Cars That Think
JULY 13, 2023
Twenty-five years later, the battery is gaining momentum in the auto industry as a means of reducing the cost of electric cars. Today it is being employed by Chinese EV manufacturers including BYD , as well as by Ford , General Motors , and Tesla.
Revenge of the Electric Car
MAY 17, 2010
In China, leading automakers BYD and Chery have announced plans to roll out their own electric models within the next two years. Similarly, in China, the sheer size of the auto industry and the country’s ambitious clean-energy goals suggest a potentially huge market for electric cars. Investors, too, are excited.
Green Car Congress
JULY 4, 2009
Volkswagen is Europe’s largest automaker, and saw its global new vehicle market share increase to 11% during the first quarter of 2009. However, Winterkorn said, VW, and the German auto industry in general, abandoned the early advantage and work in electromobility. And the auto industry doesn’t hold back on announcements.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 22, 2009
In early testing, reviewers said a plug-in electric hybrid sedan from Chinas BYD Co. But the gasoline engine in the BYD rattled and could be noisy when it kicked in, the reviewers said. BYD has said it is aware of these issues and is working resolve them. BYD has a long way off to. BYD electric sedan F3DM sells 80.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Slide and summary table last modified February 2, 2009. Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. Establishing dealer network.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
3) TED 2009 (+2) Anti-Nuclear Effectively Means Pro-Fossil Fuel (+2) Consumption dwarfs population as main global warming threat (+2) If youve already signed up for TEC, you dont need to register again. BYD is an amazing company. Sokol did most of the due diligence on BYD for Berkshire, and he now sits on the BYD board.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Posted by: AJ | Apr 13, 2009 3:24:59 PM Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996. Posted by: Na | Apr 13, 2009 4:28:53 PM 18 models that get 30 mpg, yeah right! Posted by: J-Bob | Apr 13, 2009 4:48:10 PM "Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996. It is 12 years later.
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