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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Wang entered the automobile business in 2003 by buying a Chinese state-owned car company that was all but defunct. operations are small - about 20 people work in a sales and marketing outpost in Elk Grove Village, Ill., Near the end of our conversation, I ask Wang about the company name. executive who has studied BYD.

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Tesla Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: April 23, 2024

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Lars Moravy: I think Elon mentioned in the opening remarks, but, as he mentioned, we’re updating our future people lineup to accelerate the launch of our low-cost vehicles in a more tax-efficient way. Elon Musk : We’re in conversations with one major automaker regarding licensing FSD. Martin Viecha: Okay.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) But that cost in a built as an EV is much less than an ICE’s costs by about 1/2. In most conversions cost is about the same because of needless weight.

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