BYD is China's biggest battery maker, but has recently entered the auto market. If you have a cellphone or MP3 player, you probably have a BYD battery.
There first move into the auto world, is the F6DM plug in hybrid. The mid-size sedan can go 62 miles alone on electricity and 267 miles when the gas engine kicks in. The F6DM should be available the second half of this year, with a fully electric F6E in 2009.
Treehugger has some more info about the batteries:
What makes the F6DM and F6E special is the battery pack: the lithium iron phosphate battery is said to be safer, less expensive, without heavy metals, completely recyclable and should be rechargeable to 70% in 10-minute at special charging stations. It can also be recharged more slowly with a home charging station, of course.Currently BYD has no plans to sell the car outside of China.
Will the F6DM beat GM's Chevy Volt as the first production plug in hybrid? Only time will tell.
Link: Treehugger
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