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BYD launches popular Dolphin, Seal, and Atto 3 EVs in Kenya with local Toyota dealer

Baua Electric

BYD continues launching EVs in new regions while expanding its lineup in key auto markets, such as Europe, South America, Southeast Asia, and Africa. As global sales continue surging, BYD topped Honda and Nissan for the first time in Q2. With momentum building, BYD is aiming higher as it eyes Ford and others in global sales.

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BYD to slash EV prices even more with new platform as it looks to crush ICE car sales

Baua Electric

A new report claims BYD’s new EV platform will slash costs even further as the automaker kicks off a “liberation battle” against gas-powered cars. Best known for its low-cost EVs, such as the Dolphin, Atto 3, and sleek Seal sedan, BYD is taking its game up a notch in 2024. BYD is leading an offensive against ICE vehicles.

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The EV Battery Wish List

Cars That Think

That becomes a low-cost way to generate big improvements in pack density and bolster the mileage of a vehicle,” Castillloux says. Automakers and battery manufacturers are on board with multiple solutions, including the stunning rise of lithium-iron-phosphate cells in Teslas, Fords and other models.

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BYD nears huge Mexico EV plant deal with 50,000 sales in sight this year

Baua Electric

After already becoming an EV leader in overseas markets like Thailand, Israel, and Australia, BYD is rapidly expanding its presence in South America. Sales are surging after launching its cheapest EV in Brazil in March, the $20,000 (99,800 BRL) Seagull (called the Dolphin Mini overseas).

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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operations are small - about 20 people work in a sales and marketing outpost in Elk Grove Village, Ill., BYD makes about 80% of Motorolas RAZR handsets, as well as batteries for iPods and iPhones and low-cost computers, including the model distributed by Nicholas Negropontes One Laptop per Child nonprofit based in Cambridge, Mass.

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