{"id":30913,"date":"2013-04-17T11:13:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T11:13:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-14T18:43:32","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:43:32","slug":"5913-one-million-electric-car-target-depends-on-batteries-from-china-says-california-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/uncategorized\/5913-one-million-electric-car-target-depends-on-batteries-from-china-says-california-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"One million electric car target depends on batteries from China, says California governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>The governor of the US state of California Jerry Brown has been in China heading up a delegation of more than 100 business leaders, amid hopes the state, which by itself is the world&#8217;s ninth largest economy, can source cheaper electric car batteries.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>In the last week, the group has met with premier Li Keqiang, held talks with the Ministry of Commerce, visited Tsinghua University for a dialogue on energy innovation and low-carbon development, and travelled to Shanghai to see projects including public buses powered by new energy.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Delegation member and chair of the California Energy Commission&nbsp;Bob Weisenmiller said that the state was on a mission to promote renewable energy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinadialogue.net\/article\/show\/single\/en\/5718-US-signals-new-clean-technology-race-with-China\">better cooperation with China on clean technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He said California was looking to promote smaller electricity grids to realise more flexible electricity storage and distribution, the use of electric vehicles and bioenergy, carbon trading and carbon taxes and a battery technology R&amp;D centre established to bring down electric vehicle battery costs. &nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Weisenmiller said he would welcome Chinese battery makers to California, mentioning leading electric vehicle developer, the privately-owned BYD, in particular, as the state seeks to reduce the cost of electric cars.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Governor Brown echoed this point in his speech at Tsinghua, saying that California&#8217;s goal to have one million electric vehicles by 2025 depends on the Chinese making affordable high-quality batteries.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Li Junfeng, director of the National Centre for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation, told <em>chinadialogue<\/em> that California equipment-makers hope to break into the Chinese market, while the state also wants China to provide cheap labour and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinadialogue.net\/article\/show\/single\/en\/4696-Tibet-s-resource-curse\">lax environmental regulation<\/a> to complement the innovative and technological strengths of Silicon Valley battery-makers &ndash; in much the same way China&rsquo;s factories have cut manufacturing costs for Apple.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>California is America&rsquo;s largest state economy and home to one-third of its ethnic Chinese population. 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