Chinese Automaker Unveils First Electric Car

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday December 15, 2008 @11:03AM from the jump-start-on-the-competition dept.

JuliusSu writes "A Chinese auto manufacturer, BYD, is introducing today the country's first electric car, a plug-in hybrid vehicle. It plans to sell at least 10,000 cars in 2009 for a price of less than $22,000. This put the company ahead of schedule against other entrants to this market, such as Toyota, due to release a similar car in late 2009; and GM, whose Chevy Volt will be launched in late 2010. The company is best known for making cellphone batteries, and hopes its expertise in ferrous battery technology will allow it to leapfrog established car manufacturers."

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Re:Your "American" car is full of Chinese stuff by Sponge+Bath · 2008-12-15 11:51 · Score: 5, Funny

About the only thing that is truely american is the arrogance.
Best in class baby! USA! USA!
...whoops, the steering wheel on my Pontiac caught on fire. [*]
[*] BTW, this actually happened to me on a 5 year old
1986 Pontiac Grand Prix while I was driving it.
I now drive a Toyota.