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by alephnerd 755 days ago
The battery, because at the end of the day BYD is a battery manufacturer.

Most PHEVs are Hybrid ICE first and battery second. BYD's is the other way around because Japanese companies didn't ToT Hybrid engine technology in the 2000s unlike battery tech (BYD's was initially a ToT JV by Panasonic EDIT: NTT, Sony, and Sanyo. CATL was TDK and Panasonic).
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maxerickson 755 days ago
How is a modest size battery going to extend highway range?
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alephnerd 755 days ago
The Blade Battery used in the BYD Qin seems to have a 500-600 KM range [0].

Essentially, it's an EV that has a Hybrid ICE option instead of the other way around.

[0] - https://en.byd.com/search/the%20Blade%20Battery

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maxerickson 755 days ago
The article discussed here plainly states that the batteries in the hybrid cars are about 10 and 16 kW. The article you link is about the technology being used in buses, with capacity up to 500 kW giving buses ranges of up to 600 km...

Anyway.

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