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At CES, legacy automakers scramble to keep up in AI arms race – ET Auto

Baua Electric

As artificial intelligence becomes the new horsepower for car buyers, established automakers are redoubling efforts to match the digital features that set Tesla, BYD and other new rivals apart, industry executives and analysts said at the CES technology show in Las Vegas. “We don’t have any know-how, even in Honda.”

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Struggle for China’s electrical SUV marketplace heats up at house and in another country

Baua Electric

Xpeng, Leapmotor and others have fired again with their very own reductions, moment BYD introduced a cut price of $1,000 on its market-leading Track Plus SUV, or about 4 p.c inexpensive than Fashion Y and nearly the similar worth as Honda’s CR-V, first-quarter gross sales of which slumped 56 p.c.

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

Green Cars News

In last week’s edition of The Green Piece Column, we looked at the leaders in the green car race including the likes of Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen and Nissan. Thanks to a $528million Federal loan the company will also begin work on ‘Project NINA’ to design and assemble a second-generation saloon car for sale in 2012. Faye Sunderland.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In early testing, reviewers said a plug-in electric hybrid sedan from Chinas BYD Co. But the gasoline engine in the BYD rattled and could be noisy when it kicked in, the reviewers said. BYD has said it is aware of these issues and is working resolve them. BYD has a long way off to. BYD electric sedan F3DM sells 80.

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Toyota electric ute could be less than 12 months away from Australia, but will fast-tracked HiLux and Ranger-sized dual-cab finally silence diesel-loving doubters?

EV Central

And before you ask me, in 2024 we will have good numbers of those vehicles for sale.” Toyota’s current confirmed plan is to have added at least two more as yet unnamed BEVs to its local line-up by the end of 2026. We are very confident that vehicle will be well received when we launch.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

BYD , for examples, says their 60 mile range-extended vehicle can add 30 miles of range in ten minutes. and your Honda/Sony car will be perfectly happy with any Durcell/Energizer pack just like AA calls in your flashlight. They have several stations already built and plan on thousands more. Follow us on Twitter!