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BYD Debuts PHEV Pickup Truck for Mexican Buyers

The Truth About Cars

Chinese automaker BYD (Build Your Dreams) doesn’t currently sell vehicles in the U.S., The Shark PHEV pickup will be sold globally for a starting price of around $53,400, though the world’s largest truck market will have to sit by and watch. but it’s coming awfully close to our borders.

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BYD sold over 302,000 plug-ins in March globally

Electric Cars Report

Chinese biggest EV maker BYD sold 302,459 plug-in vehicles in March, up from just 122,311 EVs in February and January’s 201,493 and a 46% increase over the year-earlier month. Remaining 161,729 units were PHEVs, up 56.38 Remaining 161,729 units were PHEVs, up 56.38 BYD sold 139,902 all-electric vehicles in March, up 36.26

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BYD Shark pickup truck to debut in Mexico this month

Teslarati

Chinese automaker BYD plans to debut its new energy pickup truck, Shark, in Mexico this month. The BYD Shark will make its global debut in Mexico on May 14, 2024. The Chinese automaker was initially rumored to unveil it at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2024.

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Toyota preps first electric pickup, the Hilux BEV, following BYD Shark PHEV truck launch

Baua Electric

Following the launch of BYD’s first pickup, the Shark PHEV, Toyota is testing an all-electric Hilux BEV model. Toyota to launch its first electric pickup in Thailand As one of the top-selling pickups globally, the Toyota Hilux is the perfect model to go all-electric. Combined, the Shark PHEV can travel 840 km (522 mi) NEDC range.

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Adamas Intelligence: record 286.2 GWh deployed onto roads in passenger EV batteries in 2021; up 113% y-o-y

Green Car Congress

GWh of passenger EV battery capacity was deployed onto roads globally in 2021—a 113% increase over 2020—as battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) sales surged year-over-year, according to Adamas Intelligence. BEV/PHEV) sold with Panasonic cells had a battery pack capacity of 58.4

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Geely Auto’s flagship Bo Rui GE hybrid selected as part of China’s diplomatic fleet; 48V MHEV or PHEV

Green Car Congress

The Bo Rui GE comes in either a MHEV 48V mild hybrid or full PHEV plug-in hybrid version. In regards to MHEV technologies, Geely has already become the global leader and will continue leading far into the future. Although Geely’s MHEV offers significant improvements, the company’s PHEV system offers even more. With an 11.3

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Anderman report projects annual global EV and PHEV market to grow four-fold to 1.4M vehicles between 2014 and 2020

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Menahem Anderman, released this week, projects that the combined annual global electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) market will grow fourfold from 350,000 to 1.4 The report reveals sharper growth for PHEVs than for EVs, with government regulations heavily impacting regional market direction.

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