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Meet the Joylong E6 Electric Minibus

My Electric Car

The Joylong E6. The Joylong E6 is an electric minibus that can carry up to 17 passengers. We had seen the prototype of this vehicle over a year ago and now Perth based Global Automotive Distributors has waded through the red tape and bureaucracy to bring the E6 to Australia in November.

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Elon Musk as soon as laughed at this Chinese language carmaker. He isn’t giggling now

Baua Electric

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been vocal about his awe for the Chinese language electrical car producers. On the other hand, in relation to the competitiveness of the Chinese language EV makers towards his personal corporate Tesla, Musk remained snobbish. “They work the hardest, and they work the smartest. .”

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Electric car and SUV sales jump 90% to 90,000 units in FY2024 | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

PCA Automobiles India (Citroen India) has moved up the ladder board to take fourth position with sale of 2,030 EVs, which gives it a market share of 2.25%. Just 54 units behind Hyundai is BYD India , which sells the Atto 3 SUV, e6 MPV and launched the Seal sedan on March 5. Hyundai’s sibling Kia registered sales of 429 e6 MPVs.

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Daimler AG Signs Memorandum of Understanding with BYD Company Limited to Establish a Technology Partnership for Electric Vehicles in China

Green Car Congress

Under the agreement, Daimler and BYD intend to develop a new electric vehicle specific to the requirements of the Chinese market. We are very excited about this opportunity to work together with Daimler, the inventor of the automobile. The vehicle will be marketed under a new brand jointly created and owned by Daimler and BYD.

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Electric Car Watch #11: Hyundai's Electric Car Plans for India

Plug In India

Throw in Chinese electric car companies like BYD, MG Motors, Great Wall and others, and Hyundai India has some serious competition. The platform will be shared by both Hyundai and Kia automobiles. It's management at last seems to have woken up to the fact that there is a serious threat to their market share in India. Most probably yes.

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Electric cars shine in Shanghai

Green Cars News

As the Chinese government focuses its efforts on energy efficiency, electric cars have taken centre stage at the Shanghai Auto Show. Unsurprisingly, Chinese manufacturer BYD Auto has three electric models on display - the F3DM, F6DM and the e6.

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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Chinese automaker BYD may have been founded in 2003, but it wasn’t until 2008 that it garnered mainstream attention when Berkshire Hathaway, led by Warren Buffet, bought a 10 per cent stake in its parent company. Aixam-Mega: The French automobile maker has actually been around since 1983 and is Europe’s largest producer of microcars.