| ▲ | knuppar 4 hours ago |
| > collapse suddenly If BYD was in the US I think we could check this box reeeeaaally quickly. It would make Tesla irrelevant. |
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| ▲ | awesome_dude 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| We have BYD here, it's a stiff competitor for Tesla, but it's not end game for Tesla material. I personally prefer a BYD, Musk has damaged his brand by being so political, but the BYD product is (IMO) superior. Having said that BYD isnt without its issues (eg. over reporting of range) |
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| ▲ | andsoitis 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| > If BYD was in the US I think we could check this box reeeeaaally quickly. It would make Tesla irrelevant. Why? What's your logic? |
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| ▲ | array_key_first 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | The cars are higher quality and, more importantly, cheaper. US manufacturers can't make a cheap car to save their lives. The average age of cars on US roads is now 13 years, nobody can afford new cars. There's a huge market opportunity here that all our manufacturers are missing, seemingly on purpose. BYD, and others, would absolutely sweep the competition. | | |
| ▲ | overfeed an hour ago | parent [-] | | > US manufacturers can't make a cheap car to save their lives. They have a fiduciary duty to their shareholders to never make low-margin (read "cheap") cars. If someone is looking for a competitive automotive market, they won't find it in the US. The financial engineering is world-class though. |
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| ▲ | vkou 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | BYD makes good, cheap cars. There's a reason why the US raised every protectionist barrier against it - it would destroy Detroit. |
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