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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

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market, the company’s recent release of a city EV with a price tag under $10,000 has some worried for when it and other low-cost companies do. BYD launched its Seagull, a small hatchback EV with a price tag starting at 69,800 yuan (~$9,773), at the Shanghai Auto Show last year. auto market anytime soon , some U.S.

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BYD sold 1.86M light-duty NEVs in 2022, up 209%

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BYD says it insists on developing battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles technology at the same time to promote the comprehensive development of the new energy vehicle industry. On the PHEV side, BYD’s DM-i Super Hybrid products have similar price tags to ICE vehicles at the same class.

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EVs with sodium-ion batteries are rolling off production lines in China – Charged EVs

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Now, after years of anticipation, cars equipped with sodium-ion batteries have begun rolling off production lines. As is so often the case in today’s EV industry, this innovation has been brought into practical use not in the US or Europe, but in China. kWh and a range of 301 km (CLTC).

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Chinese Government think tank calls for refocusing auto industry on environment-friendly and energy-saving targets

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million units in the months through September, as lower-priced automobiles have become more affordable for better-off Chinese people, according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) on Oct. In fact, annual sales and production could exceed 17 million, CAAM said. Tags: Brief.

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European Auto Industry Expresses Concern Over Iron Ore Price Hikes

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The European automobile industry expressed concern about the “ sudden and massive ” increase in the price of iron ore, a crucial material for producing steel. The leading iron ore exporters announced on 30 March steps to raise their prices by more than 80%. Tags: Brief.

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Tesla slashes prices across Europe on Model Y

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The 2024 Model Y (Source: Tesla) Tesla has slashed the prices of its Model Y across Europe this morning, after it reduced prices of its Model 3 and Model Y prices in China to undercut BYD, according to CNBC. In Germany, Tesla reduced the price of its Model Y Long Range by €5,000 to €49,990 ($54,340), a discount of 9%.

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Researchers devise method to produce jet-range hydrocarbons as co-product of production of algal biodiesel; role of alkenones

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Isochrysis extraction and fractionation scheme with yields given in parentheses for the different products obtained from each step. The researchers developed a method for the isolation of pure alkenones from Isochrysis biomass in parallel with biodiesel production. Credit: ACS, O’Neil et al. Click to enlarge. —O’Neil et al.