Etiqueta: Weekly

BYD will present the Seal 06 DM-i wagon at IAA Mobility 2025, offering plug-in hybrid power and up to 2,000 km range.

Over the past few days, I have been scouring through BYD’s 1H Interim Report. Overall, performance was what I expected, if below some projections, but a few notable items stood out.

China's XPeng, Xiaomi, Nio and Li Auto are on tap Monday, with giant BYD due Sept. 1-2.

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Apparently, we jumped the gun a couple of days ago writing about the markets where BYD has been expanding. It’s been growing in Nepal, Malaysia, and Cambodia, and it has also begun exporting vehicles from Thailand to Europe. Now we ... [continued]

It may be easy to dismiss initial numbers in emerging markets as being relatively small in quantity and purchasing power. But those markets are developing as the people within them develop. Establishing brand preference and tying the brand to the economic emergence of these countries has an impact that extends far beyond monthly sales rankings. Electric vehicles are the future, and BYD can make their brand most associated with that future. The opportunity exists to establish long-lasting brand preference that can span generations, if BYD can take advantage of it.

The Zeekr 9X plug-in hybrid SUV from Geely, with the world’s largest battery, began presales in China with a starting price of 67,080 USD.

BYD has begun exporting cars made in Thailand to Europe, partly in response to Thai policies that apply to vehicle imports.

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. There’s a lot of electric vehicle growth and development happening in smaller markets that have traditionally not gotten much attention. We here at CleanTechnica are trying to cover this growth, but, admittedly, it’s hard to track it all. The good ... [continued]

While 3000hp+ hypercars setting records can seem pointless to many, the technological development and testing can benefit more practical EVs. Racing can also go a long way toward changing consumer perceptions and building excitement for the transition to electric vehicles.

The Hang Seng Index will react to new calls that Chinese stocks were in a bubble and top earnings by companies like Alibaba and BYD.