Saturday, January 17, 2009
Cars of near future - Ecofriendly BYD
China's BYD Co (1211.HK) plans to sell its plug-in hybrid cars, the country's first homegrown electric vehicle, in European and U.S. markets in 2011, BYD chairman Wang Chuan Fu told reporters.
BYD, which is 10 percent owned by U.S. investor Warren Buffett, originally aimed to sell the hybrid cars abroad in 2010 but Wang would not give any reasons for the delay.
Here is a fantastic slide show from TreeHugger: BYD Cars @ Detroit
While electric cars are not a new concept, a lot of innovation and emerging trends have surfaced in recent times. BYD cars are scheduled to it US markets in 2011, they are worth something to look forward in this, "We depend on our roads" - mental frame made up country, at the very least.
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Environment,
Tech