BYD recently went live with a highly automated, large scale manufacturing facility in Brazil. The BYD Dolphin Mini sells for ~$22,500, and the manufacturer already has 200 showrooms open across the country.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/11/22/cop-brazil...

https://www.byd.com/us/news-list/First-BYD-Electric-Vehicle-...

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forinti an hour ago | parent | next [-]

They are everywhere. The only limit to adoption is that many people live in buildings where chargers can't easily be installed.

	▲	nomel 16 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		The limit to adoption is non existent or slow public charging infrastructure.

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moffkalast 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm surprised Mercedes was ever price competitive for taxis even in Germany, I mean the average VW would do the job just as well at half the cost.

These days they're both priced like they're selling Ferraris anyway so yeah. The ID Buzz starting at 70k EUR is such a joke.

	▲	_zoltan_ 6 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I can't wait for BYD to enter the European market with a true minibus like VW's ID Buzz. There is a rumor that the M9 is coming in 2026.
	▲	forinti an hour ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		I remember all taxis in Portugal being beige Mercedes in the 80s,when Portugal wasn't well off. I guess their durability is what made them worthwhile.
	▲	SoftTalker an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Mercedes taxis in Europe are not appointed like the cars they sell in North America. They are just normal cars there.