cdub
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http://www.greencarreports.com/blog/1053395_2012-byd-e6-electric-crossover-to-cost-35000-200-mile-range
Huh? How are they doing that price? Are they subsidized by the Chinese government and losing 20k per car? My bet is yes.
I'd never buy a car from China. Sorry. Chinese made goods have a bad taste to them with all of the cheap toys and crap we have going on here.
Maybe it's a good car - who knows - but it has a LOT ... scratch that.. an almost INSURMOUNTABLE issue to overcome in consumer's minds.
Later today at the Detroit Auto Show, Chinese carmaker BYD will take the wraps off a new incarnation of the e6 crossover it's shown twice before.
This time, however, it comes with an upgraded interior, a more powerful drive motor, and a price: $35,000 before incentives. The company hopes to offer its 2012 BYD e6 S (for 'Sport') for sale in selected U.S. markets toward the end of this year.
$2,220 more than Leaf, twice the range
The price of $35,000, first reported on Plug-In Cars, is just $2,220 more than a 2011 Nissan Leaf compact hatchback, which retails for $32,780, and considerably less than the $41,000 Chevy Volt.
More significant, the BYD e6 S will have a range of roughly 200 miles--perhaps more--from its 60-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack. That's twice the Leaf's range, from a battery pack holding more than 2.5 times as much energy.
Huh? How are they doing that price? Are they subsidized by the Chinese government and losing 20k per car? My bet is yes.
I'd never buy a car from China. Sorry. Chinese made goods have a bad taste to them with all of the cheap toys and crap we have going on here.
Maybe it's a good car - who knows - but it has a LOT ... scratch that.. an almost INSURMOUNTABLE issue to overcome in consumer's minds.