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Thriev adding 20 BYD e6 electric cars to London fleet

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Thriev , a company offering zero-emission, chauffeured cars to corporate and private users in London, is adding 20. BYD e6 electric cars to the fleet. Last month, the Mayor of London announced that from 1 January 2018, all new taxis would have to be zero-emission capable in order to gain an operating licence.

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Initial details on fiery crash involving BYD e6 that killed 3

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Three passengers in a BYD e6 taxicab, including the driver, were killed in an accident in Shenzhen on 26 May. BYD e6 in flames following crash. A drunk driver crashed a high-speed Nissan GT-R into a BYD e6, and then collided with another, gasoline taxicab. The e6 hit a tree before bursting into flames.

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Report: BYD to test market e6 EV in US in 2011

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plans to start test-marketing the e6 battery-electric vehicle ( earlier post ) in the US next year after almost a year’s delay, and is in talks with officials in Los Angeles to supply e-buses that could eventually lead to a manufacturing plant in the city. The Wall Street Journal reports that China’s BYD Co.

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Blue Chicken, the biggest taxi operator in Indonesia: Maximum EVs might be bought from BYD this past

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Blue Chicken, Indonesia’s biggest taxi operator, is ready to buy maximum of its unused fleet as electrical cars (EVs) from BYD, in line with a document by means of Bloomberg. Blue Chicken President, Sigit Priawan Djokosoetono, highlighted the significance of value concerns of their car variety.

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BYD and Hertz partnering on EV rentals in China

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BYD and The Hertz Corporation, the world’s largest general use car rental brand, announced a strategic partnership to promote new energy applications to propel the development of the EV markets in China. As part of the partnership, Hertz will rent BYD’s e6 electrical vehicle (EV) to Chinese consumers, municipalities and government agencies.

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Yunnan Investment Group and BYD to open new energy vehicle plants in Southwest China

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With projected hydropower reserves greater than 103 GW, more than 70% of the electric power supply in Yunnan currently comes from water. This combination of natural resources and readily available electricity make Yunnan Province an ideal location for electrified transportation and new energy vehicle manufacturing, the partners said.

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China’s EV Subsidy

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Journal article: China to Subsidize Electric Cars. China to Subsidize Electric Cars. All-electric e6 vehicles made by BYD charge up in Shenzhen, where the cars are used as taxis. BYD is in position to benefit from China’s electric-car subsidies. Read more in the Wall St.

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