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Re:Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't working by viraptor on Thursday November 02, 2023 @09:09PM (#38122992)
BYD is interesting. I've not seen them advertising as much as other brands. Just spotted one being shown in a shopping centre about a year ago, then they start popping up all over the place. I expect to see a huge number of them soon - they're permanently out of stock the whole time as far as I can tell. They provide the non-luxury thing that most people want/can afford and will make a killing while other manufacturers fumble around.
Re:Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't working by theodric on Thursday November 02, 2023 @09:43PM (#38123303)
BYD and ORA (Great Wall) are both operating in Ireland. I've sat in them, not driven, but they seem fairly well-put-together on the surface. The little ORA Funky Cat city car is adorable, though not exactly cheap as chips at €32000 for the entry-level model. After Mozilla's damning recent analysis of the major car brands' user privacy [1], however, I'd be very curious to know what data the Chinese EVs are sending back, and to whom.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37404413