Knock, Knock! Who's there? The Chinese 250 mi. EV

[Rokeby]

If this is true, it is an EV tsunami that will sweep the EV landscape clear.
Forget the Chevy Volt. Forget the Nissan Leaf.
Behold the future of personal transportation...

Behold the BYD E6.

"BYD says that its new E6 electric car due out before the end of the
year will do 250 miles (400km) on a single charge...

"It needs 7-8 hours with a domestic plug to charge the car but BYD - it
stands for Build Your Dreams - says a specially developed fast
charging point with a lead the diameter of a fire hose will fill up the
car in just one hour.

"You can get half a charge in only 10 minutes...

"Let us look at the accuracy of the claim first. BYD is already the
world's number two in rechargeable batteries, and for the E6 it is
using a ferrous battery it has developed itself.

"There is a reputational risk in exaggerating the claims of a product.
And that could be translated into a legal risk if people buy shares in
the publicly quoted company as a result of misleading information."

Full article Here:

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Harrabin's Notes: Electric promise

[Yankeefan]

I think it's funny everyone was on holiday when the film crew went. Also no video of it actually being driven or a road test.

[Zythryn]

Promises are nice, but bringing a product to market is something else.
If they CAN deliver on that, they may well take the lead.

[Fstr911]

In my experience China is what Japan was 50-60 years ago. Once upon a time "Made in Japan" = cheap Sh%!

Right now I wouldn't even consider a car from China..but watch out.

As Bob Dylan said, "The times, they are a changing'

[Rokeby]

Apparently, there are some dark clouds gathering on BYD's horizon:

"The big question: Is an upstart like BYD technically savvy enough
to deliver the technology without quality and performance problems?

"BYD may be growing by leaps and bounds technologically as a
lithium-ion battery and automobile producer, but it doesn’t have a
good track record in keeping promises on product launches, and some
industry observers suspect there may be technical glitches plaguing its
green cars, which include a plug-in hybrid car called the F3DM, in
addition to the e6.

"BYD began selling the F3DM late last year to fleet customers but has
since failed to make it available for consumers even though it said it
plans to make F3DMs available in June."

Full article here:

- China Real Time Report - WSJ