Plugs and Cars
JUNE 9, 2011
The BYD plug-in hybrid I drove performed well. We really don’t need more cheap gas cars. We, in contrast, may end up with an efficient, relatively clean, partially renewable electrical grid, while still burdened with a transportation “system” dependent on trucking freight and moving passengers on petroleum.
Plug In India
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Tesla, VW, BYD, Ford and others have plans to build giant gigafactories. Read the C&EN research here Lithium right now is very expensive and Sodium is quite cheap. In addition, it has wide use applications from mobility to grid scale storage." The aim is to build batteries at a large scale to reduce prices.
EV Central
MARCH 8, 2023
They include the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive variants as well as the BYD Atto 3. There are some EV-specific plans that offer very cheap off-peak rates, sometimes below 10c per kWh, bringing that charging price down to around $5. Others offer cheap rates during the day to take advantage of excess solar energy in the grid.
EV Central
JUNE 24, 2023
Sato’s uprated EV plan also includes the development of new generation dedicated EV platform with better range and cheaper development costs, vehicle to grid (V2G) capability, improved connectivity and upgraded operating systems. million to 1.5 million and committed the equivalent of $55 billion to BEV development out to 2030.
Charged EVs
APRIL 19, 2023
We did a capacity study in the area and we realized that there was a very tight industrial zone right outside of LAX, where we had this huge interest from customers, and there was seven megawatts of available power that was sitting on the grid at that time. And they assigned us every bit of capacity that was available on the grid.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
And if you doubt that they will learn, check out my cover story about BYD in the new issue of FORTUNE, headed to subscribers and newsstands this week. BYD is an amazing company. Today, BYD employes 130,000 people in 11 factories, either in China and one each in India, Hungary and Rumania. BYD’s engineering prowess.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
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.) Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not.
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