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Introducing the BYD E6 Electric Car

post #1 of 6
4/28/08 at 10:54am
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Via TreeHugger:

 

BYD, China's biggest battery maker, isn't wasting any time carving its niche in the new world of electric cars and plug-in hybrids. It all started with the F6DM plug-in hybrid sedan, followed by the smaller and less expensive F3DM plug-in hybrid compact car.

 

Now BYD has introduced its E6 electric car at the Beijing International Auto Show. It takes the shape of a crossover, or MPV, and will be built on on the F6's platform (same as the F6DM, which could be sold in Europe by 2010).

 

BYD E6 Electric Vehicle Specifications
So far, all we know is that the E6 will be a 5 seater with an acceleration of 0 to 100 kph of around 10 seconds. Top speed should be top speed of 160 kph (100 mph), and the battery pack, which is located under the rear passenger seats, will be based on BYD's own lithium-ion iron phosphate technology. Range per charge is expected to be 300 km (186 miles).

 

But most impressive of all:

 

"BYD projected the battery had a life of 2,000 cycles, for a lifetime range of about 600,000 km (373,000 miles)"

 

Wow! Even if thats just half true, it's still pretty good.

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post #2 of 6
5/11/08 at 2:08pm

This thing looks awesome - just found some time to read a bit more into it and thought a picture would help out the conversation:

 

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post #3 of 6
5/12/08 at 10:02am
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Nice - I like that it looks like a regular sedan, so it will appeal to the masses.  Really good range, too.

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post #4 of 6
5/12/08 at 10:14am

 it looks awesome.  maybe the perspective is skewed in the photo, but that looks like a hefty (a la 7 series bmw) sedan.  doesn't that impede efficiency?  on the other hand, i think people will appreciate a 'normal' looking/feeling sedan that happens to also be all electric.  :)

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post #5 of 6
2/17/09 at 4:57pm

This e6 it’s still a concept car, thus not a guarantee of a scheduled production. Maybe it’s just evanescent as many other concept cars with performance car parts, maybe it’s a big scream to draw attention on another aggressive Chinese competitor, but in any case it’s another proof of how alternative energy vehicles (methane, and liquefied petroleum gas first in the row) are taking more and more market share.

 

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post #6 of 6
2/23/09 at 5:15pm
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Originally Posted by khooper:

This e6 it’s still a concept car, thus not a guarantee of a scheduled production. Maybe it’s just evanescent as many other concept cars with performance car parts, maybe it’s a big scream to draw attention on another aggressive Chinese competitor, but in any case it’s another proof of how alternative energy vehicles (methane, and liquefied petroleum gas first in the row)  and performance car parts are taking more and more market share.

 
This is the way the auto industry is heading and it's encouraging. The pace will quicken as oil prices increase. I’m hearing predictions of $200/bbl or more by 2010 or about $8.00/gal retail in the US for regular unleaded.


 


Edited by mickeyfouse - Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:58:48 UTC

 

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