BYD Unveils Hybrid Powertrain with 1,250-Mile Range

Range anxiety with electric vehicles becomes less of a problem when switching to hybrids - a plan almost all of the auto industry is now embracing after finding out the economics of pure BEVs are a prohibitive nightmare.  For example this week Bloomberg reported that BYD had unveiled a new "hybrid powertrain capable of traveling more than 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles) without recharging or refueling".  The technology will be featured in two sedans priced below 100,000 yuan ($13,800) and capable of covering distances comparable to Singapore…