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London’s Red Double Deckers Go All-Electric

Mila Luleva — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:28:15 +0000

London’s famous red double-deckers receive an electric makeover. London has attracted a considerable amount with their eco-friendly innovative solutions. A number of green developments and plans have served as examples for other places around the world. These include the bike-sharing service, the underground bike paths, and of course the issue of handling food waste effectively. […]

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London’s First Electric Bus Announced

Benji Jerew — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 02:21:14 +0000

A special announcement was made at the Clean Bus Summit that will change, as of now, a good number of cities from around the world. This announcement was made by the mayor of London, Mayor Boris Johnson, in the first Clean Bus Summit to take place in London. He announced that London will have, not […]

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BYD’s New Gigafactory Could Lower Lithium-Ion Battery Prices

Benji Jerew — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:25:22 +0000

As discussed, one of the things that keeps electric vehicles expensive, particularly with regard to their range per charge, is the price of lithium-ion battery packs. Chinese automaker BYD already produced a number of electric vehicles, even electric buses, and says it will triple its capacity in the next three years, putting it just about […]

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BYD Electric Bus Line Starts Production in California

Benji Jerew — Mon, 05 May 2014 17:57:39 +0000

Chinese automaker BYD doesn’t sell electric vehicles in the United States, but the electric bus is a go, starting with a new plant in California. The automarket in the United States is a tough one, and the electric vehicle market even more so. While sales of some electric vehicles have been on the rise, such […]

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China’s BYD Contemplates a Green Rebirth

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:10:28 +0000

As part of a reinvention plan, BYD Co, a large Chinese brand with Warren Buffet as an investor, might shift its focus from conventional automobiles to new energy battery models within two years. At one point, BYD had dreams of being a competitor of Toyota, but after shares have tumbled by 75% since late-2009, the […]

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BYD Expanding Renewable Energy Storage into Australia

Benji Jerew — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:43:30 +0000

By 2030, Australia could be 100% renewable, but without renewable energy storage when the sun goes down, all that development could be a partially wasted effort. Renewable energy depends a lot on the weather. If the sun doesn’t shine, solar panels go dead. If the rain doesn’t fall, reservoirs behind hydroelectric dams go low and […]

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Electric Vehicle Incentives to Resume in China by May

Benji Jerew — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:28:38 +0000

China expects to resume electric vehicle incentives sometime in the next couple of months, which will help defray the extra cost of buying more expensive electric vehicles. The last series of Chinese electric vehicle incentives ran from 2010 through 2012. Anyone who wanted to buy and electric vehicle after December 31, 2012 had to pay […]

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Chinese Police Gets Electric: 500 BYD-Made EVs Hit Shenzen Precincts

Benji Jerew — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:34:29 +0000

China has been upping the ante on electric vehicle [EV] production and utilization, including tax incentives for EV manufacturers and EV battery manufacturing, which likely enabled the Wanxiang acquisition of failed A123 Systems this past year. Beijing looks to be introducing some tax incentives for consumers, in addition to state incentives. Local governments and fleet […]

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China’s BYD Seeking Alternative Route Into US EV Market

Benji Jerew — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:21:15 +0000

Even though BYD’s electric vehicle [EV] sales in China haven’t been anywhere near where they would like them to be, they’ve had their plans to get into the lucrative US EV market for years. Back as far as 2008, there was news that BYD might be setting up manufacturing facilities in California, but time and […]

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Chinese Automaker BYD Unveils World's Largest Battery for Renewable Energy Storage

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:27:19 +0000

BYD is already being known as China’s main producer of electric cars. They also produce their own ferrous batteries for the cars, which they now use to store wind and solar power in what represents the world’s largest renewable energy storage based on batteries. Having the size of a football field, the huge battery bank […]

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