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Here’s how China’s BYD is working on its image problem

Baua Electric

But as the EV giant makes inroads outside of China, it is looking to change that, the old-school way, dealer by dealer. European consumers have no inkling of Chinese brands,” Daniel Kirchert, the head of e-mobility consultancy Noyo and former BMW executive, told Automotive News Europe.

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

Revenge of the Electric Car

The automotive and green electric vehicle blogosphere has been abuzz with talk of the BMW MINI E ever since July 9th, 2008, when AutoblogGreen published the rumor that 500 of the intriguing new electric cars would be released later this year in California. If my speculation holds true congratulations are due both to BMW and AC Propulsion.

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

Further, if the EV range gains slow down over the next decade as expected, an EV's software-driven features along with their affordability , will decide the winners of the potential $1.1 Falter at one or the other, and an EV player's betting position might be wiped out quickly.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Put simply, this little-known upstart has accelerated ahead of its much bigger rivals in the race to build an affordable electric car. " BYD can afford to hire lots of them because their salaries are only about $600 to $700 a month; they also get subsidized housing in company-owned apartment complexes and low-cost meals in BYD canteens.

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