Auto Blog: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Detroit Auto Show , China , BYD Click above for high-res gallery of the BYD F3DM Apparently, ” unveiled ” was the wrong word. BYD’s F3DM plug-in hybrid has been on sale in China for a few weeks and here in Detroit it was just sitting quietly on the stand on the main floor . No press conference, no attractive ladies standing around ; just the car. In this case, a car might be all it takes. The F3DM Dual Mode is a PHEV that uses a 1.0-liter gasoline engine with an electric motor to offer 168-horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque. Using a Fe battery pack that gets a quick charge of half the battery pack in ten minutes, BYD says that the F3DM will go over 60 miles on battery power alone. That’s astonishing, especially for about $20,000 (US). The company thinks it’ll be astonishing enough to create sales of about 10,000 units next year. That number should increase dramatically when the car goes on sale in the U.S. and Europe in 2011 . The F6DM was on the stand nearby, and you can Car Blog Greenmore about that after the jump. Gallery: Detroit 2009: BYD F6DM and F3DM Continue reading Detroit 2009: BYD’s plug-in hybrids, the F3DM and F6DM Detroit 2009: BYD’s plug-in hybrids, the F3DM and F6DM originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green

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