In the recent shareholder meeting, BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu indicated that the company would become the largest automaker by volume in 5 years and would exceed 10 million units by the end of the decade. “Five years from now, BYD will be able to achieve true global leadership in terms … [continued]
the story of BYD began 30 years ago with a dream. Today, it is selling cars in more than 95 countries worldwide.
I wrote a few weeks ago, based on some ears on the ground, about cheap electric cars from BYD seemingly disrupting the auto market in Thailand — like, not just reaching good sales levels, but actually disrupting the market and pushing auto brands out. This even extends into the used … [continued]
In the investment world, Charlie Munger is well known as Warren Buffett’s highly successful right-hand man. The two are legends in the financial investment industry. But, naturally, Buffett gets the bulk of the praise and attention. There was one big investment that was reportedly outside the normal process for the … [continued]
I recently wrote about Tesla’s rather enormous order backlog — estimated to be ~457,000 vehicles. Since then, I’ve seen coverage of BYD’s estimated order backlog, and it’s even bigger. According to CnEVPost, BYD’s order backlog has reached around 700,000 vehicles. BYD CEO Wang Chuanfu reportedly informed local reporters of the figure. … [continued]
Welcome to China × Cleantech — April 2021 edition. Our China x Cleantech series covers top cleantech stories in China each month. EV Sales 11% Plugin Vehicle Share In China! On the 23rd of April, José Pontes reported on the sales numbers of the Chinese EV market in March of 2021. … [continued]
As more and more cities start zoning in on the financial benefits of switching to electric buses, we hope they start to deploy more electric buses on their city routes. Some progress has been made across several countries.
Miami, where you at? NYC, where you at? Chicago, where you at? Los Angeles, where you at? Chile just order 150 electric buses from BYD to transport people around its capital city of Santiago. Yes, 150!
Readers of CleanTechnica are likely familiar with two of the first companies to build sustainable new energy businesses around the combined opportunity of electric vehicles, energy storage, and solar — BYD and Tesla.
BYD charged into Busworld Europe 2019 this week in Brussels touting its ability to deliver a “total transport solution” for transit operators to not only electrify their fleet, but to power them with BYD technology as well.
