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

Teslarati

Although competitive Chinese automaker BYD isn’t yet slated to enter the U.S. 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. While BYD said just last month that it has no plans to enter the U.S. BYD last year sold 1.57

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BYD’s Electric Car Price Cuts Upset BYD Buyers in Thailand — Investigation Ensues As Factory Inaugurated

CleanTechnica EVs

I wrote a few weeks ago, based on some ears on the ground, about cheap electric cars from BYD seemingly disrupting the auto market in Thailand — like, not just reaching good sales levels, but actually disrupting the market and pushing auto brands out. This even extends into the used.

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Mexico is already building its own cheap EVs that will rival China

Baua Electric

Mexico is done importing cheap EVs from China and India as it plows ahead with a prototype of its own. Sheinbaum confirmed on Friday that Mexico is building a series of small, cheap EVs that are expected to challenge those made in India and China. BYD wants to sell 100,000 EVs in Mexico by next year.

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BYD Europe aims to beat Tesla & big EU automakers

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BYD Europe aims to beat Tesla and other prominent EU automakers, like Volkswagen and Stellantis. BYD European boss Michael Shu made bold claims during the Financial Times’ Future of the Car Summit. BYD Europe wants to triple its market in the region by 2025. “We are confident that we could be in a leading position.

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This maker of cheap TVs just launched a solid-looking EV

Baua Electric

3, Cupra Born, and BYD Dolphin. A host of Chinese brands that you’ve likely never heard of have been unveiling new EVs at this week’s Paris auto show – which has made a big comeback this year after a major lull post-COVID. Among them is a newcomer to the scene: Skywell, a brand better known for cheap electronics.

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China gave BYD an incredible $3.7 billion to ‘win’ the EV race

Baua Electric

China has been heavily subsidizing its green tech sectors, but homegrown EV company BYD is a favorite child of the bunch, receiving enormous subsidies to the tune of at least $3.7 Germany’s Kiel Institute for the World Economy reported that BYD received €220 million in 2020 to €2.1 BYD reported a net income of $4.16

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Battery revolution! Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

EV Central

The global auto giant Stellantis has done a deal with a French battery-maker to secure fresh sodium-ion battery technology for its future EVs that could see electric cars finally undercut petrol cars on purchase price. Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE? The post Battery revolution!

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