China’s BYD picks Hungary for its First European Electric-car Plant
BYD plans to build its first European car factory in Hungary, part of a push by the Chinese electric-vehicle powerhouse to challenge Tesla as the dominant maker of battery-powered cars. The plant in the southern city of Szeged will produce…
As Electric Cars Boom, Locals Fear Chinese Battery Plant Will Harm Land In Drought-Stricken Hungary
Just beyond the pastoral gardens and traditional homes of an eastern Hungarian village, a gigaproject of Chinese industry is taking shape. Bulldozers and excavators are already preparing the land for construction of a nearly 550-acre electric vehicle (EV) battery plant….
