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Yidao, Toyota, Denza to promote green motoring

Yidao, a company that provides car pick-up services in China, expanded its fleet with FAW-Toyota's hybrid Prius and BYD Daimler's pure electric Denza.

Yidao will use a total of 100 Toyota Prius in the first batch, among 70 for the pick-up services. The other 30 will be used for customers to test drive if they are interested in the models. The Prius vehicles are now available in Shanghai, and will be promoted in more Chinese cities, including Beijing and Hangzhou, according to the company.

Zhou Hang, Yidao CEO, said more Prius models would be added into his car-calling platform. Each Prius would carry 4,000 passengers each year.

Yan Chen, CEO of Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co Ltd, said the Sino-German joint venture is also providing its Denza model to Yidao this year. She expected more people to experience driving electric cars through Yidao's platform.

The details of the link-up between Yidao and BYD Daimler would be released soon.