BYD Finally Exports Cars: 50 Taxis To London

BYD had made lots of announcements of exporting cars to the free world, but none of them has ;panned out so far. Remember BYD's plans to take over America? Now finally we have what Reuters calls BYD's "first overseas deal." BYD will ship 50 e6 electric taxis to London in the second quarter of 2013. BYD's all-electric e6 did not quite take China by storm. The main customer is BYD's home city of Shenzhen, where 300 e6 taxis silently prowl the streets since 2010. (see above for TTAC's world-exclusive iPhone photography). BYD will add 500 more, Reuters says. In London, the 50 e-taxis will join the fleet of London's greentomatocars mini cab service that currently runs mostly Toyota Prii. from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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