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Confirmed! Mitsubishi Triton to target BYD Ute and Ford Ranger with all-new plug-in hybrid system

EV Central

The new Mitsubishi Triton is joining the petrol-electric plug-in hybrid rush alongside the 2024 BYD ute and 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV. It can be used with both hybrid and plug-in hybrid systems. But the Triton in 4×4 guise is designed to be a heavy duty off-roader with high and low-range transmissions. “In

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BYD overtakes VW’s 15-year-run as top seller in China

Baua Electric

500,000th BYD Dolphin rolls off assembly line (Source: BYD) China’s behemoth BYD overtook Volkswagen as the best-selling car brand in China last year, the first time any carmaker outsold the German brand since at least 2008. BYD reported 2.4 BYD reported 2.4 Last year, BYD sold 1.6

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Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3 lead the way as Chinese-built electric vehicle sales soar in Australia

EV Central

While the Model Y dropped back from the incredible high of 5560 sales and second outright in June , it was still only beaten in the sales race by the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux utes and the cheap and cheerful MG ZS SUV. Hybrid mainstay Toyota remains the top-selling brand in Australia head of Mazda and Ford. per cent market share.

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BYD’s luxury brand unveils its first sedan, the sleek U7, with over 1,000 horsepower

Baua Electric

After overtaking Tesla as the global EV sales leader in the last three months of 2023, BYD continues to expand. BYD’s new flagship sedan will be a powerhouse with over 1,000 hp. But it won’t be cheap. BYD sold nearly 1.6 Less than a month ago, BYD launched the Song L electric SUV.

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China says it will ‘rein in’ the flood of EVs coming our way

Baua Electric

BYD Atto 3 (Source: BYD) Europe and the US say that Chinese EV development is running wild and unchecked and on the verge of overwhelming the global market with, well, EVs the rest of the world can’t compete with. million fully battery-electric vehicles last year, overtaking Telsa in overall BEV sales.

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Europe may slap retroactive tariffs on Chinese EVs

Baua Electric

Back in October 2023, Europe launched its formal investigation into the Chinese EV industry, as European companies are struggling to compete with the cheap, high-tech Chinese imports, made by low-cost labor, entering the European Union. BYD alone sold 1.6 Possible “remedies” on the table include retroactive tariffs on Chinese EVs.

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Nissan’s Killer EV App, the Plug-In Car That Puts the Nail in GM’s Coffin

Creative Greenius

Check out the new Nissan Leaf on video: You’ve got to love the fact that Nissan had balls and the vision to bank their future on full on electric vehicles, leapfrogging their Japanese competition Honda and Toyota whose timid and safe bet on hybrids has already marked them as bridge technology car makers.

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