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

Baua Electric

Designed by ex-Lamborghini and Audi designer Wolfgang Egger, the truck resembles the Ford F-150 Lightning or Toyota Hilux with four doors, rugged fenders, and a big “BYD ” logo on the front grille. Japanese rival Isuzu also plans to launch an electric version of its best-selling D-MAX pickup.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

Geo renamed the Nova as the Geo Prizm and added other models jointly produced with Isuzu and Suzuki in North America and Japan, but separated them from its “American” cars. Mercedes is starting to roll out its EQ line and Audi already offers is expanding its E-Tron lineup. An EV appears in a sub-brand, but not really part of it.

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2022 EV sales record: Top selling electric cars revealed

EV Central

The SUV number isn’t quite as impressive but still shows there’s increasing EV interest. percent of the 574,632 SUVs sold in 2022 were electric. In its first year on sale the Polestar 2 outsold the Audi A4/A5, Lexus ES, Mazda6, Skoda Octavia, Volkswagen Passat and Hyundai Sonata. BYD wins the affordable SUV sales race.

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Tesla now a top 10 selling brand as Model 3, Model Y storm up the sales charts

EV Central

The newly-arrived Tesla Model Y was also comfortably the country’s top selling mid-sized SUV priced over $60,000. Tesla reported 1017 Model Ys as being sold, making it the 12th best selling SUV on the market, outselling stalwarts such as the Honda CR-V (781), Subaru Forester (580), Kia Seltos (869) and Toyota C-HR (533) in the process.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Top 10 Top 10 PV makers sell 909,700 cars in Q1 Top 10 sedan brands line-up by sales, Top 10 sedan brands line-up by sales, Top 10 SUV brands line-up by sales, Top 10 SUV brands line-up by sales, More » What is Parts Number Search? Mitsubishi to help Oregon build. Bridgestone to lift China tire. Chengdu Auto to be Chinas No.1.

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