Why would someone want a China made car?
Because it’s a nice car.
I get your sentiment though, feels hard to trust.
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#202It can also do 360 degree self centered turn, which should be useful. No more 3 point turns! Given the flexibility of installing the motors, I've always wondered why electric cars still can't move in a parallel way. That should be very handy when parallel parking.
you are just poor. Mercedes Benz have had cars that parallel park like that by abusing a slight turn on the back wheels for decades.
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#203Why would someone want a China made car?
Same reason you would buy a China made computer, phone etc.
They are the new Japan.
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#204Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think I wasn't being clear, the wheels basically have to rotate perpendicularly to the cars body, so there wouldn't be any extra tire wear.
What? If left wheels are in reverse and right wheels in forward then the treads are wearing sideways against the rotation!
there's no direction wear at low speeds.
or do you parallel park at 60mph? maybe you drive to work on reverse?
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#205Earlier quoted context omitted.
>>Which "same range"? Volvo can do 1000km using 75 litres of petrol + 10kWh of electricity(and it is 10kWh in my model, 15kWh is a newer one). BYD can do 1000km using 75 litres of petrol + 50kWh of electricity. The math on this is very simple, no?
Using current U.S. numbers [1][2]: average electricity price is $0.162/kWh, might be cheaper off peak or with solar roof; average gas price is $3.083/gal ($0.815/L) for regular, and $3.885/gal ($1.026/L) for premium which is recommended for your Volvo. So, with regular gas: 75L + 50kWh: 75 * 0.815 + 50 * 0.162 = 69.225 75L + 10kWh: 75 * 0.815 + 10 * 0.162 = 63.525 A difference of 10.3%. With premium gas: 75L + 50kWh:…
I'm not in the US. In Europe my Volvo doesn't require premium 98 octane , regular 95 is fine. I appreciate the calculation but I don't know why you're trying so hard to escape the fact that the BYD needs 40kWh more(!!!!!) to travel the same distance(combined with 75 litres of petrol) - it's not hard to see that(as I said 70 comments ago) the BYD is a heavier and less efficient car. There isn't much to argue with here(or at least I wouldn't think so?).
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#206I see China coming for the US auto industry, and fast. It’s 100% the fault of our industry for sitting around doing nothing but repackaging old technology in overpriced chonker trucks and trying to obstruct the EV transition with disinformation. All they want to do is sell the same mediocre gas guzzler forever. Innovators’ dilemma strikes again. Of course I guess Japan decimated US auto last time. It was kinda the sa…
I see China coming for the US auto industry, and fast. that would be the case if US was a free market. Any Chinese product will be banned if it becomes too successful
They don't have to be banned. The anti-China propaganda is doing wonders to keep Chinese designed goods out.
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#207Damn that thing is almost as ugly as the cybertruck!
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#208Earlier quoted context omitted.
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
Isn't it a car for people who live in big cities, but want to give the impression that they visit such places?
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#210Why would someone want a China made car?
Quality is going to shit across the board, so short of being able to buy quality, at least why not buy the cheapest flavor of shit?