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UberX Drivers To Test BYD e6 Chinese Electric Cars In Chicago

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The BYD e6 wagon is the battery-electric car that never quite made it onto the U.S. Despite various plans and announcements over the last five years, the e6 was never offered for retail sale in North America. Green BYD BYD e6 Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) Chicago China Chinese Uber fleet plug-in cars'

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Report: BYD to test market e6 EV in US in 2011

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plans to start test-marketing the e6 battery-electric vehicle ( earlier post ) in the US next year after almost a year’s delay, and is in talks with officials in Los Angeles to supply e-buses that could eventually lead to a manufacturing plant in the city. The Wall Street Journal reports that China’s BYD Co.

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BYD e6 Chinese Electric Car Won't Be Sold To Consumers In U.S.

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BYD, a company struggling to sell its e6 electric crossover in its home market, has decided it won''t be sold at all to private customers in the U.S. Instead, says the ChinaEV blog, the e6 will be a fleet-only vehicle in the U.S, as the company instead concentrates on its electric bus sales in North America.

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BYD e6 Electric Crossover: Now Coming In 2013, Fleets First

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You don't hear as much worrying these days about the threat of Chinese automakers entering the U.S. Nor do you hear concerns over Chinese electric-car makers swamping sales of the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt, which have racked up more than 23,300 sales between them since December 2010. So the fate of the BYD e6.

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BYD e6 Electric Crossover Will Be London Taxi, Still MIA In U.S.

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The city of London, England is set to have its first all-electric taxi fleet from the second quarter of 2013. Taxi company greentomatocars and Chinese carmaker BYD have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see greentomato cars running a fleet of 50 BYD e6 electric crossovers.

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BYD and Hertz partnering on EV rentals in China

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As part of the partnership, Hertz will rent BYD’s e6 electrical vehicle (EV) to Chinese consumers, municipalities and government agencies. The core technology of BYD’s e6 is BYD’s internally developed lithium iron-phosphate (FE) battery technology. million yuan ($43 million), based on Chinese accounting standards.

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Electric car and SUV sales jump 90% to 90,000 units in FY2024 | Autocar Professional

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Electric PV market leader Tata Motors , which has the largest portfolio comprising the Nexon EV, Tigor EV, Tiago EV, Xpres-T (for fleet buyers) and the Punch EV, has sold an estimated 63,545 units, which helps it maintain its lead with a 70.59% share in a dynamic market which is seeing rivals roll out new competitive products at regular intervals.

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