Etiqueta: BYD

The future of the German automotive industry does not depend on keeping competitors out but rather on whether it can regain the spirit of self-negation on the new track and rebuild genuinely competitive industrial advantages on a global scale.

BYD is gearing up to reveal a new pickup truck that will sit under the Shark as a lower-priced alternative....

BYD and Tesla are taking different approaches to further their global dominance.

BYD says global installations of its BatteryBox residential energy storage systems have increased by 500,000 since June 2024, lifting the total past 1.5 million worldwide.

BYD has increased salaries for its research and development personnel, becoming the latest Chinese company to do so after CATL.

BYD has reached a historic production milestone by building 15 million electric cars and hybrids.

BYD is taking a page from the Airbnb playbook by launching a home charger sharing system that lets EV owners share capacity.

This unibody truck hides serious tech under soft curves, pairing all-wheel drive with BYD’s DM-i platform and a flexible, SUV-like interior

While much of the news this week has been discouraging, recent reports about BYD’s OTA updates have provided something positive to think about. In particular, the OTA updates have focused on BYD’s DM-i 5.0 (5th generation PHEV platform), which started rolling out across models in China last year. Consumers in China are getting more battery-only range and better fuel economy once the battery is depleted than when they bought their vehicles. While some news has been worse than expected, it is good to see something ending up better than expected. That is not only better for consumers, but also better for the CO2 emissions and the environment.