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BYD EV sales grew nearly 50% in January as exports reached a new high

Baua Electric

After topping Tesla in the final three months of 2023, BYD is starting the year off strong with EV sales rising another 50% in January. BYD EV sales momentum continues in January BYD sold 105,304 fully electric cars last month, up 48% from the 71,338 handed over last year. Production was only up 9% to 90,749 units.

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BYD Seagull EV could help the Chinese automaker dominate Europe

Teslarati

The BYD Seagull electric vehicle might help the Chinese automaker dominate Europe. Earlier this month, BYD Europe announced its intention to triple its European market by 2025. The company’s Seagull SUV is primed to help BYD reach its goal in Europe. The BYD Seagull has a starting price below $10,000 in China.

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China’s EV Subsidy

Revenge of the Electric Car

Journal article: China to Subsidize Electric Cars. China to Subsidize Electric Cars. Government Aims to Create Strong Domestic Industry but Generous Rebates Risk a Backlash as Rich-Poor Divide Grows. All-electric e6 vehicles made by BYD charge up in Shenzhen, where the cars are used as taxis.

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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

Green Car Congress

Cautioning that the development and commercialization of the electric car is “ not a sprint, but a marathon ”, Volkswagen AG Chairman of the Board of Management Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that Volkswagen would introduce its first electric vehicles based on the up! VW and the electric car. in pure electric vehicles in 2020.

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

old question for electric cars – When will electric cars make a real. Read more in the article: Can electric cars break out of niche status in US, China market? Electric-car ventures made up nearly 40. incentives, and concerns over the electrical grid are slowing the electric. percent of $1.9

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Some of the new and updated models, such as a battery-powered version of Geelys Panda hatchback, may hit the market as early as October, and in some cases they might carry price tags low enough for farmers and other rural residents with limited financial means. Among the most notable: a gas-electric hybrid Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.

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Goodbye GM, Hello Tianjin-Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Company?

Plugs and Cars

I write a monthly column for the Electric Auto Association newsletter, Current EVents. Obama should take extraordinary steps to empower the electric upstarts to prove their mettle. And these days a billion dollars is barely a rounding error in the money going to prop up the American auto industry.

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