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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

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Although competitive Chinese automaker BYD isn’t yet slated to enter the U.S. BYD launched its Seagull, a small hatchback EV with a price tag starting at 69,800 yuan (~$9,773), at the Shanghai Auto Show last year. While BYD said just last month that it has no plans to enter the U.S. BYD last year sold 1.57

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BYD launches 3 new electric vehicles at the Paris Motor Show

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BYD is launching three new battery-electric passenger vehicles in Europe at the Paris Motor Show, including the BYD ATTO 3, a C-segment SUV designed with the European customer in mind; the BYD TANG, a 7-seater with variable all-wheel drive; and the sporty sedan BYD HAN. BYD’s new generation e-Platform 3.0,

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Toyota unveils 2 New bZ series EV models at Auto Shanghai

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Toyota Motor Corporation unveiled two BEV concept models, the bZ Sport Crossover Concept and bZ FlexSpace Concept, at Auto Shanghai. The bZ Sport Crossover Concept is a crossover-type BEV with active and distinctive styling being jointly developed by Toyota; BYD TOYOTA EV TECHNOLOGY CO.,

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BYD points to strong partnership with Tesla, wants to fight ICE together

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BYD had some nice words for Tesla, which it now sees as a strong partner in the fight to take the auto industry away from combustion engine vehicles.

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Tesla to receive battery supply from BYD, claims auto executive

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During a recent interview with local media, a BYD executive stated that the Chinese car and battery maker would be supplying the American EV company with batteries. . Rumors about Tesla potentially getting batteries from BYD have been around for some time now. BYD respects Tesla, and we admire Tesla.

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BorgWarner supplying turbochargers for first GDI engine designed by BYD Auto in China

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BorgWarner is providing its leading turbocharging technology for BYD Auto’s 1.5-liter liter gasoline direct-injection (GDI) engine, the first developed in-house by a domestic Chinese company. BYD Auto recently launched the engine in its G6 sedan, the top-selling mid-sized sedan in China’s domestic market.

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BorgWarner providing BYD Auto with turbo technology for hybrids

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BorgWarner is supplying its advanced wastegate turbocharging technology for numerous hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) from BYD Auto Industry Company Limited. The turbochargers boost BYD Auto’s 1.5-liter liter direct injection gasoline engine in its Qin, Song and Yuan HEVs as well as the 2.0-liter

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