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BYD’s Sales Transition: Clearing Out the Old to Make Way for the New in China

August 23, 2025August 24, 20252 weeks ago Larry Evans 0 Comments

Overall, BYD’s sales are driven by product. New product is taking over while older product falls back. While Black PR has likely had some temporary effect, strong product tends to overcome it in the long term. Last year, BYD had stronger PHEV product introductions and sales. This year, BEV has had stronger product introductions and sales. It is hard to be sure what next year will bring. More effort might go to product for outside markets, with growth shifting accordingly. But with over 120,000 R&D engineers and more EV intellectual property than anyone, I would bet that the long-term “peak” is a far down the road.

BYD EV Struck By Lightning Holds Up Fine

August 9, 20251 month ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

A BYD electric car was recently struck by lightning, three times. There was also a human driving the car at the time. The good news is that the driver and the car were fine, with only minimal damage. First of all, let’s start with a common claim about lightning and … [continued]

Chile EV Sales Report: Tesla & BYD Join Forces to Bring the EV Market to…

July 3, 20241 year ago Juan Diego Celemín Mojica 0 Comments

On paper, Chile has everything to be the Latin American leader in electrifying mobility. It’s relatively small and wealthier than most other countries in the region, it has abundant renewable electricity, and it lacks meaningful oil reserves, so there’s a huge financial incentive to curb those expensive oil imports with … [continued]

EV Sales Report: Brazil Races Ahead, Bringing 1,100% BEV Growth in April

May 23, 20241 year ago Juan Diego Celemín Mojica 0 Comments

Good news keeps coming from the Carioca country. When EV sales skyrocketed in late 2023, there were fears this was a temporary increase because automakers were running to bring as many cars as possible to market before the tariffs kicked in this year. This wasn’t the case, and because the … [continued]

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BYD Launches Han BEV, Song PLUS DM-i, And Destroyer 05 PHEV In Uzbekistan

March 18, 2023August 13, 20242 years ago Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai 0 Comments

In February of last year, BYD Auto Industry Co Ltd (BYD) and UZAVTOSANOAT JSC (UzAuto) signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop, produce, and popularize “new energy vehicles” (NEV) in Uzbekistan. UzAuto is the largest and only manufacturer in Central Asia to offer a full range of vehicles. … [continued]

100% Electric Vehicles = 11% Of New Vehicle Sales Globally!

December 5, 20223 years ago José Pontes 0 Comments

And 16% of new vehicles sold across the world have a plug.

100% Electric Vehicles = 13% Of New Vehicle Sales Globally!

October 31, 20223 years ago José Pontes 0 Comments

And 18% of new vehicles sold across the world have a plug.

100% Electric Vehicles = 11% Of New Vehicle Sales Globally!

October 2, 20223 years ago José Pontes 0 Comments

And 15% of new vehicles sold across the world have a plug.

Electric Vehicles = 10% of New Vehicle Sales Globally!

August 28, 20223 years ago José Pontes 0 Comments

And 14% of new vehicles sold across the world have a plug.

Electric Car Sales: Global Top 20

June 29, 20223 years ago José Pontes 0 Comments

Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 55% in May 2022 compared to May 2021. With the China covid lockdown effects easing, sales have recovered most of their previous pace, reaching 699,000 registrations last month. That represents 12% share of the overall auto market (8.6% BEV share). Considering the steep drops … [continued]