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Chinese catch-up: How Hyundai will chase down BYD, MG and GWM with cheaper electric vehicles in Australia

EV Central

Hyundai Australia says it has electric vehicles in its pipeline that will help lower the price gap between it and models like the MG4, BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora as it vows to retake its leadership position in the EV space. Are the costs of raw materials dropping? Are the costs of batteries dropping?

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Ford supplier gets rights to localize BYD LFP blade battery production 

Teslarati

BYD licenses LFP blade battery cells to BorgWarner, a supplier for Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis. BorgWarner signed a strategic agreement with FinDreams Battery, a subsidiary of BYD Company Limited. BorWarner’s LFP battery packs with BYD blade cells will be sold specifically for commercial vehicles in class 3 or above.

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BYD: Autonomous Vehicles Are "Basically Impossible"

The Truth About Cars

BYD, China’s largest electric automaker, isn’t as gung-ho about autonomous vehicles as many other auto industry giants. A company spokesperson recently said that BYD believes self-driving tech that is “fully separated from humans is very, very far away, and basically impossible.”&

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BYD says report that Tesla won't extend battery supply partnership with it untrue

CN EV Post

A BYD spokesperson, responding to CnEVPost's request for comment, said the information was untrue and did not correspond to reality. BYDDY.US | BYD HK | TSLA.US (File photo shows BYD's blade battery. BYD denied it today. Existing companies will most likely fill BYD's vacancy, the report noted.

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Why the Kia EV2 won’t be coming to Australia to fight the MG4, BYD Dolphin, GWM Ora and Tesla Model 2

EV Central

But the EV2, the electric car that could have put Kia in competition with the forthcoming Tesla Model 2 and the Aussie market’s Chinese price leaders – the BYD Dolphin, GWM Ora and MG4 – has been ruled out. 2023 Kia Concept EV3 small SUV The Kia EV5 is likely to kick off at or just below $60,000 before on-road costs. “We

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Ford asks suppliers for ideas to cut EV costs in an all-win-or-lose push for profitability

Baua Electric

Ford is putting “everything on the table” to keep up with Tesla and fast-rising Chinese EV makers like BYD. In a new memo, Ford asked suppliers about ideas to cut EV costs after its Model e unit continued to bleed billions in Q1. To do so, Ford has already implemented several cost-cutting measures.

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Chinese researchers develop novel aluminum–graphite dual-ion battery

Green Car Congress

A team from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel, environmentally friendly low-cost battery. Compared with conventional LIBs, this battery (AGDIB) shows an advantage in production cost (~ 50% lower), specific density (~1.3-2.0

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