Auto Industry BYD Taxi Vehicles 
The Truth About Cars
APRIL 24, 2023
BYD, China’s largest electric automaker, isn’t as gung-ho about autonomous vehicles as many other auto industry giants. A company spokesperson recently said that BYD believes self-driving tech that is “fully separated from humans is very, very far away, and basically impossible.”&
CleanTechnica EVs
AUGUST 10, 2024
In this article, I’m analyzing at a high level what is happening to the auto industry across propulsion types. For the purposes of this article, I assume that level 5 self-driving and driverless taxis don’t come for a while. I’ll break it down by region and also discuss individual companies.
The Truth About Cars
APRIL 5, 2024
Earlier today, Reuters reported that the automaker had ditched its efforts to develop the car and would look instead at developing autonomous taxis on the platform that would have underpinned it. It now seems that Tesla is following suit, despite repeated promises that it would develop a mass-market EV at a reasonable price.
Qnovo
MARCH 2, 2021
At a market capitalization exceeding $700 billion, Tesla enjoys a unique financial position among all auto manufacturers to expand its investments in electric vehicles and infrastructure. The result is an accelerating race to deliver electric vehicles with increasing performance, affordability, and choice.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JUNE 1, 2010
BEIJING—China will subsidize buyers of battery-powered cars and plug-in hybrids under a pilot program aimed at keeping the country competitive in the global race to develop an electric-vehicle industry, but which also risks a public backlash. All-electric e6 vehicles made by BYD charge up in Shenzhen, where the cars are used as taxis.
Revenge of the Electric Car
MAY 17, 2010
gasoline-powered vehicles could be delayed. In China, leading automakers BYD and Chery have announced plans to roll out their own electric models within the next two years. In 2008 the company released a test fleet of 450 Mini-E vehicles and is getting ready to announce its second phase. car’s introduction.
Baua Electric
MAY 14, 2024
Jeremiads lamenting China’s takeover of the global auto industry are everywhere these days. Retreating behind tariff walls or outright bans will further isolate America’s auto industry into a Galapagos market of ridiculous trucks sold at nosebleed prices.” billion in Leapmotor last year to build vehicles for export.
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