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Electric Car Watch #10: Tata, Mahindra vs Tesla vs Chinese vs MNC’s

Plug In India

Did you know when I went to buy my e2o 6 years ago, the dealership tried to sell me on the soon to be launched KUV instead? Last, Chinese car companies will set up shop in India. BYD have started selling the e6 passenger and cargo vans with their blade battery. Already we have BYD and MG Motors selling electric cars in India.

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Report: sales of hybrid and electric vehicles in China disappoint automakers

Green Car Congress

Chinese automakers are disappointed with the sales figures of hybrid and electric vehicles, according to a report in the Global Times. In addition, BYD said that it has only sold 54 electric vehicles E6 and 290 F3DM hybrids between January and October.

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Electric Car Watch #5: BYD's Blade Battery & World leader

Plug In India

In this week’s episode we will talk about the Chinese EV maker - BYD or Build Your Dreams. BYD's subcompact Dolphin electric car using blade batteries The 2022 BYD E6 large people mover electric car sold in India at 29.1 The 2022 BYD E6 large people mover electric cars are being sold in select markets for around Rs 21 lakhs.

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Kia EV6 & Hyundai Ioniq 5 in India: Welcome to another PR stunt

Plug In India

” In the South Korea, Europe and US markets, Kia sells two versions of the E6 - the 58 kWh which offers a range of 375 km and the 77 kWh pack which goes upto 485 km. My recommendation is to buy electric cars only if companies are serious about manufacturing in India and offering dedicated trained Indian service staff.

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Still, Chinese auto-makers hesitate to mass-market their electric models domestically. In March, BYD chief executive officer Wang Chuanfu announced that in the first half of 2010 the company will sell only 100 e6 cars, to a taxi company in Shenzhen. Chinese green-car subsidies on hold. “That’s going to be tough.&#.

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China and the Electric Car | Autos | Smart Spending | Mainstreet

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Related Slideshow: Top Green Cars View » BYD’s all-electric E6 automobile debuted at the Detroit Auto Show in January and it’s expected to enter the U.S. Plugging In BYD’s all-electric E6 mid-sized vehicle can run for 250 miles on a single charge and tops out at 100 miles per hour. automakers in their own market.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Marc Gunther Last Updated: April 13, 2009: 9:29 AM ET Warren Buffett with BYDs E6.

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