Byd announced the QIN concept vehicle, an hybrid electric car, more responsive than F3DM, capable ot going from 0 - 100 Km/h in 6.9 seconds (F3DM did it in 10.5 seconds). It will be also more efficient on the electric energy consumption, as QIN will do 50 Km using only 10kWh. For comparison, F3DM did 60Km using 60Kwh. There is no date yet as of when this vastly improved hybrid car will go for sale, but the suggested price will be about U$S 30.000.

(Interpreted from this article in Nytimes.com) Hertz showcased the Byd Electric Car e6 in New York auto show, right next to a Chevrolet Volt. It is clear that Hertz is serious about electric cars, and not only for the local Shenzen, China rental office, as we already wrote about some months ago,  but they are also planning to bring them into New York city.

On a telephone interview, Mr. Michael Austing, vice President of Byd America added that the Byd electric car e6 will be certified for sale later this year in United States. Their first batches will be sold to fleet buyers, including Hertz. Mr. Austing also said that they feel their e6 electric car "is clearly ready for the American market". Needless to say, we are all eagerly waiting for it to arrive in America.

The first car under the Daimler - Byd design efforts will be shown on April 23 in the Beijing Motor Show. Based on the Mercedes benz B class, this electric powered vehicle will be branded as "Denza" according to reports coming from the Chinese Media, which have been confirmed by Mercedes Benz sources in Germany.

This five door hatchback with zero emission includes Daimler design work for its chasis engineering while Byd is in charge of electric motors and batteries.  Denza claims to give up to 186 miles of autonomous driving under normal road conditions. It's batteries will be  placed flatly on the car's floor, using a state of the art lithium - ion -phosphate source to store energy.

This new brand and car was designed as a domestic solution for urban driving in China. Hopefully it will be a success and maybe in the future Daimler - Byd produces an "internationalized" version of Denza arriving into our latitudes..

 If you live on Chicago Il. Area and want to take a peek into a BYD e6 electric car, we've been told that the dealership "Green Wheels" got one e6 on their showroom, among other electric cars. This dealership, one of BYD electric and Hybrid cars official sales partner, might start to sell them sometime over this same year. If you happen to go and talk to them, please share the scoop :)