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BYD has no plans to enter the US Market amid “complications’ [Feature]

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BYD Executive Vice President and CEO of BYD Americas sat down with Yahoo Finance , and talked about the Chinese automaker’s lack of presence in the US Market and the global electric vehicle (EV) market. Ford and General Motors (GM) announced plans to scale down EV production this year.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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If you’re CATL, you can sell in mass quantities to GM and Ford. Those guys don’t have the wherewithal to finance a battery-electric truck that costs twice as much as a diesel truck, and they’re usually buying third- or fourth-owner diesels anyway, that are super-cheap. Tesla, obviously, they’ve got a great product.

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Sweden’s Northvolt nears do business in with Canada on $7-billion EV battery plant in Quebec

Baua Electric

Inflation Aid Operate in the event that they constructed their production amenities in the US. Through opting for Quebec, Northvolt, which says its objective is to assemble the “world’s greenest battery,” will have the benefit of the province’s cheap and blank hydroelectric energy. and Canada. Basic Motors and Posco Date M Co.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

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REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Peter Valdes-Dapena , CNNMoney.com senior writer Last Updated: April 15, 2009: 2:59 PM ET The Dodge Circuit, slated to enter production late next year, is based on a vehicle platform engineered by Britains Lotus.

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Opinion: The Tesla Cybertruck accelerated the Ford F-150 Lightning’s release, like it or not

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During the Ford F-150 Lightning’s unveiling, the veteran automaker proudly presented a vehicle that has the potential to carry the company well into the age of electric cars. But inasmuch as the F-150 Lightning is impressive and worthy of its flagship EV status, Ford may have a competitor and unlikely ally to thank for its release.

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China and the Electric Car | Autos | Smart Spending | Mainstreet

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automakers such as Ford (Stock Quote: F ) and General Motors (Stock Quote: GM ). How to Buy it Cheap Treasury Launches Auto Supply Program Would You Drive GM's PUMA? automakers in their own market. Consumer Reports: Most Reliable Used Cars Auto Auctions: What You Need to Know Car Lease Up?

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I also think it will be cheap, which is why I think someone will buy the group. The reason theyre starting with high priced sports cars is because aiming at that market is the easiest way for them to fund R&D and scale up production so they can make smaller more practical EVs for the masses. Or maybe just snap up the engineers.