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The BYD F6 is a midsize sedan produced by the Chinese manufacturer BYD.
The styling of the BYD F6 heavily resembles the North American seventh-generation Honda Accord with the front of a Renault Latitude and the rear of a
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The styling of the BYD F6 heavily resembles the North American seventh-generation Honda Accord with the front of a Renault Latitude and the rear of a Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W221)
The Mercedes-Benz W221 is a chassis code of the fifth generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class, S-Class, produced from August 2005 until June 2013. The W221 S-Class was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show#2005, 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show as the successo ...
and has three engines and two transmission options; a 5-speed manual or a 4-speed automatic, with both engines being Mitsubishi
The is a group of autonomous Japanese multinational companies in a variety of industries.
Founded by YatarÅ Iwasaki in 1870, the Mitsubishi Group traces its origins to the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, a unified company that existed from 1870 to 194 ...
designs.
Plug-in hybrid (F6DM)
At the 2008North American International Auto Show
The Detroit Auto Show, formerly known as the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), is an annual auto show held in Detroit, Michigan. Hosted at Huntington Place (formerly Cobo Center) since 1965, it is among the largest auto shows in ...
, BYD showcased the F6DM, a plug-in hybrid
A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) or simply plug-in hybrid is a type of hybrid electric vehicle equipped with a rechargeable battery pack that can be directly replenished via a charging cable plugged into an external electric power so ...
concept variant of the F6.
The F6DM was introduced at the 2008 North American International Auto Show.
Based on the BYD F6, the F6DM was to use lithium iron phosphate battery
The lithium iron phosphate battery ( battery) or LFP battery (''lithium ferrophosphate'') is a type of lithium-ion battery using lithium iron phosphate () as the cathode material, and a graphitic carbon electrode with a metallic backing as t ...
, a type of li-ion battery
A lithium-ion or Li-ion battery is a type of rechargeable battery that uses the reversible intercalation of Li+ ions into electronically conducting solids to store energy. Li-ion batteries are characterized by higher specific energy, energy d ...
sold under the "Ferrous" trade name, that can be recharged to 70 percent of capacity in 10 minutes. Iron-phosphate lithium-ion
A lithium-ion or Li-ion battery is a type of rechargeable battery that uses the reversible Intercalation (chemistry), intercalation of Li+ ions into electronically Electrical conductor, conducting solids to store energy. Li-ion batteries are c ...
batteries are claimed to be much safer than cobalt-oxide lithium-ion
A lithium-ion or Li-ion battery is a type of rechargeable battery that uses the reversible Intercalation (chemistry), intercalation of Li+ ions into electronically Electrical conductor, conducting solids to store energy. Li-ion batteries are c ...
batteries, which have a history of causing fires in consumer electronic devices.
BYD claimed that their test model was able to travel on electric power before the gasoline engine was needed, and that the battery could be fully recharged from an outlet in nine hours.BusinessWeek, January 21, 2008
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