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BYD’s battery bombshell; Amazon Autos’ Fan Jin interview Part Two

BYD Yuan Pro
A BYD Co. badge on the Yuan Pro electric vehicle during a launch event at Clube Monte Libano in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sept. 5, 2024. (Maira Erlich/BLOOMBERG)
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March 18, 2025 05:18 PM

BYD says its new EV platform charges batteries as fast as pumping gas, but is it too good to be true? Honda will buy hybrid batteries from Toyota’s North Carolina plant as a tariff workaround. Plus, in the second and final part of Daily Drive’s interview with Amazon Autos Director Fan Jin, she talks about whether the online platform will add more brands in the near future.

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