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Re:BYD challenges Tesla with more than 300k electric cars so... by bryanlarsen on Monday November 27, 2023 @07:36PM (#38440721)
> half the weight, twice the generation efficiency, and half the charge time is better overall

The Prius Prime is approximately the same weight as the Model 3, more expensive than the Model 3 after the rebate, and only gets 2.9 miles/kWh vs 4.1 miles/kWh for the Model 3. So it takes at least 33% longer to charge for the same distance of travel while slow charging and of course doesn't support fast charging.

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Re:BYD challenges Tesla with more than 300k electric cars so... by jtriangle on Monday November 27, 2023 @07:49PM (#38440810)
You missed the part where I was talking about that being in the future, as the tech matures.
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Re:BYD challenges Tesla with more than 300k electric cars so... by bryanlarsen on Monday November 27, 2023 @10:50PM (#38442101)
The future will be even worse for hybrids, as the price of batteries goes down and the relative complexity of having over ten times as many moving parts becomes more significant.
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