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REPORT: BYD still having technical troubles with plug-in cars

One of BYD's problems is that it F3DM plug-in hybrid is not exactly super popular. Another, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, is that the upcoming e6 all-electric car – due to go on sale of the U.S. next year – is currently "rough" and "squishy." These are the thoughts of an unnamed "tech chief of a global automaker" who recently drove the car. He added that he was "truly astonished that they plan to sell such a half-baked car" in China later this year. This might just have been a business opponent trying to talk ... Read more →

REPORT: BYD only sells 100 plug-in F3DM hybrids in eight months Sebastian Blanco

2009 BYD F3DM - Click above for high-res image gallery The BYD F3DM plug-in hybrid went on sale in China last December. In the first eight months that the car has been on sale, only 100 have been ...

Warren Buffett reportedly rakes in $1B profits on BYD in less than a year Jeremy Korzeniewski

2009 BYD F3DM - Click above for high-res image gallery You don't get to hold the title of The Richest Person in the World – a title oft-owned by either Bill Gates or Warren Buffett at any ...

BYD preparing to sell F3DM plug-in hybrid in Hong Kong Xavier Navarro

2009 BYD F3DM - Click above for high-res image gallery The BYD F3DM plug-in hybrid, made in China, might be headed south. The Environment Bureau of Hong Kong has purchased two BYD F3DM hybrid cars ...

Volkswagen inks battery deal with BYD? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Remember BYD's non-toxic and somewhat edible battery technology? These lithium iron phosphate batteries can reportedly be produced at a relatively low cost and are already being used by BYD in ...

Chinese plug-in hybrid, BYD F3DM, has sold just 80 copies in four months 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

If reports coming out of China are true, the BYD Dual Mode (range-extended) electric cars might not become the sales threat that some Chevy Volt fans fear. It's being claimed that the BYD F3DM has only sold 80 units since its December launch, due to its high price and fears about battery ...

BYD will show off electric or plug-in car at Buffet's meeting 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

In September 2008, Warren Buffett's holding company bought a ten percent stake in Chinese automaker BYD. BYD, which stands for Build Your Dreams, has been moving forward with electric drive vehicle and lithium ion battery development, beating American and Japanese rivals to market with a ...

Detroit 2009: BYD's plug-in hybrids, the F3DM and F6DM 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Apparently, "unveiled" was the wrong word. BYD's F3DM plug-in hybrid has been on sale in China for a few weeks and here in Detroit it was just sitting quietly on the stand on the main floor. No press conference, no attractive ladies standing around; just the car. In this case, a car might be ...

The cheapest hybrid will be sold ... in China 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We're no strangers to Chinese automaker BYD and its upcoming models of electric and hybrid cars. What's new is the claim that BYD is going to start selling the world's cheapest hybrid, with prices starting at just ¥100,000 (RNB) which is around $14,000 U.S. The model will be called BYD F3DM, ...

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