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BYD launches $233K Yangwang U9 electric supercar that will smoke a Ferrari and can dance

Baua Electric

The world’s leading EV maker, BYD , is taking aim at exotic car manufacturers like Ferrari and Lamborghini with the new Yangwang U9. BYD Yangwang U9 electric supercar (Source: BYD) That’s faster than a Ferrari SF90 and Buggati Chiron, with an official time of 2.5 seconds and a $233,400 (1,680,000 yuan) price tag.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

ACE-EV X1 Transformer – Australian-based start-up plans a small range of affordable EVs focused on light commercial duties. $5 Avatar E11 – a new brand with big dreams, Avatar has input from Huawei and CATL and is the product of Chinese car maker Changan. It’ll be on sale in 2025, possibly as the A9 e-Tron.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric vehicles are "definitely affordable and environmentally friendly technology, and we think theres a huge potential market in China for them," Li Shufu, Geelys chairman, said in an interview Monday. Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co. and Chery Automobile Co. Great Wall Motor Co., in late 2010. Prius hybrid.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

Porsches, Jaguars, Fiats, VW Beetles and Buses, even Ferraris, have all gone under the knife, with an increasing number of entrepreneurs serving this growing market. Farther down the line are somewhat newer Defender body panels waiting to be refurbished, hand-sanded, and then covered with Ferrari-quality. Humble says. “We

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2024 MG4 Essence 64: this Chinese electric vehicle changes everything | Opinion

EV Central

Now, the reason I had doubts was not just because every single cheap Chinese car I’ve driven so far has been either absolutely appalling, or worse than that, but because I’d driven a few MGs before, and not enjoyed them either. In short, the Chinese have reached near parity with some of their competitors in almost alarmingly quick time.

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