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BYD to unveil electrified pickup truck at Beijing Auto Show

Teslarati

The Chinese automaker revealed a few details about its first pickup truck to pique people’s interest before the unveiling. Given that the automaker’s other electric vehicles (EVs) are called the Seal and Dolphin, BYD’s pickup truck definitely follows the sea animal theme.

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Galaxy quest: Yet another Chinese brand headed to Australia and its pricing could be out of this world

EV Central

Voracious Chinese auto giant Geely has announced the all-new 2024 Galaxy E5 electric SUV will spearhead its fledgling new brand’s global expansion including to Australia. More impressive, it is also one of three all-new models that will be introduced in 2024. 2025 Galaxy E5 SUV. 2025 Galaxy E5 SUV.

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BNEF: EV company fundings bright spot as clean energy investment slips in Q3 quarter; 3 China EV companies raise $1.9B

Green Car Congress

BNEF includes equity raising by specialist electric vehicle companies in its clean energy investment totals, and this element was a conspicuous bright spot in the latest quarter. Colin McKerracher, head of advanced transport analysis at BNEF, said that there is a growing amount of money chasing China’s electric vehicle boom.

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Nissan muscles up electric marketing, VW ID testing, Tesla fire: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

A new Chinese electric carmaker plans to sell electric cars in the U.S. electric hatchbacks testing in South Africa. All this and more on Green. via the owner of the defunct automaker Coda. A new Tesla Model S unexpectedly caught fire—twice—after getting a flat tire in California.

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Mercedes-Benz running automated test drive in Shanghai; infrastructure peculiarities

Green Car Congress

After the start in Germany, the test vehicle based on the new production S‑Class is now under test in the heavy traffic and exposed to the special national features in the Chinese megalopolis of Shanghai. In addition, there are road signs with Chinese characters and lane markings, which in China have different or even multiple meanings.

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BYD confirms Shark electric pickup name as Ford F-150 Lightning rival in latest teaser

Baua Electric

A new electric pickup is coming to global markets. BYD is launching its first electric pickup soon after confirming it will go by the name “Shark” in its latest teaser, revealing a Ford F-150 Lightning look up front. The electric truck we’ve been waiting for? of the electric pickup market in China last year.

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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

Green Car Congress

Another 45% could come from recycled material, and the rest from a combination of older, coal-fired plants fitted with carbon capture systems and innovative processes using electricity to refine iron ore into iron and steel. Converting a significant portion of the fleet to hydrogen would require more DRI plants and more electric furnaces.

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