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BYD unveils two electric trucks

Green Car Congress

BYD unveiled two battery-electric heavy-duty trucks, the Gen3 8TT and 6F. the Gen 3 8TT and 6F feature cabs styled by Wolfgang Josef Egger, the former Audi chief designer. The extended range (ER) version of the 8TT and 6F offer a range of up to 200 miles on a charge. Unveiled at the ACT Expo in Long Beach, Calif.,

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BYD takes 20% of Japan’s EV imports in January after launching just last year

Baua Electric

BYD continues its dominant overseas expansion after accounting for over 20% of Japan’s EV imports last month. After launching just last year, BYD is already making its presence known as Japan lags behind the auto industry’s shift to electric. Of the 1,186 electric cars imported into the nation, BYD accounted for 217 of them.

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Insurance registrations for week ending Apr 9: Tesla 6,973, Li Auto 4,177, NIO 1,316

CN EV Post

The tables shared by the extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) maker show that NIO (NYSE: NIO) vehicles had 1,316 insurance registrations last week, and XPeng (NYSE: XPEV) had 904. Previously, we had access to those numbers every Tuesday, and Li Auto's practice for the past two weeks has been to share some of them on Wednesdays.

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Shanghai auto show: Takeaways from Deutsche Bank

CN EV Post

BYD's design chief is Wolfang Egger, previously at Audi, and NIO's vice president of design is Kris Tomasson who came over from BMW, the team noted. The team highlighted two models that really showcase this shift: the BYD Song L and the Hozon Neta GT Speedster.

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How far can your EV travel? We rank the driving range of every electric vehicle in Australia

EV Central

Hyundai Ioniq 5 485km: Porsche Taycan GTS, $240,300 Fitted as standard with Porsche’s 93.4kWh Performance Battery Plus, this most track-suitable of the sports car brand’s EVs, the Taycan GTS , also boasts the longest range. kWh battery for solid range. Importantly, it also clears 400km range thanks to its 75kWh battery.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. BYD said the F6DM (dual mode) sedan will go on sale in China in the fourth quarter for $20,000 to $30,000.The

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

BYD , for examples, says their 60 mile range-extended vehicle can add 30 miles of range in ten minutes. For extended range I guess one could carry a fairly modest generator set in the trunk to avoid ever being stranded. They have several stations already built and plan on thousands more.