GM, and millions of jobs, might be counting on the Chevy Volt to save the company, but a Chinese car company is a couple steps ahead of Generous Motors. The BYD F3DM is now for sale at a cost of $21,900 USD…in China. It features a plug-in Li-ion battery pack along with a 1.0 liter aluminum engine. Exact details aren’t available but it seems that this knock-off might have the $40k Volt beat in the technology department with its has three modes operation.
It can run like a traditional plug-in on battery only, hybrid gas/battery as the Prius, or even in a mode similar to the Volt where the engine drives a generator to recharge the battery. By the time GM gets the Volt on the market, this BYD should already have worked out all the kinks. Do you hear that? It’s the changing of the guard and American’s loosing their jobs ’cause other companies know how to innovate.
Just because they are first to market, doesn’t mean they are the only ones that can innovate. It also doesn’t mean they did it right.
This is a new market with a great potential demand. Even if BYD HEV cars may not be perfect, history tells us that the first one in the market usually takes the lion’s share. The revenue generated will help promote further improvement and innovation.
LMAO at least the Volt wont explode when you step on the gas…or sit.
Didn’t GM recently recall quite a few vehicles because of their wires in the heated windshield fluid system was catching fire?
and American’s loosing their jobs ’cause other companies know how to innovate.
Actually, the American auto companies are in the toilet because they are held hostage by the UAW. Non-union workers will ALWAYS trump union work. Bust the unions, save our economy.
What the hell is this thing… this looks crap. Can’t car companies just hire some german designers or something already.