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Audi is the latest automaker to reveal plans for a lower-cost EV

Baua Electric

Audi Q6 e-tron quattro (Source: Audi AG) The race for more affordable EVs The new lower-cost Audi EV is “not a four-metre car,” according to Döllner. “We Ford is shifting its plans to smaller, more affordable EVs. The American automaker is developing a new low-cost EV platform to underpin a smaller electric pickup and SUV.

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BYD says EVs have entered the ‘knockout round’ with next-gen tech rolling out

Baua Electric

BYD can offer low-cost EVs, like the new Seagull , starting under $10,000 (69,800 yuan) and still make a profit. Its next-gen DM-i system will enable an even more range at a lower cost. For example, BYD is building a plant in Hungary that will “be Europe, for Europe.” The 30% offers room for Chinese brands to grow.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

BYDs plug-in, called the F3DM (for "dual mode"), goes farther on a single charge - 62 miles - than other electric vehicles and sells for about $22,000, less than the plug-in Prius and much-hyped Chevy Volt are expected to cost when they hit the market in late 2010. "If we put our staff in Japan or the U.S.,

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