China has a new car coming in 12 months

[skdave]

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...chinese-made-electric-will-kill-it-ex-porsche

In 12 months from scratch??

 

[JohnSnowNW]

 

[MSEV]

It never ceases to amaze me how easy it is to say you are going to do something.
Build a world changing auto, electric, from scratch, in 12 months.

 

[Johan]

A page from Audi's PR department's playbook apparently.

 

[nathanharman]

It was announced at a Furniture Fair. Maybe some confusion between car seats and cars!!

 

[wdolson]

I'm not too surprised, there seem to be a lot of snake oil salespeople getting a lot of press out of China these days. Maybe it is because of the contraction in their economy? Or maybe these things are just getting more coverage?

 

[Kandiru]

Have you found Jesus my son? Oh yes, and dinos walked with humans.

We need simple answers for simple minds folks, screw these prep school nerds, LMFAO.

Sorry, had to troll it, so much ignorance in this world.

 

[EVger]

I'm not too surprised, there seem to be a lot of snake oil salespeople getting a lot of press out of China these days. Maybe it is because of the contraction in their economy? Or maybe these things are just getting more coverage?

See “BYD Targets 60,000 New Energy Vehicle Sales For 2015"
BYD Targets 60,000 New Energy Vehicle Sales For 2015

And BYD is only one of several Chinese companies selling EVs (not including Volvo).

 

[DA808EV]

Who's technology and styling did they steal? Or did they just make a Tesla knock off?

 

[wdolson]

See “BYD Targets 60,000 New Energy Vehicle Sales For 2015"
BYD Targets 60,000 New Energy Vehicle Sales For 2015

And BYD is only one of several Chinese companies selling EVs (not including Volvo).

Though BYD only makes one pure EV car, the e6. They make a number of hybrids and plug in hybrids. The article appears to be discussing all their plug in cars.

 

[EVger]

See BAIC Opens Electric Car Research Development Center In California

 

[EVger]

BYD Plug-In Electric Car Sales Up In China To Over 5,500 In September
BYD Plug-In Electric Car Sales Up In China To Over 5,500 In September

China To Build Nationwide Charging Network Capable Of Supporting 5 Million Electric Cars
China To Build Nationwide Charging Network Capable Of Supporting 5 Million Electric Cars

 

[EVger]

China Plug-In Electric Car Sales September 2015


Plug-ins in China are selling at a faster annual rate than those in the US.

 

[wdolson]

China Plug-In Electric Car Sales September 2015


Plug-ins in China are selling at a faster annual rate than those in the US.

China's population is 3X the US, and there are more middle class people in China with the income to be able to own a car than there are people in the US. Car ownership is a big status symbol in China whereas it's losing it's status here in the US. Western Millennials generally aren't that impressed with car ownership.

China is the hottest car market in the world, and it makes sense that EVs would sell more there than in the US which is a saturated car market. All things considered, I'm surprised they aren't burying the rest of the world in sales, EV sales are only marginally ahead of the US by about 10,000 a year.

 

[RobStark]

Millions of Chinese grew up using electric scooters mopeds.

Using electric fuel to get around is not strange.

It is not as big a paradigm shift as in the West.

I just talked to a 24 year old nephew here in Los Angeles. He is saving every penny for a Model 3, a confirmed Tesla fanatic.

And he worked at Jiffy Lube while in college LOL.

 

[EVger]

BYD Plug-In Electric Car Sales Surge To 7,000 In November

 

[EVger]

China Faraday and Baidu target EV, autonomous leadership - SAE International

 

[EVger]

Kandi Delivers Thousands Of Electric Cars In China; Signs Multiple Deals

 

[EVger]

Tencent Partners With Foxconn In Electric Car Business -- Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ywang/2015/03/23/tencent-partners-with-foxconn-in-electric-car-business/