| ▲ | object-a 8 hours ago |
| For anyone who has tried cars from both automakers, how does BYD compare to Tesla on similar trim vehicles? |
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| ▲ | AnotherGoodName 8 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| If you had to pay US/EU prices for a Tesla vs BYD you'd go with BYD no question. But the majority of Teslas are made in China and when put a Chinese made Tesla alongside a Chinese made BYD it's a coin flip. So as an Australian I'd roughly rate them the same with BYD high end matching Tesla's high end and BYD having a low end that Tesla doesn't compete with (the Atto which is ~USD $15000 for a small electric hatchback has no Tesla equivalent). |
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| ▲ | zipy124 7 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Isn't the seagull the cheapest model at like $8k? | | |
| ▲ | AnotherGoodName 6 hours ago | parent [-] | | Same car, called the Atto 1 in Australia and with the steering wheel on the other side and slightly better than base specs in Australia. |
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| ▲ | mvdtnz 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | BYD doesn't sell in USA. | | |
| ▲ | AnotherGoodName 7 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | The point is the difficulty of the comparison. They are tariffed in the EU and NA to the point of near inviability so I don’t see that as a valid comparison. Outside the EU and NA they are Chinese made cars. So basically you either compare current NA/EU Teslas to a hypothetical untariffed BYD (I don’t think this is fair) or you compare Chinese made Teslas to BYDs (which of course leads to similar prive perf ratios). | |
| ▲ | SapporoChris 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Byd Auto Motor, Inc.
1800 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
https://www.byd.international/city/los-angeles | | |
| ▲ | jlarocco an hour ago | parent | next [-] | | Leasing a building and having an english section on the website doesn't mean they're available here yet. The pricing page shows none available in the USA: https://www.byd.international/pricing | |
| ▲ | linsomniac 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Ok, but "where the rubber meets the road", I've seen 0 BYDs in the wild in the US, including a recent 1,800 mile trip half way across the country. Earlier in 2025 I took a trip to Scotland and they had 2 dealerships I saw and I saw a couple of them on the roads. |
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| ▲ | t0mas88 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| BYD Sealion 7 is better than a 2025 Model Y Standard and worse than a Model Y Premium in terms of ride quality/suspension and driving dynamics. The interior is more taste dependent, but the Model Y Standard is clearly a low budget version (with fabric seats) that's below the BYD. The Model Y Premium interior and seats felt higher quality to me, but it has a more minimalist design while the BYD has a more traditional setup with a screen behind the wheel. The Tesla screen/app seem more responsive and premium. Also above for example VW where things are often sluggish and don't feel as well designed from a UX perspective. |
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