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BYD and Daimler Sign Joint Venture Contract to Develop Electric Vehicles in China

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Engineers, designers and other executives from both companies established working teams after the signing of the MOU to begin working on the vehicle concept. The company recently launched the e6, a pure electric vehicle and established itself as the first manufacturer in China to commercialize taxi business with its e6.

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top 20 electric car startups around the world

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Their vehicles, such as the Li ONE, feature a range-extender system that includes a small gasoline engine. Their electric vehicle lineup includes models like the BYD Tang and BYD e6, covering various segments. They aim to deploy self-driving electric taxis for urban mobility.

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EADS demonstrating electric and hybrid aviation propulsion; innovative distributed propulsion series hybrid

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EADS has also engineered together with Diamond Aircraft and Siemens an updated series hybrid electric motor glider, the Diamond Aircraft DA36 E-Star 2. With the engines located close to the centre-line of the aircraft, the E-Fan has very good controllability in single-engine flight. Total static engine thrust is about 1.5

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Marc Gunther Last Updated: April 13, 2009: 9:29 AM ET Warren Buffett with BYDs E6. BYDs breakthrough all-electric E6, photographed at this years Detroit auto show. On a trip to the U.S.,

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