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BYD, backed by Warren Buffet and Daimler Chrysler joint venture
- develop electric cars in China
- Daimler pushing into luxury electric vehicle to challenge Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
* BYD gets access to Daimler technologies
* Gives BYD credibility on the world stage
-Volkswagen signs “memorandum of understanding” with BYD to explore options for partnership in the area of hybrids and electric vehicles powered by lithium batteries
- Uber and BYD announce partnership to feature BYD electric vehicles in Chicago
-- uber gets more differentiation
-- BYD has a vehicle to introduce electric cars in the American market
Stanford – Nissan
Battery
BYD-Mid-American Holdings
ABB-BYD Alliance
Diplomatic Council and BYD Alliance
BMW- Tesla alliance for storage
BYD-MidAmerican Holdings Alliance
* BYD is the one of the world’s largest makers of rechargeable batteries for cellphone and other uses
* BYD’s technology, through the use of lithium-ion batteries, had a battery technology that would not overheat or catch fire and would last longer per charge
* MidAmerican Holdings, with significant ownership by Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, is a collection of electric utilities in the Midwest and Western United States that houses an infrastructure to supply electricity for recharging almost anywhere
* Alliance formed in 2008
* While MidAmerian gets access to BYD’s electric vehicle business in China, the bigger get is the access to BYD’s advanced battery technology
* MidAmerican sees promise in BYD’s battery capability of storing wind and solar energy
* BYD’s get, aside from the North American market to sell its electric vehicles, is the network and reach to employ it’s battery charging technology
BYD-ABB Alliance
* Alliance formed in 2014
* ABB, a Swiss company, is one of the world’s leading power and automation technology companies
* ABB has cutting edge products and technology for grid storage, electric vehicle...