Why would someone want a China made car?
BYD's YangWang U8 launched, can float on water for 30 minutes and sail 3km/h
191–200 of 236 posts
Re: BYD's YangWang U8 launched, can float on water for 30 minutes and sail 3km/h
#192Seems like BYD has surpassed Tesla as the biggest EV maker as of the end of 2023: https://www.ft.com/content/716c9b0b-d8cd-491a-a91b-d70c1e540... ( https://archive.is/LOiYh ) I'm guessing that Musk's unwillingness to work with the rules and norms in the markets Tesla is trying to enter, will be Tesla's downfall. Hopefully Tesla could somehow get rid of Musk as it seems like he is constantly holding Tesla back quite a…
As much as I'd love to believe that a better leader would make an American company fully keep pace with BYD, I don't see any evidence that this is the case. I really doubt BYD would be doing any better on worker treatment and unionization. And besides, BYD did that by selling a lot of very cheap vehicles. I don't think that really fits the business objectives for Tesla.
IIRC the strategy of Tesla was to start building very expensive EVs (Roadster, then Model S and X) to fund the build of cheaper options (Model 3 and Y), and the final target would be a mass market car affordable by everyone, maybe in the $20-25K range.
Re: BYD's YangWang U8 launched, can float on water for 30 minutes and sail 3km/h
#193Fun fact: The original VW beetle could do this for half an hour or so [1]. There was a (1960s?) article in "Modern Motor", whereby someone tested it and found that there was at least some control, as the tyres provided enough paddle action to move forward and the front wheels acted as rudders. Their floating inspired some to modify beetles to really make them amphibious [2,3]. Even if it officially floats, I wouldn't…
I remember the front page of The Sun showing a VW sailing down Swanston St in the Melbourne CBD in 1972 during a flash flood. I was 10yo and thought it was brilliant.
Re: BYD's YangWang U8 launched, can float on water for 30 minutes and sail 3km/h
#194Why would someone want a China made car?
They’re… Chinese people that buy locally?
Re: BYD's YangWang U8 launched, can float on water for 30 minutes and sail 3km/h
#195Why would someone want a China made car?
Because people care about price and quality, if they're within what the person wants, where the car comes from couldn't matter less.
Re: BYD's YangWang U8 launched, can float on water for 30 minutes and sail 3km/h
#196Why would someone want a China made car?
You comment recalled the moment when Elon Musk laughed off BYD years ago for me. You will be told why with hard data.
Re: BYD's YangWang U8 launched, can float on water for 30 minutes and sail 3km/h
#197Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, I doubt we'll ever see on in the UK because of licensing issues. That said, it's also range extended so 50kWh is ample. I would hazard a guess it would do about 100 miles on battery alone.
If I lived in China I wouldn’t give a shit about range. I would have access to the world’s premier high speed rail network.
Some scenic parts of China are really far from HSR network, and this car is for people who want to visit those places
Re: BYD's YangWang U8 launched, can float on water for 30 minutes and sail 3km/h
#198Why would someone want a China made car?
"Made" or "designed"?
Our Tesla Model 3 was made in China…
Re: BYD's YangWang U8 launched, can float on water for 30 minutes and sail 3km/h
#199Why would someone want a China made car?
Because they're cheap. The majority of people don't care about quality as long as it's presented well and meets some fairly low benchmark level (whatever that is). Pretty much all industries have demonstrated this, and cars seem to be no exception.
Country of origin/ethics/politics also doesn't really play a part in purchasing for the majority of people (again, simply shown through sales)
Re: BYD's YangWang U8 launched, can float on water for 30 minutes and sail 3km/h
#200Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is a stat that people keep bringing up while completely ignoring the fact that many of BYD's vehicles are not marketable outside of China because they're just rip-offs of other manufacturers' vehicles. See BYD S8 [0] and Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class [1] for one example, but there are numerous. This should tell you everything you need to know about this company. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_S8 [1] https://en.…
You are choosing an example from more than a decade ago, at a time when not even Chinese people chose BYD vehicles. To wit the S8 sold 103 units. Things have changed. You are ignoring the fact that plenty of BYD's vehicles are already marketed and sold in Europe, other Asian countries, and Australia.
Their marketing in Sweden is big: https://bydauto.se/
They claim to be the world's biggest manufacturer of "battery charging" (electric and hybrid I suppose) vehicles.
They look like high end vehicles and I've seen them around often... but never drove one so can't really comment on quality.