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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

In 2008 the company released a test fleet of 450 Mini-E vehicles and is getting ready to announce its second phase. In March, BYD chief executive officer Wang Chuanfu announced that in the first half of 2010 the company will sell only 100 e6 cars, to a taxi company in Shenzhen. The third phase will be released around 2015.

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Mainstream media catches green car bug

Green Cars News

The latest example of green cars breaking into the mainstream media comes in the April 27 edition of Fortune Magazine , which features Warren Buffet on the cover in front of a BYD e6 electric car - the company that Buffet has invested in. Unfortunately most coverage is superficial and lacks follow up.

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Clean Tech - GigaOM - Salon.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

BYD’s plug-in hybrid F3DM went on sale (for fleet operators) late last year, and it’s supposed to launch its first all-electric model — the E6 — in the second half of 2009. BYD plans to sell its electric E6 and a plug-in hybrid sedan in the U.S.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Marc Gunther Last Updated: April 13, 2009: 9:29 AM ET Warren Buffett with BYDs E6. BYDs breakthrough all-electric E6, photographed at this years Detroit auto show.

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