Toyota en BYD gaan tesamen werken, 50/50 JV

[Micele]

Twee reuzen gaan tesamen EVs maken, wie weet onder een nieuw merk?

In elk geval een nieuwe naam: BYD TOYOTA EV TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD (BTET)

Toyota, de grootste überhaupt, en BYD een van grootste onafhankelijke Chinese constructeurs.

BYD maakt naast electrische voertuigen ook nog plug-in hybrides, maakt zoals Tesla zelf hun batterijcellen en -packs, enz...
BYD is ook bekend als grote E-bus bouwer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_Company

https://electrek.co/2020/04/02/toyot...r-company-byd/

Toyota launches new electric car company with BYD

Fred Lambert - Apr. 2nd 2020

Toyota and BYD are launching today a new electric car company with the goal of “developing BEVs that appeal to customers.”

The world’s biggest and most valuable automaker has been the slowest to move to electric cars.

In 2017, Toyota announced a major expansion of its electric car plans with 10 new BEVs and all models to have electric motors, but we have yet to see an all-electric car from Toyota come to market outside of China.

But the automaker has been making a lot of deals with other companies related to electric vehicles.

Last year, Toyota announced a new wide-ranging battery partnership for electric vehicles.

A few months later, the Japanese automaker also reached a deal with Chinese giant CATL for an electric car battery partnership.

After announcing a deal with China’s biggest battery maker, Toyota announced a new joint-venture with China’s biggest electric vehicle manufacturer: BYD.

Today, Toyota announced that the new company has been registered and will start operation in May.

Here are the details:

1. Name
BYD TOYOTA EV TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. (BTET)

2. Location
Head officePingshan District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province

3. Officers
- Chairman
Hirohisa Kishi (Senior Executive Vice President, Toyota Motor Engineering &
Manufacturing (China) Co., Ltd.)
- CEO Zhao Binggen (BYD Company Ltd.)
- Directors 6 (3 from Toyota and 3 from BYD)
- Auditors 2 (1 from Toyota and 1 from BYD)

4. Business activities
- Design, development, etc. of battery electric vehicles and their platforms and related parts

5. Equity participation
- Toyota Motor Corporation (50%), BYD (50%)

6. Employees
Approx. 300

New Chairman Hirohisa Kishi, Toyota’s head of powertrains, commented on the launch of the company:

“With the engineers from BYD and Toyota working together under the same roof, we aim to develop BEVs that are superior in performance and meet the needs of customers in China by merging the two companies’ strengths and also through friendly rivalry.”

Zhao Binggen, who comes from BYD, has been appointed CEO. He commented:

“This joint venture company will focus on the research and development of battery electric vehicles with technology and know-how from both China and Japan. The company is committed to promoting and populating high-quality technologies that make battery electric vehicles more environmentally friendly, safe, comfortable, and intelligent. Our vision is to create a future customer-first mobility style, and a harmonious society for humans and nature.”

The new company’s mission is to “research and develop BEVs that appeal to customers and promoting their widespread adoption and also hope to contribute to improving the environment in China.”

Toyota bekent eindelijk kleur en zal wel vol voor BEVs gaan, naast hun benzinehybrides. FCEV is voor de show in de marge, lol.

[Tavek]

Dit is erg goed nieuws.

[PeterCC]

BYD staat voor Building Your Dreams.

[Micele]

Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door PeterCC

BYD staat voor Building Your Dreams.

Wat anders dan BMW hé.

BYD US Headquarters in Los Angeles

Number of employees 220.000 in 2017

Industry: Automobiles, Buses, Electric bicycle, Truck, Forklift, Solar Panels, Rechargeable batteries

Founded February 1995; 25 years ago

Founder Wang Chuanfu

Headquarters Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Area served Worldwide

Key people

Wang Chuanfu (Chairman, CEO)

Products: Gasoline and electric cars, battery-powered bicycles, buses, truck, forklift, photovoltaic modules (solar panels), rechargeable batteries and handset components.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_Company

HK Shenzhen de megastad waar men weer beter kan ademen, en stiller geworden is, dankzij electrische voertuigen, waarvan >16.000 electrische bussen... ook dankzij BYD.

Op 10 jaar tijd ~50% minder luchtvervuiling:

https://www.scmp.com/business/articl...ong-kong-miles
17 Jun, 2018

Dirty cousin no more: Shenzhen’s green quest leaves Hong Kong miles behind

In less than a decade, the city has cut pollution by 50 per cent and rolled out an all-electric bus fleet, with the target to replace all fuel-powered taxis by 2020

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/featu...ctric-vehicles

The First Quieter Megacity, Thanks to Electric Vehicles

BYD is at the forefront of converting an entire city’s fleet of buses to plug-in electric vehicles.

https://qz.com/1169690/shenzhen-in-c...nal-bus-fleet/

One city in China has more electric buses than all of America’s biggest cities have buses
January 2, 2018

Klik BYD Shenzhen

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