The Byton M-Byte
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all-electric
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battery-powered
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SUV
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There is no commonly agreed-upon defini ...
2018
concept car
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from
Byton.
Overview

The Byton M-Byte was publicly unveiled at the 2018
Consumer Electronics Show
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. The car was originally called the Concept, however, this was revised to M-Byte, when the
K-Byte was unveiled. It had a 4K curved 48-inch infotainment display, 7 inch display on steering wheel with integrated airbag and was to javein-car gesture control technology. Mass production was expected in mid-2019 and arrival in the United States by 2020. It was expected to have a starting price of
US$
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45,000 and range upgradable to .
However, Byton became bankrupt and work with manufacturing partner Foxconn was halted indefinitely.
See also
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Jaguar I-Pace
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Audi e-tron
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Mercedes-Benz EQC
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History
The EQC is based on the Generation EQ concept ...
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Tesla Model Y
The Tesla Model Y is a battery electric compact crossover manufactured by Tesla, Inc. Unveiled in March 2019,
it started production at its Fremont plant in January 2020, and started deliveries on March 13, 2020.
The Model Y is based on t ...
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Tesla Model X
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References
M-Byte
Electric concept cars
Cars introduced in 2018
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