Hyundai’s first electric N model has already started something of a trend, with a few brands, including Porsche and BMW, now borrowing some of its signature features.
Lamborghini has doubled down on backing away from electric vehicles. A second executive now confirms the Lanzador will launch as a plug-in hybrid rather than an EV, and that the brand’s first fully electric car won’t arrive until after 2030.
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has accused former foreign minister Péter Szijjártó of moving directly from public office to a Chinese company that received extensive state support while Viktor Orbán’s government was in power.
Former Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has announced that he will resign his parliamentary seat and take up an international position at Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD.
Hyundai has taken aim at its biggest Chinese rival in Australia, with the brand’s local chief sensationally suggesting BYD is dumping cars and losing money, while labelling the auto giant’s stratospheric growth unsustainable.
According to a French financial newspaper, BYD attempted to acquire a stake in Renault twice within two years – apparently to gain access to Renault’s plants in Europe. The offer is said to have gone too far for the French, who are otherwise open to alliances.
State-backed ElectroMobility Poland (EMP) said it will partner with Taiwan’s Foxconn to develop an electric vehicle production and research hub in southern Poland, advancing plans to create a domestic EV champion as Europe demand picks up.
Mercedes-Benz looks set to move production of the compact G-Class away from Germany. Instead, the electric model is expected to roll off the production line at the Kecskemét plant in Hungary in 2027. The Rastatt site, where Mercedes also produces compact models, will reportedly not be awarded the contract.
Two workers have died within the space of just a few months at the construction site of BYD’s new factory in Szeged, raising serious concerns over safety standards. While construction is widely regarded as one of the most hazardous industries, professional bodies say two fatalities in such a short period is exceptional, even on a project of this scale.
China’s passenger car exports jumped 73% year-on-year in May to around 809,000 vehicles, an industry group reported Wednesday, as higher gasoline and diesel prices due to the war in Iran raised interest in electric vehicles.
In total, 125 heavy-duty electric buses will be delivered to eight BC Transit systems between now and the end of 2027, including Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Nelson, Powell River, Sunshine Coast, Greater Victoria and Whistler.
Range is said to be 205 mi (330 km), higher than the original estimate. This price is for the basic truck. The SUV configuration is expected to be $5000 more.
A worker died at the construction site of BYD‘s first European car factory in Hungary, the second death there this year, intensifying scrutiny of labour and environmental conditions at the Chinese automaker’s upcoming plant.
Following a spill of a green liquid on the grounds of the CATL battery factory in Debrecen (eastern Hungary), Hungarian authorities are taking action. The TISZA government is warning of serious health risks and putting pressure on the Chinese battery giant.
In March, the Washington Post uncovered court records alleging brutal conditions inside the car-maker’s Brazilian factory. That came just a few weeks before The World first reported on evidence of forced labor at the company’s new factory in Szeged, Hungary.
When Péter Magyar was campaigning in Hungrary’s industrial cities, before the elections that would land him the Prime Minister job, the country’s Chinese electric vehicle (EV) and battery plants stopped being just an investment story. A worker was killed during the construction of BYD’s EV plant in Szeged, NGO China Labor Watch launched forced labour investigations, police probed toxic emissions at levels that shocked regulators, and the government was accused of covering it all up.
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