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Initial details on fiery crash involving BYD e6 that killed 3

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2012

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. China Auto Web.

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E6 BYD Taxi Gasoline-Electric

BYD delivers 500 battery-electric e6 police cars to Shenzhen Public Security Bureau

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2013

After being selected through a public bidding process, BYD has delivered 500 battery-electric, e6 police vehicles to the Shenzhen Municipal Public Security Bureau this week. The BYD e6 reaches speeds of over 140 km/h (~87 mph) with a range of 300 km (187 miles), making it suited for the demands of police utility vehicles.

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E6 BYD Taxi Battery

BYD to supply 50 e6 BEVs to greentomatocars for minicabs in London

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Under a newly signed a Memorandum of Understanding, BYD will supply greentomatocars with 50 of its battery-electric e6 models for trial use as minicabs in London. The company expects that the 50 electric BYD e6 will be available for its customers to use from the second quarter of 2013.

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E6 London BYD Supplies

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

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2012

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 collisions inflicted fatal injuries on the three passengers.

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E6 BYD Parts Taxi

40 BYD e6-Based Electric Taxis Enter Service in Shenzhen City

Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2010

Forty battery-electric taxis-based on BYD’s e6—officially entered service in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province. Wang Chuanfu, chief executive of BYD, said that the five passenger e6 has a maximum speed of 140 km/h (87 mph); consumes 21.5 BYD plans to have 100 E6 taxis on Shenzhen’s roads by the end of June.

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E6 Taxi BYD Los Angeles

BYD to provide 50 e6 EVs to Opoli’s San Diego ride-sharing fleet

Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2015

https://opoli.com , a ridesharing service and app based in San Diego, has partnered with China-based BYD Motors Inc, which will provide 50 e6 EVs to the Opoli fleet as part of a green initiative. The e6 has been incorporated in fleets in Hong Kong, London, Singapore, Rotterdam, Bogota and Rio de Janeiro.

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San Diego E6 BYD Fleet

BYD reports plug-in fleet test results; rapid charging not diminishing capacity

Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2011

BYD all-electric e6 Taxi in service in Shenzhen. In conjunction with the one-year anniversary of its all-electric vehicle Taxi fleet test, BYD announced high-level results of several pilots of its plug-in electric vehicles—the F3DM, e6 and eBUS-12—in fleet testing across the world. Click to enlarge. million kilometers).

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BYD Fleet Plug-in E6

BYD e6 Electric Taxi Burns After 112-MPH Drunk Supercar Driver Crash

Green Car Reports

MAY 29, 2012

Over the weekend we heard the disturbing news that a BYD e6 electric taxi in Shenzhen China had burst into flames and killed three of its occupants after being hit by a speeding drunk driver.

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E6 Taxi BYD MPH

BYD to announce US launch plans for EVs and PHEVs at NAIAS

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2010

BYD’s battery-electric e6 Premier (MY2012) and a new dual mode electric SUV S6DM will make their world premieres on the main floor exhibit space at the COBO Center at the 2011 NAIAS. Equipped with a BYD Iron-phosphate FE battery pack, the e6 Premier has an expected range of 300 km (186.4

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BYD E6 PHEV Extended Range

Chrysler launches the 2011 GEM line

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2011

Also new for 2011 are four vehicle options including: 12” turf tires for off-road applications; Right-hand-drive package that converts the GEM vehicle into a police or security vehicle; Short-bed package that provides a 34” x 48” cargo bed on the GEM e4 four-passenger coupe or the GEM e6 six-passenger shuttle vehicle; and.

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Chrysler GEM e4 2011 GEM e6

EADS demonstrating electric and hybrid aviation propulsion; innovative distributed propulsion series hybrid

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2013

Also at the Paris Air Show, EADCO and PC-Aero are presenting their two-motor electric aircraft project “Elektro E6”. The Elektro E6 is envisioned to feature a full carbon composite structure, two motors, high wing propeller, solar cells technology, 6 seats, 480 kg (1,058 lb) payload and 500-km (311-mile) range.

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Hybrid Re-Charge Electric Electrical

History of the GEM Car and a Look at Its Future

Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

If you need more space, the GEM e6 seats up to six people and looks like a shuttle bus. The first GEM vehicle had its speed capped at 25 mph to meet the LSV regulations. Following this change, you could drive GEM machines on streets with a speed limit of 35 mph or lower. owns GEM following a 2021 purchase from Polaris.

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Golf Cart Future Taylor-Dunn GEM e2

High-Speed Impact, Not Batteries, To Blame In BYD Electric Car Fire

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 6, 2012

The tragedy happened in May, when a BYD e6 all-electric taxi was hit early one morning by a speeding Nissan GT-R traveling at 112 mph or more. The post-impact electric-car fire which led to the death of three people in Shenzhen, China earlier this year was not caused by the car’s battery pack, crash investigators have concluded.

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BYD E6 Electric Cars Taxi

Initial details on fiery crash involving BYD e6 that killed 3

BYD delivers 500 battery-electric e6 police cars to Shenzhen Public Security Bureau

BYD to supply 50 e6 BEVs to greentomatocars for minicabs in London

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

40 BYD e6-Based Electric Taxis Enter Service in Shenzhen City

BYD to provide 50 e6 EVs to Opoli’s San Diego ride-sharing fleet

BYD reports plug-in fleet test results; rapid charging not diminishing capacity

BYD e6 Electric Taxi Burns After 112-MPH Drunk Supercar Driver Crash

BYD to announce US launch plans for EVs and PHEVs at NAIAS

Chrysler launches the 2011 GEM line

EADS demonstrating electric and hybrid aviation propulsion; innovative distributed propulsion series hybrid

History of the GEM Car and a Look at Its Future

High-Speed Impact, Not Batteries, To Blame In BYD Electric Car Fire

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