Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co Ltd (JAC) and Ricardo are collaborating on a project to develop the Ricardo HyBoost concept ( earlier post )—a combination of low-cost technologies to deliver improved performance and fuel economy which featured recently in the Ricardo Centenary celebrations —into volume production on a JAC vehicle.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Electrek’s Take Although Ford is growing in The Middle East, the company is downsizing in other key regions. Ford is restructuring its business in Germany as it fights stiff competition, including low-cost Chinese EV makers. In Germany, Ford lost two of its most experienced leadership team members this month.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The American automaker has drastically downsized leadership in Germany this year. After dominating its home market, BYD and other Chinese EV makers are looking overseas to drive growth. Ford’s CEO Jim Farley warned rivals earlier this year that if they fail to keep up with the Chinese, “20% to 30% of your revenue is at risk.”

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost. Reuters ) 1/8/07 Indefatigable auto entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin, no longer planning to import Chinese-made cars to the U.S., BYD also developed the motors and software for the system.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Already Porsche, Mercedes and other high-end automotive manufacturers are making such PHEVs because of the availability of low-cost electricity from wind and solar and the availability of government incentives which make them competitively priced in the beginning. The convenience and low cost of this concept alone merit attention.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

With plans to drastically downsize its workforce, Ford’s future in Germany looks bleak. Ford blames slower-than-expected demand for its EVs and a weakening economic situation for the downsizing. With China becoming flooded with low-cost EVs, domestic automakers are looking overseas for growth, and Europe is one of the biggest targets.

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