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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Today BYD employs 130,000 people in 11 factories, eight in China and one each in India, Hungary, and Romania. operations are small - about 20 people work in a sales and marketing outpost in Elk Grove Village, Ill., 20.84% Apr 17 3:57pm ET † Index Last % Change Dow Jones 8,131.33 executive who has studied BYD.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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.) How will the pressures of climate change, limited fossil fuel resources and the mainstreaming of "green" consciousness reshape society? Follow the money.

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