What began as a model built by Studebaker in the early 1960s became its own car company—one that changed hands its share of times. Ryan, we appreciate your enthusiasm for pure battery-electric cars which use zero petroleum and have a lower carbon footprint than plug-in hybrids, also discussed, which use an engine to extend the range of pure battery-electrics. This list is sorted according to car availability and release dates based on publicly available information. This would use the existing infrastucture and be a good interim vehicle until the manufacturing costs come down on true electrics with the performance and range that we want. This thrifty approach means Chinese car manufacturers have less to spend on nurturing innovative engineering and design.
Also it has been reported that BMW and Chinese Brilliance brand Zhi Nuo—which roughly translates as The Promise”—may start exporting their vehicles to Europe. Most manufacturers offer a 5-year, …
