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Re:BYD launches $233K Yangwang U9 electric supercar that wil... by searealist on Monday February 26, 2024 @10:37PM (#39519882)
They are just copying the Tesla playbook. Remember, they came out with the roadster first.
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Re:BYD launches $233K Yangwang U9 electric supercar that wil... by melling on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @12:06AM (#39520378)
Which playbook? BYD has shipped millions of EVs.
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Re:BYD launches $233K Yangwang U9 electric supercar that wil... by orangeboats on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @04:40AM (#39522078)
This kinda glosses over the entire history of BYD cars though.

BYD started very low, selling cheap EVs or hybrids like the BYD F3, then slowly creeped up to being a mainstream brand (a la Toyota) in China, and is now moving towards the even higher end with cars like Yangwang U8.

I guess my point is, it always seemed to me that their plan was to release products like the U9. It's just that they were doing it bottom-up.

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Re:BYD launches $233K Yangwang U9 electric supercar that wil... by lm28469 on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @06:52AM (#39522959)
> they came out with the roadster first.

Which is the literal opposite of what BYD did

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Re:BYD launches $233K Yangwang U9 electric supercar that wil... by rasz on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @02:54PM (#39528902)
Yes, roaster is soo cool, I see them everywhere at cars and coffee and drag strips and ... now back to reality.

There is a very limited number of Roadsters still on the road. They are actually more valuable in parts than the whole car https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/how-many-roadsters-a... Second gen was supposed to ship what, 3 years ago?

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