China's first PHEV went on sale this morning.

Remember in Back to the Future when the 1955 Dr.Brown takes the failed time chip out of the Delorean and says:"No wonder this chip failed! It says made in Japan." To which Marty replies:"Are you kidding?In 1985 all the best stuff comes from Japan." In 1955 I guess the Japanese did make rubbish and 30 years on they succeeded in making goods of the highest quality. The Japanese wanted it badly.The Chinese do too.

Chinas' quality will improve. They know that if they want to sell in the west, they have to improve. Their olympics was brilliant!

BTW, My dad bought a JVC VCR in 1982. It lasted 12 years! As a kid I can remember it being repaired maybe twice and even then it was something silly like a button. Made in Japan dudes!

 

BYD Auto to Unveil First Production Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle

"DETROIT, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- BYD Auto Company, one of China's top independent automobile manufacturers and a world leader in green technology, will host a press conference at 10:50 a.m., Monday, January 12, at the North American International Auto Show at Detroit's Cobo Center.

BYD Auto will introduce several important new models that represent the company's strategic vision of "green tech for tomorrow," including the e6 electric crossover vehicle and the F3DM sedan, the first production plug-in hybrid vehicle."

 

Crash-test car BYD F3 on the methodology EuroNCAP 64kph（40mph)

 

crash test looked good, but front end collisions are not a tough one to protect on. its the side collisions that scare me