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China is organizing a campaign to bring more new energy vehicles to the countryside, and car-makers including BYD, the Great Wall, Changan and Chery are expected to participate.  Promotional events will last about one month from August to late September in Qingdao, Haikou, Kuming, Chengdu and Taiyuan, said the the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce in a notice issued today.  Car models to be included in this campaign  are as follows:  EC3, Beijing EV, EC3 CNY73,800 - 79,800 ORA R1 and ORA IQ, Great Wall, ORA R1 CNY69,800 - 79,800 ORA iQ CNY114,800 - 124,800 Baojun E100, Baojun E200, Hongguang MIMI EV, SAIC-GM-Wuling Motor Baojun E100 CNY49,800 - 59,800  Baojun E200 CNY54,800 - 64,800 Benben E-star, Changan EV Benben E-star CNY69,800 - 74,800 Chery EQ1, Chery EV Chery EQ1 CNY 59,800 - 78,800 iEV6E, JAC Motors IEV6E CNY59,500 - 75,500 Yuan, E1, E2, E3, BYD Yuan CNY59,900 - 78,...

Chinese automaker BYD yesterday released its first vehicle equipped with the company's patented blade battery, the Han model. The vehicle is regarded as the major rival to the Tesla Model 3 in China. The company’s shares [SHE:002594] rose 6.83 percent to CNY95.08 (USD13.46) by mid-morning on the release. The BYD Han has three battery electric vehicle models with subsidized prices from CNY230,000 (USD32,848.23) to CNY279,500. Tesla Model 3 sells for more than CNY271,500 after subsidies in China. The blade battery is Shenzhen-based BYD's proprietary patented product. It is more stable than conventional ternary lithium and lithium   iron phosphate batteries and supplies more power on one charge. The Han BEV ultra-long life battery version can run 605 kilometers upon one top up, while the hybrid DM version can go more than 800 kilometers. The China-made Tesla Model 3 with a ternary lithium battery produced by LG Chem can run only 468 kilometers on one charge, by contrast. The BYD H...