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.

  • RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    161·
    9 months ago

    The fact that the headline says “Chinese Carmaker” and not “BYD” says a lot about their international market share.

    • erwan@lemmy.mlEnglish
      4·
      9 months ago

      It says a lot about that “journalist” knowledge of the topic

    • InFerNo@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      The headline also says overtakes, while it says “poised to be” in the text.

    • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      To be honest, I think it more tells you the article was written by an American for an American audience.

  • originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com
    81·
    9 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.deEnglish
        3·
        9 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
          1·
          9 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

          • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.deEnglish
            1·
            9 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.

          • M500@lemmy.mlEnglish
            1·
            9 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
              0·
              9 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.

              • JeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyzEnglish
                1·
                9 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.

    • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      01·
      9 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.

  • jaschen@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    6·
    9 months ago

    I don’t wanna be that guy, but BYD are not only garbage tofu cars, they are also HEAVILY subsidized by the CCP in an effort to dump on the competition.

      • jaschen@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
        4·
        9 months ago

        I know they are dominating the market. But I’m explaining why they are. It’s NOT because they make superior cars Each car is sold at a loss with the funding/backing of the China government with the sole purpose to dump(kill domestic competition).

        Amazon prime sorta did this on a micro scale. Dump their pricing to kill Barnes and Noble and after they go out of business, they open and replace them with their own stores. But instead of Amazon funding the dump, it’s the god damn CCP and our entire auto industry.

      • ShepherdPie@midwest.socialEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        Dominating which market though? China is heavily subsidizing these cars like they do with a lot of new tech when they want to undercut non-Chinese companies. I guarantee if any other manufacturer had similar subsidies, the situation would be different.

      • LWD@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        Because Tesla’s subsidies are good old fashioned American subsidies. Rock, flag, and eagle, right?

      • jaschen@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        How? Teslas that are sold in China are made in China. BYD sold in the UK are made in China.