China's E6 electric car: 'We're not trying to save the world - we're trying to make money'

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Its release imminent, BYD Auto's revolutionary E6 electric car is integral to China's plan to dominate the global market for "clean-transport"

When BYD Auto launches one of China's first mass produced fully electric sedans later this year, it will be trying to conquer the world rather than save it. But such is the explosive growth of China's...

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