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BYD tests PHEV pickup truck in Mexico [Video]

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BYD was recently spotted testing its upcoming hybrid pickup truck in Mexico. However, after it was spotted in Mexico undergoing some rigorous-looking tests, news broke that BYD’s upcoming pickup truck will be a plug-in electric vehicle (PHEV). The post BYD tests PHEV pickup truck in Mexico [Video] appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Teaser: New Acura Performance Electric SUV Concept to Be Revealed At Monterey Car Week

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Chinese car buyers are among the most prolific EV and PHEV buyers in the world, and the country recently saw their sales numbers eclipse those of gas vehicles for the first time. Their July sales increased 37 percent over July 2023, accounting for almost 51 percent of new car sales. Chinese brands don’t yet sell in the U.S.,

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Ford adding hybrid F-150 & Mustang, PHEV Transit, new BEV SUV by 2020; $700M for Flat Rock for EV production; cancels $1.6B Mexico plant

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Ford detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles (483 km) for customers globally.

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Emissions gamble: Why electric car-maker BYD is adding ICE in Australia with the 2024 BYD Sealion 6

EV Central

The expansion by BYD in Australia from pure electric vehicles into CO2-emitting internal combustion engined plug-ins led by the Sealion 6 SUV will not trigger a major backlash from the Chinese company’s growing band of existing EV owners or put off potential EV buyers. The next is expected to be the Shark ute revealed this week in Mexico.

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BYD overcomes China’s intense EV price war as record car sales lead to Q2 profit surge

Baua Electric

Despite aggressive discounts on its electric cars in China, BYD’s bottom line nearly doubled in the second quarter compared to Q1 2024. BYD Seal test drive in Mexico (Source: BYD) Low-cost EVs, overseas expansion fueling growth BYD’s auto (and related) sales accounted for 76% of revenue, generating RMB 228.3 billion, or about $1.27

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Here’s how Nissan might electrify trucks and SUVs for the US

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During an interview at the 2024 New York auto show Nissan North America’s Senior Vice President and Chief Planning Officer, Ponz Pandikuthira laid out for Green Car Reports the automaker’s viewpoint on where EVs, PHEVs, and series hybrids make the most sense. Both will be built in Mexico.

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Canada to slap 100% tariff on Chinese EVs just as BYD preps for market debut

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Last week, the European Commission announced new tariff rates as part of an ongoing investigation into Chinese electric car subsidies. BYD is already a leading EV brand in Mexico, but entering Canada could shake up the North American auto market. In May, BYD revealed its first pickup truck , the Shark PHEV, in Mexico.

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