that's moving us from gasoline to electric.'\u003cbr/\u003eDetroit-based GM is scaling back even in other parts of Asia, but it aims to double sales in China to about 2 million units a year within the next five years. \u003cbr/\u003eThere was little sense of the gloom prevailing elsewhere in the industry _ and Chinese-made cars seemed to draw the biggest crowds. \u003cbr/\u003eSales in China hit a monthly record 1.1 million in March, exceeding U.S. sales for the third month in a row as tax cuts and other government incentives drew customers back into showrooms after a brief slump late last year.\u003cbr/\u003eAnd the real crowd-drawers Monday seemed to be the Chinese automakers.\u003cbr/\u003eThey may remain reliant on mostly foreign technology and design and are still nowhere close to meeting finicky U.S., European and Japanese standards, but they are catching up, analysts say.\u003cbr/\u003eThe new darling of the domestic crowd is battery-maker BYD Auto, whose electric vehicle technology has attracted investment from Warren Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. \u003cbr/\u003eBYD's F3 compact was China's 10th biggest selling car last year.\u003cbr/\u003eBYD introduced only one new model the M6 multipurpose vehicle, but it had plenty of its latest electric and gas-fuelled cars on show, including its plug-in hybrid F3DM. \u003cbr/\u003e BYD's F3DM, launched only for fleet sales in December, runs up to 100 kilometers (62 miles) on a single charge before reverting to its conventional engine.\u003cbr/\u003eIt says the current price of 150,000 yuan ($22,000) may drop to about 110,000 yuan ($16,000) once it ramps up scale.\u003cbr/\u003eBYD says it plans to begin exporting vehicles to the United States by 2011.  \u003cbr/\u003eLi Zhuhuang, General Manager of Auto Export Trade Division of BYD Auto Corp, says research and development in technology is the key, and the Chinese are leading the way in electric vehicle technology. \u003cbr/\u003eChinese consumers, most of them still first-time car buyers, are relatively open to electric vehicles since many already own electric scooters and motorbikes. \u003cbr/\u003eAuto analyst Thomas Schiller, Managing Director for Consultants Arthur D. Little China says that the Chinese strategy is likely to be very successful. \u003cbr/\u003e 'We see by the investment of the Chinese players that they could be very successful in doing this, because they can immediately implement and launch their models in their home market, gain experience with government support, then transfer this know-how to other markets and export this model to Europe and US. I think that could be definitely a successful model, at least it will be challenging for western companies.'\u003cbr/\u003eOther domestic competitors are joining the fray. \u003cbr/\u003eChery Automobile Co., the country's biggest homegrown car maker, also showcased its electric vehicle 'Riich M1' during the auto show.\u003cbr/\u003eChery says its new S18 hybrid, equipped with iron-phosphate-based lithium-ion batteries,can run up to 150 kilometers (94 miles) on a single charge.\u003cbr/\u003eAuto sales in China hit a monthly record of 1.11 million vehicles in March, exceeding U.S. sales for the third month in a row, as tax cuts and rebates for small car purchases lured buyers back into showrooms.\u003cbr/\u003eNo purely electric vehicles, apart from a few experimental buses, are on Chinese roads just yet: automakers are still working on developing products with prices and performance that are competitive with conventional cars.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='action-container flex justify-between'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' aria-label='Read more description' class='rp-full-description' type='button'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fai fa-solid fa-align-left'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cspan id='read_more'\u003eRead More\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-report'\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='resource-details-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title' id='resource-details-heading'\u003eResource Details\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-resource-details clearfix'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eCurator Rating\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"star-rating\" aria-label=\"3.5 out of 5 stars\" role=\"img\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-star-half-stroke text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-regular fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"educator-rating-title\"\u003eEducator Rating\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"educator-rating-details\" data-path=\"/educator_ratings/rrp_data?resourceable_id=985850\u0026amp;resourceable_type=Boclips%3A%3AVideoMetadata\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"not-yet-rated\"\u003eNot yet Rated\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eGrade\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd title=\"Grade\"\u003eHigher Ed\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eSubjects\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"/search?grade_ids%5B%5D=259\u0026amp;search_tab_id=1\u0026amp;subject_ids%5B%5D=1216220\"\u003eAll Subjects\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eMedia Type\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"/search?grade_ids%5B%5D=259\u0026amp;search_tab_id=2\u0026amp;type_ids%5B%5D=4543650\"\u003eNews Clips\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eSource:\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eDate\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e2009\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fai fa-solid fa-language'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eAudiences\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"/search?audience_ids%5B%5D=371079\u0026amp;grade_ids%5B%5D=259\u0026amp;search_tab_id=1\"\u003eFor Teacher Use\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\u003cdd class=\"text-muted\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-lock mr5\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e2 more...\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='concepts-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title' id='concepts-heading'\u003eConcepts\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='clearfix'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='details-list concepts' data-identifier='Boclips::VideoDecorator' data-type='concepts'\u003ebusiness, asia, east asia, north america, automobiles, china\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='concepts-toggle-buttons' data-identifier='Boclips::VideoDecorator'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' class='more btn-link' type='button'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShow More\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fa-solid fa-caret-down ml5'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='true' class='less btn-link' style='display: none;' type='button'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShow Less\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fa-solid fa-caret-up ml5'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='additional-tags-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title' id='additional-tags-heading'\u003eAdditional Tags\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='clearfix'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='details-list keyterms' data-identifier='Boclips::VideoDecorator' data-type='keyterms'\u003ejana, shanghai, automobile shows, berkshire hathaway inc., warren buffett, electric vehicles, products and services, home, new product development, environment, general motors corporation, corporate news, green technology, car buying, west, models, television screens and monitor manufacturing, green vehicle technology, changing, consumer electronics manufacturing, greater china, successful, eco-friendly practices, moving, automobile manufacturing, electric, gain, vehicle, industry conferences and trade shows, automotive technology, consumer products and services, lifestyle, hybrid vehicles, environment and nature, new products and services, industrial technology, consumer product manufacturing, industries, united states, sporting goods manufacturing\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='keyterms-toggle-buttons' data-identifier='Boclips::VideoDecorator'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' class='more btn-link' type='button'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShow More\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fa-solid fa-caret-down ml5'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='true' class='less btn-link' style='display: none;' type='button'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShow Less\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fa-solid fa-caret-up ml5'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='educator-ratings-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title sr-only' id='educator-ratings-heading'\u003eEducator Ratings\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"educator-ratings-root\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"all-educator-ratings-root\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"educator-rating-form-root\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-resource'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Show resource details' class='rp-show-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fai fa-solid fa-align-left'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\nShow resource details\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Video player' class='player' id='player-wrapper' role='region'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='relative container mx-auto' id='lp-boclips-visitor-thumbnail'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"block\" data-html=\"true\" data-placement=\"bottom\" data-trigger=\"click\" data-content=\"\u003cdiv class=\u0026quot;text-center py-2\u0026quot;\u003e\u003ca class=\u0026quot;bold\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;/auth/users/sign_in\u0026quot;\u003eSign in\u003c/a\u003e or \u003ca class=\u0026quot;bold text-danger\u0026quot; data-posthog-event=\u0026quot;Signup: LP Signup Activity\u0026quot; data-posthog-location=\u0026quot;body_link_boclips\u0026quot; data-remote=\u0026quot;true\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;/subscription/new\u0026quot;\u003eJoin Now\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\" data-title=\"Get Full Access\" data-container=\"body\" rel=\"popover\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Play video: Electric vehicles take centre stage at auto show\" href=\"/subscription/new\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"resource-img img-thumbnail img-responsive z-10 lp-boclips-thumbnail w-full h-full lozad\" alt=\"Electric vehicles take centre stage at auto show\" title=\"Electric vehicles take centre stage at auto show\" onError=\"handleImageNotLoadedError(this)\" data-default-image=\"https://static.lp.lexp.cloud/images/attachment_defaults/resource/large/missing.png\" data-src=\"https://static.lp.lexp.cloud/images/attachment_defaults/resource/large/missing.png\" width=\"315\" height=\"220\" src=\"data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs\" /\u003e\n\u003cspan aria-hidden='true' class='flex justify-center items-center bg-white rounded-full w-16 h-16 absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 -mt-8 -ml-8 cursor-pointer z-0 border-2 border-primary drop-shadow-md lp-boclips-thumbnail-playBtn'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fa-solid fa-play text-primary text-3xl ml-1 drop-shadow-xl'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"}