Question
In 2011, this country’s capital adopted a license plate lottery system to incentivize the purchase of electric cars. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this country whose top selling car manufacturer, BYD, began as a battery business in Shēnzhèn.
ANSWER: China [or the People’s Republic of China; or PRC; accept Zhōngguó or Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó; reject “Republic of China”]
[10h] BYD’s D1 minivan was developed specifically for use by drivers of this rideshare service, which, in 2016, bought out its main competitor, Uber China.
ANSWER: Dīdī Chūxíng [or Didi Chuxing Technology Co; or Didi Dache; or Didi Kuaidi; accept DiDiTaxi]
[10m] In 2021, BYD began sales in this European country, which, at over 80 percent, has the world’s highest percentage of electric cars for new car sales. Its city of Lillehammer has a battery swap station that can quickly replace low-charged car batteries with full ones.
ANSWER: Norway [or the Kingdom of Norway; accept Norge]
<Jeffrey Liu, Current Events - World> ~22707~ <Editor: Michael Bentley>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 18.33 | 100% | 67% | 17% |