BYD to debut new plug-in hybrid at Beijing auto show
BYD Co., a private Chinese car maker, will unveil its new plug-in hybrid, the BYD Tang, at the Beijing auto show this weekend.
The plug-in (pictured) is a coupe-like sedan. It can accelerate from 0 to 100 km per hour in 4.9 seconds, according to BYD. Further details were not available.
The BYD Tang is the company's third plug-in hybrid model. In December, BYD launched sales of its second plug-in, the BYD Qin.
With a starting price of 209,800 yuan ($33,839), the Qin is powered by a 1.5-liter gasoline engine and BYD's iron-phosphate batteries. With a maximum speed of 185 km per hour, it can drive for 70 km in pure electric mode, said BYD.
BYD's first plug-in is dubbed the BYD F3DM, which was based on its F3 compact car.
At the Beijing auto show, the Shenzhen-based company also will unveil two other new models - the BYD S7 compact SUV and the BYD G5 compact sedan.
BYD is listed in Hong Kong and Shanghai and is partly owned by U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett.
Last year, the company's vehicle sales rose 14 percent to 470,000 units. But the company has predicted that deliveries will fall in the first three months of 2014, and that sales of EVs and plug-ins would not offset weak demand for gasoline-powered models.
The BYD Tang is the company's third plug-in hybrid model. In December, BYD launched sales of its second plug-in, the BYD Qin.
With a starting price of 209,800 yuan ($33,839), the Qin is powered by a 1.5-liter gasoline engine and BYD's iron-phosphate batteries. With a maximum speed of 185 km per hour, it can drive for 70 km in pure electric mode, said BYD.
BYD's first plug-in is dubbed the BYD F3DM, which was based on its F3 compact car.
At the Beijing auto show, the Shenzhen-based company also will unveil two other new models - the BYD S7 compact SUV and the BYD G5 compact sedan.
BYD is listed in Hong Kong and Shanghai and is partly owned by U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett.
Last year, the company's vehicle sales rose 14 percent to 470,000 units. But the company has predicted that deliveries will fall in the first three months of 2014, and that sales of EVs and plug-ins would not offset weak demand for gasoline-powered models.
