国际英语新闻：World carmakers battle for green leadership

U.S. automakers GM and Chrysler also vowed to start fresh with electric vehicles but also try to boost their small-car credibility.

    Meanwhile, Chinese electric carmaker Build Your Dream (BYD), bent on becoming one of the world's largest automakers, launched a series of ambitious projects that it hopes its electric cars will reach the streets before larger, well-established carmakers.

Hyundai's Blue-will hybrid concept car is presented during the second press preview day of the 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) at Cobo center in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A., Jan. 12, 2010

At the Detroit Auto Show, BYD stepped onto center stage with plenty of interesting product, including the world's first dual-mode plug-in hybrid. BYD's F3DM and e6 which debuted at last NAIAS in Detroit, were brought to this year's Detroit auto show again.

    The Chinese electric cars have attracted thousands of visitors and reporters at the auto show. BYD Chairman and President Wang Chuanfu told Xinhua that both vehicles could hit the American and other foreign markets by 2011.

    Analysts here said the abundance of hybrid, electric and other environmentally friendly vehicles shows the auto industry believes it must meet stringent fuel economy goals through technology.

General Motors's Cadillac XTS Platinum Concept plug-in hybrid is unveiled during the second press preview day of the 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) at Cobo center in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A., Jan. 12, 2010