BYD’s Plug-in Cars Face Technical Hurdles

The competition to give us with affordable plug in vehicles has a wild card. China with its BYD, the largest Chinese automaker, backed by investment guru Warren Buffet, makes a great combination of powerful forces – an enormous burgeoning low cost production, battery expertise, and domestic market – gives credence to the company’s plans to sell millions of hybrid-electric cars within just a few years. That’s if BYD can ‘conquer’ its challenges and technical problems. And that’s a big if.

According the Wall Street Journal’s is reporting that BYD’s e6 all electric cars is barely ready for the United State market – in spite of plans to carry the vehicle to the United State next year. An expert – tech chief of a global auto car – test drive the car and said that this hybrid plug-in car such a half-baked car. He said that the handling was ‘squishy’ and the ride was ‘rough.’ I think BYD will have a hard time selling the e6 hybrid plug in car at the predictable price of United State $45,000 – if the quality problems persist.

The Wall Street Journal explained that BYD does not have a good track record in keeping promises on product launches. Some industry analysts suspect there may be technical glitches plaguing its green vehicles, which include a hybrid plug in car called the F3DM, in addition to the e6.

According to Gasgoo, a website reporting on the Chinese auto industry, describe how BYD became the first automaker in the world to sell a hybrid plug in car, the F3DM, but sold fewer than 100 through August.

Yet, the promises keep coming.

Besides Hybrid Plug In Car, there are other articles by Johan Young you may interest in reading: Different Types of Hybrid Cars, Subaru Hybrid Car, and Hybrid Mini Van.