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Honestly I think the best way to sell Americans on electric is to let BYD enter the market and not tax them to death. Their prices would be very attractive, but they price way lower than just about anyone else. If they offered electric cars to Americans at those prices, it would shake up the industry there — both ICE and electric. Like, the Cybertruck is still gonna be the Cybertruck, nothing else looks like that, but if you want an affordable electric and Chevy, Toyota, Nissan, et al are saying $30-40K and BYD is saying $10-20K... a lot of people are gonna look good and hard at BYD.
Even with tarrifs, BYD would still be cheaper than most ICE cars... the problem is you cant register it legally in the US becuase it doesnt "meet US saftey regulations" but feel free to buy the deathtraps that are Teslas.
That isn't an argument for byd. It's just an argument against teslas and their dumb manual emergency lever design.
Are you really suggesting LOWERING safety standards for byd?
No. BYD probably already has higher standards than the US. But the US has for decades made the excuse of requireing stringent "safety" regulations in order to be allowed importation, but domestics get a free pass until too many lawsuits stack up... i mean BYD is already being imported to Europe. Would you suggest europe has less saftey standards then the US?
Deathtraps, really?! So do you mean only the Cybertrack - or Teslas in general (and what exactly dym, some stats or safety ratings)? Thanks!
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/it-s-on-fire-tesla-sued-over-trapped-driver-as-safety-concerns-grow-20260205-p5nzvu.html
That's a terrifying way to die, and unfortunately, this would hold true for any vehicle with "electric door systems, which can fail and trap occupants inside vehicles, particularly after a crash."
What i actually expected was an actual comparison of EVs based on their safety ratings (and not an anecdotal incident).
Now, instead, i have more questions, like "how many manufactures choose the electric door systems (over mechanical), why would they do that, and why wouldn't an obvious safety /reliability issue be resolved..." etc.
More like a complete disaster of safety regulations than a "deathtrap" of a separate manufacturer, imo.
My understanding it suppose to make the vehicle more aerodynamic. But really i think it was because they were just copying what tesla was doing. Doesnt really matter tho. China didnt wait for them to figure how to make them safe