Can’t wait to buy your first all-electric plug-in car? Chances won’t come from Ford, GM, or even Honda or Nissan. BYD’s e6 (http://www.byd.com/e6.html ) now for consumer sale in China and set to hit the U.S. market the next year, is full-sized and “purely electric,” as the company puts it with family-orientation concept. Their Most Innovative status, as known so far, is well-earned, having developed the battery technology for their cars in-house. And quite a technology it is. The BYD-developed Fe battery, powering the e6 to a range of 186.4 miles on a single charge in urban conditions. This makes it one of the longest-range, pure EVs in the world. The projected top speed is 87mph. Given Los Angeles housing bureau will extend its contract on BYD’s hybrids (F3DM) for their good performance record, the manufacturer show its strength of Fe-battery tech, and this company wont be on the unknown list in North America for long.
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Dec. 21, 2011 9:17 p.m. Marcolli None
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Dec. 21, 2011 9:20 p.m. Trans_Maro Dork
Electric canoe
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Dec. 22, 2011 8:21 a.m. slantvaliant Dork
Electric Canoe?
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Dec. 22, 2011 10:11 a.m. chaparral Reader
A TGV runs a million miles a year and they never have to charge the batteries! Ok, I guess it's cheating that they never leave the charger, but that's the longest-range EV in the world.
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Dec. 22, 2011 11:42 a.m. petegossett SuperDork
In reply to slantvaliant:
At least they were realistic/honest enough to call it "The Season's Novelty".
