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UberX Drivers To Test BYD e6 Chinese Electric Cars In Chicago

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The BYD e6 wagon is the battery-electric car that never quite made it onto the U.S. Despite various plans and announcements over the last five years, the e6 was never offered for retail sale in North America. Green BYD BYD e6 Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) Chicago China Chinese Uber fleet plug-in cars'

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

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In tandem with the handsome growth of the e-two-wheeler and e-three-wheeler segment, the electric passenger vehicle segment, which comprises cars, SUV and MPVs, has also registered record retail sales. The Ioniq 5 accounts for the bulk of the sales, which have given Hyundai a 2% market share.

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BYD e6 Chinese Electric Car Won't Be Sold To Consumers In U.S.

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BYD, a company struggling to sell its e6 electric crossover in its home market, has decided it won''t be sold at all to private customers in the U.S. Instead, says the ChinaEV blog, the e6 will be a fleet-only vehicle in the U.S, as the company instead concentrates on its electric bus sales in North America.

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BYD e6 Electric Crossover: Now Coming In 2013, Fleets First

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You don't hear as much worrying these days about the threat of Chinese automakers entering the U.S. Nor do you hear concerns over Chinese electric-car makers swamping sales of the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt, which have racked up more than 23,300 sales between them since December 2010. So the fate of the BYD e6.

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BYD and Hertz partnering on EV rentals in China

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As part of the partnership, Hertz will rent BYD’s e6 electrical vehicle (EV) to Chinese consumers, municipalities and government agencies. The core technology of BYD’s e6 is BYD’s internally developed lithium iron-phosphate (FE) battery technology. million yuan ($43 million), based on Chinese accounting standards.

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

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Chinese automakers are disappointed with the sales figures of hybrid and electric vehicles, according to a report in the Global Times. Due to its poor sales volume, Changan Auto said that its hybrid vehicle Jiexun HEV has gone out of production for one year.

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2012 BYD e6 Electric Crossover To Cost $35,000, 200-Mile Range

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Later today at the Detroit Auto Show, Chinese carmaker BYD will take the wraps off a new incarnation of the e6 crossover it's shown twice before. The company hopes to offer its 2012 BYD e6 S (for 'Sport') for sale in.

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