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Tesla Plans to Build the Model 3 in China Starting 2017

Annika Tostengard — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:19:59 +0000

Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants to begin marketing and selling the Model S in China, but there are a lot of costs associated with exporting vehicles across the ocean. That’s why he plans to work with a Chinese manufacturer to begin building the electric cars there, instead. That will let Tesla drop the price of […]

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Electric Cars Coming from China

Florin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:40:50 +0000

As many producers announce their hybrid or electric cars, it's a more obvious sign that the future is for electric cars.
There is a competition to be the first one to produce electric cars and have them on the road.

China is trying to get on the track for this and they will try to produce 500 000 electric cars in the next two years. It might not sound much, but compared to the 2100 produced last year, it's a great evolution.

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BYD F3DM: Chevy Volt Technology, Cheaper, Chinese, Available Today

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:45:58 +0000

Its name sounds like it's taken out of Star Trek. Still, this is Chinese technology kicking some much bigger butts all over the world. BYD, the Chinese cell phone battery maker unveils today the F3DM, an all-electric sedan designed to show some more capitalist, more prudent, oil-led giant companies like Chevrolet, GM or Toyota, that you can do a decent electric car with a low price and high expectations.

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