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Thriev adding 20 BYD e6 electric cars to London fleet

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BYD e6 electric cars to the fleet. Part of the deal with BYD is that Thriev will equip its facility at Edgware Road, west London, with BYD’s purpose-designed charging equipment, which allows fast charging of the e6 in just two hours. Earlier post.).

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Initial details on fiery crash involving BYD e6 that killed 3

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Three passengers in a BYD e6 taxicab, including the driver, were killed in an accident in Shenzhen on 26 May. BYD e6 in flames following crash. A drunk driver crashed a high-speed Nissan GT-R into a BYD e6, and then collided with another, gasoline taxicab. The e6 hit a tree before bursting into flames.

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Investigation concludes fire in BYD e6 collision caused by electric arcs from short circuit igniting interior materials and part of power battery

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In the accident, a driver crashed a Nissan GT-R into a BYD e6 electric taxi, and then collided with a separate gasoline taxicab. The e6 hit a tree before bursting into flames; the 3 occupants of the e6 were killed in the crash. The type and severity of the accident was extremely rare.

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Report: BYD to test market e6 EV in US in 2011

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plans to start test-marketing the e6 battery-electric vehicle ( earlier post ) in the US next year after almost a year’s delay, and is in talks with officials in Los Angeles to supply e-buses that could eventually lead to a manufacturing plant in the city. The Wall Street Journal reports that China’s BYD Co.

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Blue Chicken, the biggest taxi operator in Indonesia: Maximum EVs might be bought from BYD this past

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Blue Chicken, Indonesia’s biggest taxi operator, is ready to buy maximum of its unused fleet as electrical cars (EVs) from BYD, in line with a document by means of Bloomberg. BYD Taxi in alternative international locations Alternatively, Tesla has confronted demanding situations within the pocket.

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BYD and Hertz partnering on EV rentals in China

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As part of the partnership, Hertz will rent BYD’s e6 electrical vehicle (EV) to Chinese consumers, municipalities and government agencies. The core technology of BYD’s e6 is BYD’s internally developed lithium iron-phosphate (FE) battery technology. million yuan ($43 million), based on Chinese accounting standards.

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Yunnan Investment Group and BYD to open new energy vehicle plants in Southwest China

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With projected hydropower reserves greater than 103 GW, more than 70% of the electric power supply in Yunnan currently comes from water. This combination of natural resources and readily available electricity make Yunnan Province an ideal location for electrified transportation and new energy vehicle manufacturing, the partners said.

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