GM Announces Volt Pricing Starting at $41,000 Limiting Mass Market Appeal
General Motors has announced a starting price of $41,000 for the Chevrolet Volt, the company's first move into the nascent market for electric vehicles. Buyers may be eligible for a federal tax credit of up to $7,500. The Volt is ...
BYD Offers Dual Mode Hybrid to Individual Buyers in China
BYD has announced the availability of its F3DM dual-mode electric vehicle to individual buyers in China starting on March 29. The first sales location will be in Shenzhen. The city plans to have 24,000 dual mode hybrids on the road ...
BYD Set to Launch All-Electric Car in Los Angeles Next Year
BYD is likely to select the Los Angeles market as its entry point for the all-electric e6 model according to an article in the Wall Street Journal. The selection of Southern California for the product introduction makes a great deal ...
Shai Agassi’s Vision for Electric Car Infrastructure
Shai Agassi, the founder of Better Place, has come up with a strategy for building infrastructure that he believes will solve the problem of range. Mr. Agassi's strategy is one that has been discussed here in the past. Better Place ...
BYD Plans to Offer Electric Car in U.S. Market in 2010
The Wall Street Journal reported today that BYD plans to offer its most advanced electric car, the e6 model, in the United States in 2010 which is a year ahead of the company's prior plans. BYD's e6 sedan has been ...
Chevy Volt Hybrid vs. BYD e6 Pure Electric
General Motors is claiming that the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle can be expected to achieve 230 miles per gallon when used mostly in city traffic. The Volt is a hybrid vehicle that has a 40 mile range on electric power ...