Comments on: BYD to mass produce electric car! http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/ Explaining the Chinese Car Industry and Chinese Cars Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:43:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Bob http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-51252 Bob Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:17:16 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-51252 Well...its almost 2008 - Any word on this auto? - Im sure it be better received with the recent Gas hike... Well…its almost 2008 - Any word on this auto? - Im sure it be better received with the recent Gas hike…

]]> By: Queen of Theatre http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-51230 Queen of Theatre Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:46:48 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-51230 this car is very impressive...would love to know the features. Duel mode sounds interesting like the next advancement past hybrid. This car would be a hit in the states but BYD will need to position themselves soon. I work personally for an advertising agency and all of the planning, internet, agency work, events, etc. to pre-sell and position the brand ahead of the launch take time...BYD could potentially be an import leader. this car is very impressive…would love to know the features. Duel mode sounds interesting like the next advancement past hybrid. This car would be a hit in the states but BYD will need to position themselves soon. I work personally for an advertising agency and all of the planning, internet, agency work, events, etc. to pre-sell and position the brand ahead of the launch take time…BYD could potentially be an import leader.

]]> By: Kwabena Darko http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-48763 Kwabena Darko Thu, 15 May 2008 14:39:17 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-48763 Hi lam interested in your electric car pls send me quotation for one plus its feutures Hi lam interested in your electric car pls send me quotation for one plus its feutures

]]> By: The Challengers http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-29410 The Challengers Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:42:24 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-29410 The entire world should use renewable energy in this century. WIND,SOLAR, NUCLEAR, NUCLEAR FUSION. Developed nations should provide the technologies and know-how to developing nations for a minimum price. The entire world should use renewable energy in this century. WIND,SOLAR, NUCLEAR, NUCLEAR FUSION. Developed nations should provide the technologies and know-how to developing nations for a minimum price.

]]> By: The Challengers http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-29409 The Challengers Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:34:42 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-29409 This byd F6e or F6DM can drive 430km per time. The max life of the battery is around the 600,000km. Maximum speed is not the fast, 160km/h If u buy this car and charge it at home, will cost u 9 hours for 430km distance. BYD is building or planning or has already finished in cooperation with existing petrol station an eletric recharge station which cost 10 minutes to recharge your battery for 50%, so it is right that it will cost 20 minutes to recharge fully. This byd F6e or F6DM can drive 430km per time.
The max life of the battery is around the 600,000km.
Maximum speed is not the fast, 160km/h
If u buy this car and charge it at home, will cost u 9 hours for 430km distance. BYD is building or planning or has already finished in cooperation with existing petrol station an eletric recharge station which cost 10 minutes to recharge your battery for 50%, so it is right that it will cost 20 minutes to recharge fully.

]]> By: Keith Tomilson http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-29408 Keith Tomilson Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:33:40 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-29408 Hi Ash, Still here putting up with the cold winter. Are you still in touch with AAFLS ? Hi Ash, Still here putting up with the cold winter.
Are you still in touch with AAFLS ?

]]> By: Ashley http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-29341 Ashley Sun, 13 Jan 2008 02:26:25 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-29341 Keith - you still in Qingdao? Keith - you still in Qingdao?

]]> By: Keith Tomilson http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-29328 Keith Tomilson Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:42:06 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-29328 Very few people can park next to their houses in China , but stop anywhere in any city in China and tell somebody that you will pay five Yuan for some electricity for 20 minutes and you would have five people willing to help you . The next day or later that same day a sign would appear that you can charge up your electrical car here for five Yuan maybe even four Yuan. Very few people can park next to their houses in China , but stop anywhere in any city in China and tell somebody that you will pay five Yuan for some electricity for 20 minutes and you would have five people willing to help you . The next day or later that same day a sign would appear that you can charge up your electrical car here for five Yuan maybe even four Yuan.

]]> By: Brian http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-25495 Brian Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:01:25 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-25495 I'll answer your question with a question. Who Killed The Electric Car? EV vehicles go a long way to solving reliance on fossil-fuel and the resulting political and economic instability. Please don't negate this by saying that they are charged using fossil fuel. 1) they don't have to be. 2) the charging is much more efficient than the ICE. Brian I’ll answer your question with a question.
Who Killed The Electric Car?
EV vehicles go a long way to solving reliance on
fossil-fuel and the resulting political and economic
instability. Please don’t negate this by saying that
they are charged using fossil fuel.
1) they don’t have to be.
2) the charging is much more efficient than the ICE.
Brian

]]> By: Ashley http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18671 Ashley Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:26:12 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18671 Its BYD own tech! They originally were battery makers for mobile phones, and other battery carrying appliances. They know their batteries do BYD. Its BYD own tech!

They originally were battery makers for mobile phones, and other battery carrying appliances. They know their batteries do BYD.

]]> By: Slade http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18663 Slade Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:34:05 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18663 LOL (on the first part anyway). Too true. :) LOL (on the first part anyway). Too true. :)

]]> By: woxihuanpijiu http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18486 woxihuanpijiu Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:57:37 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18486 The same reason they killed off the EV1..... too gutless to stand up to the oil companies.... Plus the lost revenue from selling spare parts... The BYD battery is too new to say its any good, but fingers crossed :) The same reason they killed off the EV1….. too gutless to stand up to the oil companies…. Plus the lost revenue from selling spare parts…

The BYD battery is too new to say its any good, but fingers crossed :)

]]> By: BringIt http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18481 BringIt Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:11:27 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18481 Any drawbacks to this battery??? It sounds too good to be true... If the battery is so good, why the giants such as GM and Toyota not using them??? Any drawbacks to this battery??? It sounds too good to be true…

If the battery is so good, why the giants such as GM and Toyota not using them???

]]> By: james lee http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18471 james lee Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:55:38 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18471 These rechargeable Fe iron batteries (the BYD F3-E has 96 of them)apparently produce less heat, and are thus safer than the Li lithium ion that GM is using, and that Toyota is more cautiously (planning to use). These rechargeable Fe iron batteries (the BYD F3-E has 96 of them)apparently produce less heat, and are thus safer than the Li lithium ion that GM is using, and that Toyota is more cautiously (planning to use).

]]> By: woxihuanpijiu http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18435 woxihuanpijiu Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:38:07 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18435 I think that legislation is aimed more at the electric motorcycles than cars. In Guangzhou all motorbikes and electric cycles are banned from the city streets for safety reasons (drive by theft mostly) but if they start making electric cars the local govt would most likely change the rules for them..... after a few incentives of course.... don't know how the batteries will last with people sitting on the horn so the pedestrians know they are there though, especially seeing no one looks when crossing the road. I think that legislation is aimed more at the electric motorcycles than cars. In Guangzhou all motorbikes and electric cycles are banned from the city streets for safety reasons (drive by theft mostly) but if they start making electric cars the local govt would most likely change the rules for them….. after a few incentives of course…. don’t know how the batteries will last with people sitting on the horn so the pedestrians know they are there though, especially seeing no one looks when crossing the road.

]]> By: dragin http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18419 dragin Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:41:59 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18419 "...some big cities electric cars are not allowed to be anywhere but in the bicycle lane as the local D.M.V wont issue license plates for them" This is hard to believe. Can't the central government come down on the head of these teradactyls?..... No, I guess that wouldn't be very democratic now would it..... “…some big cities electric cars are not allowed to be anywhere but in the bicycle lane as the local D.M.V wont issue license plates for them”
This is hard to believe. Can’t the central government come down on the head of these teradactyls?…..
No, I guess that wouldn’t be very democratic now would it…..

]]> By: dragin http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18418 dragin Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:18:12 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18418 Yes, this is where BYD's strength is. And so it should give up making Mercedes Benz lookalike convertibles(F8), and stick to what it does best. China's environment will reap the rewards. These rechargeable Fe iron batteries (the BYD F3-E has 96 of them)apparently produce less heat, and are thus safer than the Li lithium ion that GM is using, and that Toyota is more cautiously (planning to use). Yes, this is where BYD’s strength is. And so it should give up making Mercedes Benz lookalike convertibles(F8), and stick to what it does best. China’s environment will reap the rewards.
These rechargeable Fe iron batteries (the BYD F3-E has 96 of them)apparently produce less heat, and are thus safer than the Li lithium ion that GM is using, and that Toyota is more cautiously (planning to use).

]]> By: woxihuanpijiu http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18415 woxihuanpijiu Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:34:08 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18415 Who needs a gas station, an enterprising local will put a sign outside his/her place and give them a charge for a fee... negoitable of course. Who needs a gas station, an enterprising local will put a sign outside his/her place and give them a charge for a fee… negoitable of course.

]]> By: JOHNSON http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18414 JOHNSON Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:17:59 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18414 look ummmmm i hope these batteries charge super quick, otherwise it'll be virtually useless for long, or even medium trips across city in traffic jams....assuming there will be gas stations allowing u to charge the cars look ummmmm i hope these batteries charge super quick, otherwise it’ll be virtually useless for long, or even medium trips across city in traffic jams….assuming there will be gas stations allowing u to charge the cars

]]> By: woxihuanpijiu http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18412 woxihuanpijiu Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:42:44 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/10/11/byd-to-mass-produce-electric-car/#comment-18412 I can see 100 meter long extension cables hanging out the apartment windows each night....insulating tape included where some guy a few floors tapped into it to get some free power.... lol If the design is good then its good step forward for BYD. Not often we hear of original ideas coming from Chinese manufacturers... big thumbs up :) My guess is BYD (senior) was looking for new ways to make cash so did a bit of R&D and came up with the new idea for a battery, hope the specs are good when they come out. I can see 100 meter long extension cables hanging out the apartment windows each night….insulating tape included where some guy a few floors tapped into it to get some free power…. lol

If the design is good then its good step forward for BYD. Not often we hear of original ideas coming from Chinese manufacturers… big thumbs up :) My guess is BYD (senior) was looking for new ways to make cash so did a bit of R&D and came up with the new idea for a battery, hope the specs are good when they come out.

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