BYD planning to come up with E6 electric car in US


BYD Co Ltd has informed that it is planning to start shipping its E6 electric car to the United States by the end of the year. The company has already planned its strategies to compete with it contemporary rivals like Nissan and General Motors. Read More...

4EVRiders.org: Companies, People, and Events to Watch in the EV and Plug-in Hybrid Markets.

Companies, people and events to watch
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Japan/Germany: Daimler looks beyond Tesla with BYD electric-car partnership

Until Toyota stepped in last week, Daimler was the only major auto manufacturer to take a stake in electric-car startup Tesla Motors — a company that has now become synonymous with next-generation transportation. Now Daimler wants to work the same magic with BYD, the Chinese battery and electric vehicle maker, to establish its own transcontinental dominance in the market. Read More...

USA/China: L.A.’s new wheels: Chinese electric car company makes home in downtown

An upstart Chinese electric car company — best known for making cellphone batteries — will locate its North American headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, with plans to possibly expand into manufacturing in the United States in the years ahead.< Read More...

Warren Buffets' BYD: Revving up, fast


(BYD’s e6 electric car) Warren Buffett is a busy man, and never more so than during Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meetings, sometimes called the Woodstock of capitalism, which attract thousands of people each year to Omaha, Nebraska Read More...

A dozen Chinese companies are developing electric vehicles for mass production

BYD America Corp., a division of a China-based company that makes electric cars, solar modules and lithium-ion batteries, says it is planning to open a U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles. Read More...

Los Angeles Lures Chinese Auto Firm .


LOS ANGELES—City officials persuaded Chinese auto maker and technology company BYD Co. to open its first U.S. headquarters here, as the company gears up for an expansion of renewable energy and the rollout of electric vehicles. Read More...

China/USA: Chinese auto companies interested in NUMMI site

FREMONT, CA — Four Chinese automakers have expressed interest in the possibility of using the former New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant in Fremont for some purpose, but nothing concrete has developed so far, Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson said this week. Read More...

China: Five New BYD vehicles headed to Bejing Auto Show

BYD has been growing fast and in an effort to keep its growth rate up, the Chinese automaker is unveiling five new models at the Beijing auto show later this month. Read More...

China: Warren Buffett promoted BYD to launch hybrid cars


HONG KONG: Chinese car and battery maker BYD Co, backed by US billionaire investor Warren Buffett, said it will start sales of plug-in hybrid cars with solar panels to the public in Shenzhen on Monday. Read More...

China: BYD Auto to sale F3DM electric to personal buyers


According to the BYD Auto, its F3DM dual-mode electric vehicle will be available to personal buyers on March 29, 2010, and the first sales location is Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. By then, the latest mode will have been launched. The industry insiders believe that this symbolizes substantial progress in the universal process of dual-mode electric cars in China. Read More...

BYD Following Buffett’s Footsteps


Build Your Dreams, or BYD, is moving towards a more conventional investment strategy. This move is something that Warren Buffett would recommend. BYD is shifting from its objective of mass producing an electric vehicle in China this year. Read More...

BYD Scales Back Its Electric-Car Plans, Morning Post Reports


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March 16 (Bloomberg) — BYD Co., the Chinese carmaker backed by Warren Buffett, has given up a plan to mass produce electric cars in China by the middle of this year, the South China Morning Post said. Read More...

China/USA: BYD to Set up Car Headquarters in California

BYD CEO Wang Chuanfu said the company would set up sales headquarters in California, USA during the year. If the market is favorable, BYD may consider setting up car factory at local place. Read More...

Chinese automaker BYD plans massive expansion


HONG KONG — Chinese automaker BYD Co. said Monday it had massive expansion plans this year and would consider building a plant in the United States, a day after announcing annual profits had tripled. Read More...

China/USA: BYD E6 coming to America; Chinese automaker seeks to build your dream EV


BYD showed up again at the Detroit auto show this month, repeating its goal to sell an electric vehicle in the United States. This marked the company’s third appearance at the event. As in the past, BYD made bold statements about its product and future sales volume, though this year there was news of home-market momentum that may help fuel the company’s ambitions. Read More...

Green Vehicles & China’s Automobile Market discussed at 2010 NAIAS


DETROIT — What would happen if Detroit sold over a million cars and trucks a month? Ah, this is not Fantasyland, so don’t bother putting on your 3-D glasses. Read More...

China: China's BYD to invest $3.3 bln in solar battery plant


HONG KONG, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Chinese car and battery maker BYD Co Ltd (1211.HK), 10 percent owned by U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N), will invest 22.5 billion yuan ($3.30 billion) over five years to build China’s largest solar power battery plant, a report said on Saturday. Read More...

Timetable set for Chinese car


Officials of the only Chinese automaker at this year’s North American International Auto Show repeated their goal of introducing an all-electric mid-size sedan in select markets across North America before the end of the year. Read More...

China/USA: BYD: E6 Meets US Regulations


The E6, a pure electric vehicle (EV) model of BYD Co. Ltd. (SEHK: 1211), has met the laws and regulations of the US market, according to Li Zhuhang, general manager of BYD’s auto export division. Read More...