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    something_unique_and_descriptive: You know, at some point BYD is going to build something awesome... you just know it's going to happen. Almost all of the truly great cars have been t... more »
    Mobius: I thought this was gonna be another carpocalypse article in which dishonoured Chinese auto exec drinks auto fluid to kill himself. But no, if anyone w... more »
    Analyst: Lead joke? Check. Melamine joke? Check. Crash test rating? Check. These comments are a given on any China-related article. Sigh. more »
    P161911 probably shoudn't have: He was raised on melamine formula, so battery juice is nothing. more »
    bzr: That guy is a badass. Besides, that stuff can't be any worse than Maotai: The liquor so badass, they sell it in gasoline cans! more »
    Graverobber: I hear that the Chinese consider it to be an aphrodisiac. more »
    Tylinol: Take that Bob Lutz! I say we nominate this man "Maximum" Wang Chan-Fu. It even SOUNDS sexier! more »
    BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ: So first you drink some battery fluid, plug a cord to your ass and you´re ready to go. The engineers at BYD told me that soon there is no need for th... more »
    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Toxicity of battery fluid is a non-issue. They are marketing a non-performative characteristic of their new batter tech because they think it can gi... more »
    wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx: What a badass. I love it when people actually give a shit with what they're doing in the world. Couldn't you see Henry Ford sitting down with a nice g... more »
    Pew Pew BOOM: I bet it tastes like sweet n' sour pork. Mmmmm, gonna grab me some chinese tonight. (Food, chinese food) more »
    engineerd: Pfft. I put Tricholorethylene on my cereal and mix Dowtherm J in my coffee to get the day started. more »
    Alfisted: I wanna party with that dude. Everybody Wang Chaun tonight. more »
    combat chuck: Potable battery fluid would be perfect for post-apocalyptic survival vehicles. When your hybrid/electric Unimog finally runs out of power and your st... more »
    .357: Rollin down the street, smoking indo, sippin on battery juice, laid back with my mind on the environment and the environment on my mind... more »
  • #alternativeenergy

    Chinese Automaker CEO Drinks Battery Fluid

    Among the revelations in Fortune magazine's feature on our old friend Chairman Wang Chaun-Fu, founder and CEO of BYD Auto: he offered an American exec a glass of battery fluid. Then he drank it himself. More »
  • #detroitautoshow

    BYD Wants To Put Its Battery In Your Electric Dodge

    Though BYD Auto made a big show of their own fleet of electric vehicles, their hard-to-believe battery technology is more likely to end up in your driveway under the hood of a domestic. More »
  • #detroitautoshow

    BYD E6: 250 Miles Per Charge Electric Car

    BYD Auto debuted their E6 full-electric crossover, reportedly capable of a 250-mile trip on just one full charge, putting it ahead of any electric car for sale or announced. We'll probably never see it. More »
  • #detroitautoshow

    BYD F3DM: The Chinese Volt

    Chinese automaker BYD introduced their BYD F3DM EREV (Extended Range Electric Vehicle) here in Detroit, a car similar to the Chevy Volt. Except the BYD hybrid's already in production. Also, it's half the price. More »