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pastubbs pastubbs
 
January 15, 2009 08:44 AM

What do you think of BYD's claim of 250 Miles Per Charge Electric Car by 2010? And what does this say About...

And what does this say about American manufactures?

Their claims make GM's platform (ie Chevy volt) at 40 Miles Per Charge look like a joke. And from a company America has never heard of but Extremely huge in China.

Background: The only reason they made it to America is because most major manufactures pulled out Of the Detroit Auto Show(ie Porsche, Lamborghini, etc) because of the rescission. And the show sponser needed to fill the empty space.

Do you see more smaller manufactures moving to a more mainstream position?

http://jalopnik.com/5129433/byd-e6-250-miles-per-charge-electric-car
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whiskeybra... whiskeybra...
 
 January 15, 2009 05:22 PM
Range is dependent simply on the total amount of energy storage available and the power required to move the vehicle at the desired speed, related to weight, aerodynamic efficiency, etc. There is no reason to doubt the claim of 250 miles without further technical details. With enough batteries of high capacity it is certainly possible. Tesla also claims similar range when their battery upgrade is available.

Don't know if it makes the Volt look like a joke. Different choices can be made with different consequences. The Volt is being marketed as high performance.
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davepamn davepamn
 
August 12, 2009 12:48 AM
GM is announcing that Volt will achieve 230 mpg in city driving, 25 kilowatts -hours for 100 miles. Volt proves the distance is obtainable.

BYD uses a lithium ion iron phosphate battery

http://jalopnik.com/5129433/byd-e6-250-miles-per-charge-electric-car

The battery pack is capable of outputting 100 hp but with a larger motor and pack estimate power is 269 hp and top speed of 100 mph

http://www.rationalwalk.com/?p=1344
BYD E6

* Top Speed: 100 mph
* Range: 249 miles
* Horsepower: 268
* Torque: 406
* 0 to 60 mph: 8 seconds
* Energy Consumption: 18 kwh per 62 miles.
* Battery materials are fully recyclable based on BYD’s proprietary technology.

The kwh is less than the volt. I believe the claim is true.
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