Blog Tag - Cars

City Driving: Beijing City Government Says September Still the Worst Month for Traffic
Submitted on Aug 30, 2014
The Beijing Municipal Government has declared that once again, September will be the worst traffic month of the year.  As in 2013, the government has...
Ticket On Sale for Inaugural Formula E Race in Beijing
Submitted on Aug 23, 2014
Tickets for next month's inaugural Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Formula E Championship electric car racing series (Formula E) are...
City Driving: Interest in Electric Cars Remains Low Voltage
Submitted on Aug 03, 2014
Despite a license plate waiver and gradually improving charging infrastructure, Beijingers' interest in electric and other alternative energy...
Work on the 17th Ring Road (or Something Like That) to Be Completed by 2016
Submitted on May 04, 2014
Just in case six ring roads weren't enough for Beijing, a new outer expressway ring road is already under construction, passing through Hebei and...
Uber Car Service Arrives in Beijing
Submitted on Apr 25, 2014
Adding Beijing as its 100th city, car-on-demand service Uber arrived this week, seemingly just in time for the 2014 Beijing Auto Show. In one of the...
City Driving: Visiting the Beijing Auto Show
Submitted on Apr 23, 2014
It's strange having an automobile exhibition in a city where the average person can't go out and buy a car, even though economic means have risen to...
What's It Like to Buy a Tesla in China? Now We Know
Submitted on Mar 23, 2014
Ever wondered what it would be like to skip the car lottery in Beijing by buying an electric car? And not just any electric car, but a Tesla? Well,...
City Driving: Car Buyers Just Saying No to Electric Vehicles
Submitted on Feb 24, 2014
Hey, Beijing drivers! Great offer: buy an electric car and get a license plate with no waiting! No? No takers? Despite participants in Beijing's...
Formula E Electric Car Racing Series Starts in Beijing in September
Submitted on Feb 21, 2014
Starting from September 13, the roar of the carbon-based fuel engine will be replaced by the whispers of low emissions as the Fédération...
The Lighter Side of China: Rules of the Road
Submitted on Feb 18, 2014
The Lighter Side of China began as a series of blogs written by author Scott Kronick that chronicled the experiences of living in China as an expat...
Another Ferrari Crash: One Dead, Two Injured, Alcohol Not a Factor
Submitted on Feb 14, 2014
In what is becoming an almost regular occurrence here in Beijing, yet another twenty-something has wrecked his super car, this time on the Airport...
City Driving: Private Cars Now Top Transport Method; Beijingers Spent Two Hours in Traffic Per Day;
Submitted on Feb 13, 2014
Private cars became the number one means of conveyance for commuters in 2013 with Beijing drivers spending just under two hours per working day...
2013 Year in Review: The Year in Traffic and Transportation
Submitted on Dec 31, 2013
If there's one thing that's on the mind of the average Beijinger aside from bad air and hooking up, it's traffic. Whether you're a private car...
City Driving: Ford Bringing Redesigned Mustang to China
Submitted on Dec 05, 2013
The redesigned Ford Mustang will look so cool when it cuts you off on your electric scooter. There may be a new addition to Beijing streets coming...
Classified of the Week: Personal Driver
Submitted on Nov 16, 2013
Beijing's diversity and Internet anonymity make for strange bedfellows. Nowhere is this more true than in our website's Classified Ads section. We'...