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A Chinese car company has now launched hatchback car with the most advanced automobile battery application at the Detroit Motor Show. Hatchback car BYD uses an eclectic hybrid gasoline. This car has a range of 186mph, and will be sped up to 60mph in just 8.6 seconds, thanks to a pair of electrical machines to provide a total of 286bhp and 550nm torque.

In the near future, in Beijing, BYD will reveal e6, an EV crossover / MPV concept that looks very similar to the Honda Odyssey JDM. Unlike the Honda, however, the e6 runs on battery power only reaches 300 km (186 miles). Lithium-ion batteries, can be charged through a 220V household outlet about 80 percent in fifteen minutes. With the usual curved performance, e6 premises capable of driving the acceleration to 100 km / h (62 mpg) in ten seconds and has a maximum speed of 160 km / h (99 mph). Batteries are stored under the back seat of a car, this position is to provide the best protection in the event of collision. According to the company, e6 could reach production within two years. (more…)