Elon Musk once scoffed at the notion that BYD could compete with his company. Now, the automaker run by billionaire Wang Chuanfu is poised to be the new No. 1 in electric vehicles.

Chinese Carmaker Overtakes Tesla as World’s Most Popular EV Maker::Elon Musk once scoffed at the notion that BYD could compete with his company. Now, the automaker run by billionaire Wang Chuanfu is poised to be the new No. 1 in electric vehicles.

  • originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com
    384·
    6 months ago

    oh look, someone doing ev that can actually make vehicles, and theyve eclipsed tesla… no wayy…

    no one could have predicted this except, ya know, everyone.

      • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.de
        English
        81·
        6 months ago

        I don’t even care about that. I want a car I can afford and fit my family including luggage in. Give me two hours of battery life with one hour of charging and I’m sold.

        • Critical_Insight@feddit.ukEnglish
          39·
          6 months ago

          Perhaps consider an used car instead of a brand new one? New electric vehicle is worse for the environment than one that already exists even if it runs on petrol/diesel

          • M500@lemmy.mlEnglish
            7·
            6 months ago

            For me it’s less about the environment and most about the long term cost savings and needing less maintenance.

            • Critical_Insight@feddit.ukEnglish
              3·
              6 months ago

              The savings from not buying a new one pays for quite a few trips to the mechanic. New car loses half of its value in just few years so you’re guranteed to lose money anyways.

              • M500@lemmy.mlEnglish
                1·
                6 months ago

                That’s fair, but the cars downtime and dealing with a mechanic costs more than just the $$$.

                I’ve had a car in and out of the shops for months trying to nail down an over heating issue. What a stress that was. I don’t think I’ll ever consider an ice car again to be honest.

              • JeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyzEnglish
                1·
                6 months ago

                My car is quite old, from 2007. I’m spending a lot in preventative maintenance like belts, pumps, fluids etc because I know the first real problem it’ll have I’ll have to buy something else.

                If I could just avoid all that, that would be great.

          • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.de
            English
            5·
            6 months ago

            I already got a stinker that does all that. Of course I’d also take a used electric, but they haven’t been on the market long enough. I’ve never bought a new car in my life. Don’t see the point when they cost only half as much as new when they’re only a year or two old.

      • Duamerthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        Depending on your needs and budget, Edison Motors just announced preorders for diesel/ev hybrid pickup conversion kits. I’m definitely interested in converting my 80’s square body to being a plugin hybrid with no spyware.

    • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      75·
      6 months ago

      Man, Tesla is known for their very poor quality these days as well.

      I recall 6-7 years ago I had a family member complain about their tesla breaking down. Today, we know this is pretty standard for all of them. We’ve also all seen how trashy the build quality is outside the electronics as well.

      So… Even if these are trashy quality, are they really much worse than Tesla? I look forward to hearing more. I hope this shames Western companies into catching up, the fucking idiots.