Report: BYD plans two more electric cars in 2009
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show/" rel="tag">Detroit Auto Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hybrids/" rel="tag">Hybrids/Alternative</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedans/Saloons</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/china/" rel="tag">China</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/green/" rel="tag">Green</a></p><a href="http://gas2.org/2008/12/24/byd-will-release-more-electric-cars-in-2009/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/byd_f3.jpg" /></a><br /><br />BYD, which stands for Build Your Dreams, is a Chinese company with huge ambition to become the world's largest automaker. If there's any chance of making that monumental task a reality, the company will need some amazing products, a stage to present them to the world and a little luck. At least one of those requirements has been met, as BYD is set to capitalize on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/29/local-detroit-area-nissan-and-infiniti-dealers-to-invade-auto-sh/">Nissan's absence</a> at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show/">Detroit Auto Show</a> in January by placing its products <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/25/moving-on-up-chinese-automakers-out-of-cobo-basement-thanks-to/">right on the main floor</a> with all the rest of the major automakers. BYD's working on the product problem too, having just <a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/12/15/chinas-first-hybrid-byds-f3dm-goes-on-sale-today/">released its first plug-in hybrid</a>, called the F3DM, in its home market ealier this month. If that weren't enough, the automaker reportedly plans to release two more all-electric models in 2009, with the goal of bring its products to the crucial American and European markets <a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/12/27/chinas-byd-delays-european-and-us-sales-a-year-to-2011/">in 2011</a>. <br /><br />All of these impressive developments have been made possible with the help of a <a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/09/29/warren-buffetts-company-buys-stake-in-chinas-byd/">$230 million investment from Warren Buffet</a>. Much like the upcoming Chevy Volt, the BYD F3DM and F6DM sedans and the E6 van rely on an electric motor and an on-board battery pack to provide motive force for the first 60 miles, after which a normal gasoline-powered engine kicks in to keep the party going. Needless to say, we'll keep an eye out for the budding Chinese automaker next month in Detroit.<br />
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<br />[Source: <a href="http://gas2.org/2008/12/24/byd-will-release-more-electric-cars-in-2009/">Gas2.0</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/29/report-byd-plans-two-more-electric-cars-in-2009/">Report: BYD plans two more electric cars in 2009</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:27:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://gas2.org/2008/12/24/byd-will-release-more-electric-cars-in-2009/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/29/report-byd-plans-two-more-electric-cars-in-2009/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1413093/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/29/report-byd-plans-two-more-electric-cars-in-2009/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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