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Now that BYD has permission to begin selling its all-electric E6 in China, it is wasting no time getting them out the factory door. If you want to take a ride in one, we suggest you travel to the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen and call a ...

What did Chinese automaker BYD need to move the all-electric E6 minivan off of the auto show stands and into showrooms? It wasn't new technology or a big stimulus plan. It was approval from the Chinese government to produce the electric ...

The all-electric E6 took center stage at BYD's press conference today at the Detroit Auto Show. This is an ambitious car from an ambitious automaker, and that internal push means that the E6 is scheduled to arrive in the U.S. later this year. ...

As the country keeps getting ready for more plug-in vehicles, China's BYD has raised its 2010 sales target by 14 percent. Instead of 700,000 cars next year, BYD hopes to sell 800,000. The two main reasons mentioned in this Ali Baba article are the ...

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the Warren Buffet-backed Chinese automaker BYD has moved up its plans to sell a fully electric car right here in the United States next year. Interestingly, the automaker had ...

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 given time – without knowing how to make sound financial decisions. While not all of Warren ...

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 ...

Things are looking up for Chinese automakers at the Detroit Auto Show this January, literally. Once relegated to the dark trenches of Cobo Hall's basement, the recent departure of so many Auto Show stalwarts has opened up enough room in the main auditorium ...

Click image for a gallery of the BYD e6Unfortunately, the arrival of the Beijing Motor Show didn't bring much new information regarding the BYD e6 electric MPV concept, but there's still news to report. The tech spec sheet displayed with the car indicates that it's (theoretically?) got motors for ...

This week in Beijing, BYD will unveil the e6, an EV crossover/MPV concept that looks a lot like the JDM Honda Odyssey. Unlike the Honda, however, the e6 runs on battery power only, with a reported range of 300km (186 miles) on a full charge. The battery pack, presumably lithium-ion, can be charged ...