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BYD e6 battery electric taxi in Shenzhen, China Foton BJ6129EVCA-N1 battery electric bus in Beijing, China E-bikes with an estimated fleet of 120 million in early 2010. The electric vehicle industry in China is the largest in the world, accounting for around 58% of global production of electric vehicles (EVs) [1] and more than 1.5 million exports in 2023. [2]
In the fourth quarter of 2023, BYD was the top-selling battery electric vehicle manufacturer in the world ahead of Tesla. [8] BYD is also the best-selling car brand in China since 2023, overtaking Volkswagen, which had held the title since the liberalisation of the Chinese automotive industry. [9]
The BYD brand distinguishes their passenger car line-up under three "series", namely the Dynasty series (started by the BYD Qin in 2012), a line of higher-end vehicles with "dragon-inspired" designs aimed at the traditional mass markets; [2] [3] the Ocean series (started by the BYD Dolphin in 2021), a line of "ocean-themed" vehicles based on new aesthetic designs by Wolfgang Egger and the ...
In China, the cheapest Tesla model, the base Model 3, has a starting price of 229,900 yuan ($32,375). It has a range of 272 miles on a full charge and a top speed of 140 miles per hour.
The Chinese EV giant was Singapore’s most popular vehicle brand by registration in the first half of 2024. (Toyota outsold BYD if sales of Lexus, its subsidiary, are included).
BYD dethroned Tesla in the fourth quarter as the top EV maker, selling more battery-powered vehicles than its U.S. rival. Once laughed off by Elon Musk, China's BYD has taken Tesla's EV crown Skip ...
The BYD Qin ranked as the top selling plug-in electric car in China in 2014, with 14,747 units sold during the year, [108] and became the country's top selling plug-in passenger car ever. [103] The Qin was followed by the all-electrics Kandi EV with 14,398, Zotye Zhidou E20, with 7,341 units, and BAIC E150 EV with 5,234. [108] [114]
Praised by Elon Musk, top Chinese EV maker BYD urges China’s car brands to go global and ‘demolish the old legends’ Steve Mollman August 13, 2023 at 4:35 PM