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European car market logs best year for alternative fueled vehicles, lowest diesel share since 2001

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Poland, Slovakia, Luxembourg and Lithuania all posted record levels of volume, while it was the best year since 2007 for Spain and Estonia, and the best year since 2008 for Romania, Hungary, Croatia and Latvia. There was little change in the top 10 rankings, with the exception of the Toyota Yaris. of total registrations in 2008.

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BYD says EVs have entered the ‘knockout round’ with next-gen tech rolling out

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During an investor meeting on Wednesday, BYD’s CEO, Wang Chaunfu, said it will launch its next-gen hybrid tech offering over 1,200 miles (2,000 km) range. For example, BYD is building a plant in Hungary that will “be Europe, for Europe.” The 30% offers room for Chinese brands to grow.

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Euro car market has best H1 of century; diesels down 17%; AFVs up 31% for 5.4% of total; SUVs booming

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But it was the positive economic situation across the continent that boosted results, JATO said, as midsize markets such as the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden all posted increases, and smaller markets like Hungary, Greece, Romania, Croatia and Lithuania similarly posted significant increases. of total registrations.

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BMW EVs and redesigned ICE fashions supremacy portfolio adjustments

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Each fashions won a untouched V-8 engine with 48-V delicate hybrid era. The V-8 engines within the M60i fashions have 48-volt delicate hybrid era. However an all-electric iX4, in response to the Neu Klasse platform, will advance into manufacturing in Hungary in overdue 2026, with U.S. The plug-in hybrid is powered by way of a 4.4-liter

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

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In October a BYD sedan called the F3 became the bestselling sedan in China, topping well-known brands like the Volkswagen Jetta and Toyota ( TM ) Corolla. BYD has also begun selling a plug-in electric car with a backup gasoline engine, a move putting it ahead of GM, Nissan, and Toyota. On a trip to the U.S.,

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Buffett's Chinese electric car company

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BYD’s conventional gas-powered cars are selling well these days in China, and his electric plug-in electric model looks like it will come to market with a longer range and a lower sticker price than the new Toyota Prius much-hyped Chevy Volt. This could turn out to be one of Buffett’s very best deals.

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