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BYD displays plug-in hybrid F3DM at Geneva Auto Show
Shanghai. March 5 (Gasgoo.com) –Chinese automaker BYD Auto Co. showcased five car models at the Geneva Auto Show Tuesday. Among them, F3DM is the most eye-catching model with its "dual mode" system— an integration of the electric and hybrid power train systems.
"We decided to display the F3DM hatchback rather than the larger F6DM sedan because we know that the European consumers prefer small cars, on the other hand we plan to offer dual mode version for each car model in the future," a BYD official said at the motor show. Prior to the F3DM model, BYD has showcased a similar model -the F6DM in the Detroit Auto Show early this year
The F3DM uses BYD's self-developed iron batteries, which the company said could be recharged for more than 2,000 times and can power the car to run over 600,000 miles. The car equipped with BYD's batteries can travel as long as 100 miles after one charge, much longer than the 25-mile duel model vehicles offered by other automakers.
BYD Co., the automaker's parent company, is the world’s second largest rechargeable battery producer. BYD entered the automotive industry in 2003. The automaker announced earlier that it will sell rechargeable hybrid vehicles in China this year.
Besides F3DM, BYD also displayed its F3, F3R, F6 and F1 car models. The company aims to boost its Chinese market sales to 200,000 from 100,000 units and its overseas sales to 25,000 from 10,000 units this year.
Also during the Geneva Auto Show, General Motors says it plans to produce a new version of its GM Hybrid System in 2010 using a lithium-ion battery to deliver three times the electric power of its current nickel-metal battery. GM is scheduled to mass produce its plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt in 2010.
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