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Michelin will continue testing its Uptis range of airless tires by fitting them to 40 vans owned by French postal service La Poste. The brand has already started testing the prototype tire — which can't deflate or go flat — in real-world conditions in Asia and in North America.
The pilot project will begin in June 2023, when La Poste installs a set of Uptis airless tires on three of its delivery vehicles. It sounds like the yellow vans will then deliver letters and parcels like any other van fitted with regular tires. The data gathered during the first phase of the project will then be analyzed and used to make improvements if necessary, and up to 40 delivery vans will be fitted with Uptis tires by 2024.
Michelin's images show the Uptis tires fitted to a Citroën Jumpy, which is a medium-sized van that competes in the same segment as the now-gone Mercedes-Benz Metris and the Renault Trafic, among others. This is one of the bigger vans in La Poste's fleet, the service also owns thousands of smaller Renault Kangoo-type vans, and Michelin hopes the tire will help La Poste reduce service-related downtime.
Once the pilot program is in full swing, La Poste will send its Uptis-riding vans on routes around Lesquin, Valenciennes and Douai in the north of France, near the border with Belgium. Regardless of which route they end up on, they're sure to turn heads: the Uptis tire is airless, so it relies on a series of flexible fins to support the weight of the vehicle. It's see-through, and it's certainly not a subtle modification.
We expect that more details about Michelin's pilot project will emerge in the coming months. As of writing, it's too early to tell if or when the Uptis tire will reach production, though the French company notes that it's developing the technology primarily for "light commercial fleets intended for professional use," meaning you may need to be patient before you can buy a set for your BMW 3 Series daily driver.
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A shift to Tesla’s NACS connector in future EVs, and Tesla Supercharger compatibility even sooner, has now been announced by enough automakers to declare it the majority charging standard for EVs in North America for the foreseeable future. And while automaker press releases and statements have pointed primarily to the number of charge... Since March, the Qin family has been the top-selling BYD model in monthly sales.
BYD today announced its new energy vehicle (NEV) sales for June, and later provided a breakdown of the different models.
The Qin family of models sold a record 44,239 units in June, making it the highest-selling BYD model for the month. This represents a 66.17 percent year-on-year increase and a 1.10 percent increase from May.
In the first half of the year, the Qin family of models sold 215,773 units, up 47.05 percent year-on-year.
From March to June, the Qin family was the highest-selling BYD model in monthly sales, figures monitored by CnEVPost show.
On February 10, BYD let a facelift of the plug-in hybrid sedan Qin Plus DM-i go on sale, offering five versions with a starting price range of RMB 99,800 ($13,760) to RMB 145,800.
This is the first time BYD has made a model with its DM-i powertrain start at less than RMB 100,000.
The Song family of models sold 42,388 units in June, making it the second highest-selling BYD model in June. This represents a 32.14 percent year-on-year increase and an 11.51 percent increase from May.
In the first half of the year, Song family models sold 259,013 units, an increase of 59.01 percent year-on-year.
The BYD brand includes the Dynasty series and the Ocean series. Song family models include the Song Pro and Song Max DM-i in the Dynasty series, and the Song Plus EV and Song Plus DM-i in the Ocean series.
In June, 16,453 units of the Dynasty series Song were sold and 25,935 units of the Ocean series Song Plus were sold.
BYD Yuan family models sold 33,935 units in June, up 71.99 percent year-on-year but down 5.25 percent from May.
In the first half of the year, the Yuan family of models sold 206,153 units, up 162.07 percent year-on-year.
The NEV maker launched the 2023 Yuan Pro on May 31 with a starting price of RMB 95,800.
BYD Dolphin sold 31,140 units in June, up 200.12 percent year-on-year and 1.50 percent from May.
In the first half of the year, BYD Dolphin sold 162,848 units, an increase of 178.31 percent year-on-year.
BYD Han family models sold 23,206 units in June, down 8.78 percent year-on-year, but up 13.83 percent from May.
In the first half of the year, the Han family of models sold 97,223 units, up 86.14 percent year-on-year.
On March 16, BYD let the 2023 Han EV go on sale. On May 18, BYD let the Han DM-i and Han DM-p facelift models go on sale.
BYD Seagull sold 23,005 units in June. The model was launched on April 26 with a starting price of RMB 73,800, making it the cheapest BYD model.
From April to June, BYD Seagull sold 38,805 units.
BYD Tang sold 12,657 units in June, up 55.61 percent year-on-year and 6.62 percent from May.
In the first half of the year, the Tang sold 69,339 units, up 24.21 percent year-on-year.
BYD made the 2023 Tang DM-i available on March 16 with a starting price of RMB 209,800.
BYD Chaser 05 sold 10,222 units in June, up 36.95 percent year-on-year and down 2.25 percent from May.
In the first half of the year, 39,906 units of the model were sold.
The BYD Seal sold 8,134 units in June, up 0.68 percent from May. The model sold 42,797 units in the first half of the year.
On May 10, BYD officially made the updated version of the Seal available, with a starting price of RMB 23,000 lower than the previously available model.
BYD Frigate 07 sold 8,037 units in June, down 19.67 percent from May. In the first half of the year, 47,667 units of the model were sold.
BYD sold 253,046 NEVs in June, up 88.79 percent from 134,036 units a year ago and up 5.34 percent from 240,220 units in May, according to data released earlier today.
This includes 251,685 new energy passenger vehicles, and 1,361 new energy commercial vehicles.
BYD's Dynasty series passenger cars sold 130,490 units in June, and the Ocean series sold 11,045 units.
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In the first half of the year, BYD sold 1,255,637 NEVs, up 95.78 percent year-on-year.
BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDY) saw yet another record sales.
BYD sold 253,046 new energy vehicles (NEVs) in June, up 88.79 percent from 134,036 units a year ago and up 5.34 percent from 240,220 units in May, according to data released today.
The company discontinued production and sales of vehicles powered entirely by internal combustion engines in March last year and switched to focus on producing plug-in hybrids and pure electric vehicles.
BYD's NEVs include passenger cars as well as commercial vehicles, with sales of 251,685 passenger NEVs in June, up 109.39 percent from 133,762 units a year ago and up 5.27 percent from 239,092 units in May.
BYD's commercial NEVs sold 1,361 units in June, up 396.72 percent from 274 units in the same month last year and up 20.66 percent from 1,128 units in May.
Among the passenger NEVs, battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sold 128,196 units, up 84.34 percent from 69,544 units in the same month last year and up 7.18 percent from 119,603 units in May.
Its passenger plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) were 123,489 units, up 92.30 percent from 64,218 units in the same month last year and up 3.35 percent from 119,489 units in May.
In June, BYD sold 10,536 NEVs in overseas markets, up 3.26 percent from 10,203 units in May.
The company first announced overseas sales figures for NEVs in July 2022.
In addition to being China's largest NEV company, BYD is also the country's second-largest manufacturer of power batteries.
BYD's installed power and storage battery capacity in June was about 11.816 GWh, up 72.27 percent from 6.859 GWh in the same month last year and up 2.85 percent from 11.489 GWh in May.
In the second quarter, BYD's NEV sales were 703,561 units, up 98.17 percent year-on-year and up 27.44 percent from the first quarter.
Its passenger NEV sales in the second quarter were 700,244 units, up 98.13 percent year-on-year and 27.80 percent from the first quarter.
Its passenger BEV sales in the second quarter were 352,163 units, up 95.32 percent year-on-year and up 33.07 percent from the first quarter.
Passenger PHEV sales were 348,081 units in the second quarter, up 101.06 percent year-on-year and 22.88 percent from the first quarter.
In the first half of the year, BYD's NEV sales were 1,255,637 units, up 95.78 percent year-on-year.
BYD aims to sell at least 3 million vehicles this year and strives to reach 3.6 million, the company's chairman and president Wang Chuanfu said in late March.
The figures announced today mean that BYD will need to sell an average of about 290,000 units per month in the second half of the year if it is to reach its annual sales target of 3 million units.
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