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Electric Promise
from BBC News Online
[Chinese Car Maker] BYD says that its new E6 electric car due out before the end of the year will do 250 miles (400km) on a single charge.
This is a very big number. The Tesla electric sports car does almost as much, but has little room for anything else in the car but the battery. The E6 is roomy with space for five passengers and a good-sized boot. The battery tucks under the back seat.
It needs 7-8 hours with a domestic plug to charge the car but BYD--it stands for Build Your Dreams--says a specially developed fast charging point with a lead the diameter of a fire hose will fill up the car in just one hour.
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