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EPA Trends on EVs and PHEVs; beginning of a “measurable and meaningful impact” on new vehicle fuel economy and emissions

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In MY 2013, there were 11 EVs and 4 PHEVs available in the market; MY 2014 has 12 (counting the Tesla Model S 60 and 80 as one) EVs on the market and 10 PHEVs, along with the lone CNG car, the Honda Civic. (In In this tally, the BMW i3 counts as an EV in its battery-only configuration and as a PHEV when equipped with a range extender.)

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BYD Reportedly Has Sold Less Than 100 F3DM PHEVs in 8 months

Green Car Congress

Experts warmed that the blind expansion of new energy vehicles would possibly lead to redundant construction and overcapacity.Moreover, the e6, an EV model estimated to be sold for about CNY 300,000 [US$44,000] apiece, is expected to hit the market at the end of this year.

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BYD to announce US launch plans for EVs and PHEVs at NAIAS

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BYD’s battery-electric e6 Premier (MY2012) and a new dual mode electric SUV S6DM will make their world premieres on the main floor exhibit space at the COBO Center at the 2011 NAIAS. Equipped with a BYD Iron-phosphate FE battery pack, the e6 Premier has an expected range of 300 km (186.4

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BYD closing on Tesla in Australia: Achieves 40,000 sales in less than three years, aims beyond 40K in 2025 alone!

EV Central

Originally launched back in 2021 under Nexport with the E6 and T3 models, BYD’s sales didn’t take off until the arrival of the Atto 3 small SUV in 2022 under the stewardship of EVDirect. With FBT exemptions for PHEVs ending March 31, the question will be whether those sorts of sales numbers will be sustained.

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Is BYD Going To Become The Largest Automaker In The World?

CleanTechnica EVs

BYD’s growth has been astounding in recent years, especially if you go all the way back to the severely limited and laughed-at BYD e6! With the company starting off with that EV, it was hard to imagine it would have the brightest of futures, but as the company has evolved.

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BYD Reaches 10 Million New Energy Vehicles!

CleanTechnica EVs

I’m going to be honest — when the BYD e6 was the company’s “popular” electric vehicle, mostly with taxi companies, I was not particularly bullish on the. BYD has now become the first automaker to produce 10 million plugin vehicles (or “new energy vehicles” as they are called in China).

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2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid PHEV minivan EPA-rated at 84 MPGe in electric-only mode; role of eFlite dual-motor/one-way clutch strategy

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(As examples of SUV/MPV-style electric vehicle fuel efficiency, the 2016 Tesla Model X AWD - 75D is EPA-rated at 93 MPGe combined city/highway; the Model X AWD - P90D is EPA-rated at 89 MPGe; and the 2016 BYD e6 compact MPV is EPA-rated at 72 MPGe. All figures from fueleconomy.gov.).

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