article thumbnail

Initial details on fiery crash involving BYD e6 that killed 3

Green Car Congress

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. China Auto Web.

E6 307
article thumbnail

The Boring Company adds a Polaris e6 ADA vehicle to its Vegas fleet

Teslarati

The Boring Company (TBC) added a Polaris Gem e6 vehicle to its fleet in Las Vegas. The permit showed that TBC increased its Tesla vehicle fleet to 70 units plus an additional ADA Polaris e6 vehicle. According to u/komocode multiple people on Twitter have seen the Polaris e6 ADA vehicle passing through the Vegas tunnel.

E6 81
article thumbnail

BYD e6 EV now available for consumers in China

Green Car Congress

The BYD e6 electric vehicle ( earlier post ) will now be available for consumer purchases in China; previously, the e6 was only available for fleet purchases. BYD e6s have been in operation in government and taxi fleets for nearly 18 months. The Shenzhen taxi fleet, using BYD’s e6 exclusively, have accumulated more than 3.8

E6 210
article thumbnail

BYD e6 Electric Taxi Burns After 112-MPH Drunk Supercar Driver Crash

Green Car Reports

Over the weekend we heard the disturbing news that a BYD e6 electric taxi in Shenzhen China had burst into flames and killed three of its occupants after being hit by a speeding drunk driver.

E6 98
article thumbnail

Tesla Model S Safety Plea, 2016 BMW X5 40e Plug-In Hybrid, BYD e6 For Uber: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we have an owner''s concern over a potential safety issue with the Tesla Model S electric car, details on the 2016 BMW X5 xDrive 40e plug-in hybrid SUV, and plans for UberX drivers to use the Chinese BYD e6 electric car in Chicago. Today in Car News' All this and more on Green Car Reports.

E6 60
article thumbnail

The world’s first semi electric truck with 1,000 kWh capacity is plowing snow in Norway like a boss

Baua Electric

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has been trialing the electric truck as a snow plow on the E6 highway, right over the scenic yet challenging Dovrefjell mountain range. That’s why we wanted to test plowing with an electric truck on the E6 over Dovrefjell.” After a week, the electric truck’s stats are looking good.

Norway 52
article thumbnail

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

Baua Electric

Just 54 units behind Hyundai is BYD India , which sells the Atto 3 SUV, e6 MPV and launched the Seal sedan on March 5. Hyundai’s sibling Kia registered sales of 429 e6 MPVs. The Ioniq 5 accounts for the bulk of the sales, which have given Hyundai a 2% market share.

SUV 52