SHENZHEN, CHINA - OCTOBER 14: Visitors view a F3DM electric vehicle at 2008 China High-tech Fair (CHTF) on October 14, 2008 in Shenzhen of Guangdong Province, China. BYD F3DM, which has been claimed as China's first mass-produced electric vehicle by BYD Auto, is a gasoline-electric hybrid plug-in vehicle, using a small gasoline combustion engine to charge the car's battery. When fully charged, it can run as far as 100 to 110 kilometers by electricity. BYD planned to launch F3DM hybrid by the end of this year in Shenzhen. Getty Images logo Getty Images 16 months ago

SHENZHEN, CHINA - OCTOBER 14: Visitors view a F3DM electric vehicle at 2008 China High-tech Fair (CHTF) on October 14, 2008 in Shenzhen of Guangdong Province, China. BYD F3DM, which has been claimed as China's first mass-produced electric vehicle by BYD Auto, is a gasoline-electric hybrid plug-in vehicle, using a small gasoline combustion engine to charge the car's battery. When fully charged, it can run as far as 100 to 110 kilometers by electricity. BYD planned to launch F3DM hybrid by the end of this year in Shenzhen.

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