Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

It will ramp up for the first time at our future plant in Debrecen, Hungary, before being rolled out across our global production network in stages. The plants will take advantage of the best options at each location—from solar energy in Oxford, Mexico and China, to biogas in South Africa, to wind power in Leipzig.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

In the future, 100% of additional purchased electricity will come from verifiable renewable sources, such as wind- and hydropower. Already existing highly efficient gas CHP systems additionally generate local heat and power at the factories. In Kecskemét (Hungary), a second plant under construction will be CO 2 -neutral.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Wang entered the automobile business in 2003 by buying a Chinese state-owned car company that was all but defunct. Today BYD employs 130,000 people in 11 factories, eight in China and one each in India, Hungary, and Romania. He knew very little about making cars but proved to be a quick study. Electric cars will be one answer.

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BYD 2009 Companies Electric Cars 62

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Then Mr. Wang, as he’s known, got into the automobile business by buying a failing state-owned carmaker. Today, BYD employes 130,000 people in 11 factories, either in China and one each in India, Hungary and Rumania. Within a few years, BYD’s batteries were cheaper and just as reliable as those made by industry giants ony and Sanyo.

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