> There's no proof of these cars even existing

Here's a Nio covering 891.4 km (554 miles) on a single charge with its 150 kWh battery pack:

https://insideevs.com/news/732567/nio-chinese-ev-range-test/

Here's a Nio doing a battery swap in 6 minutes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmWL1hZQmD0

Chinese EVs are not concepts or prototypes. they're in mass production already.

outside of China, yes, they're probably a rare sight. in Chinese cities however, from what I saw, a double digit percentage of cars are their EVs - which is a lot of cars in a country with 1.5 billion people.

don't take my word for it, there are probably plenty of videos on youtube that show and discuss Chinese city roads.

I can testify that Chinese EVs are starting to pop up in Europe. Not a lot, but if you do a lot of driving, you can spot one or two a day.

Given their price and performance, I think we'll be seeing more of them in the future. The two downsides (that I was told of) are build quality (at the same level as tesla) and obsession with large screens (same as tesla).

Until it reaches the most important and greatest market in the world (Midwest US) it's hard to take these cars seriously. The variety and diversity of terrain is the real test of a car's longevity - until then, they are simply toys.

Nah, they’re common enough in Europe.

Somewhat impeded by weak dealer networks, and dubious marketing (for a couple of years, ORA was trying to sell something called a Funky Cat, though they’ve recently rebranded it as something more boring) but they’re a thing.

I took a few DiDi rides in China when I was there December last year, and most of the black car drivers used BYD electric cars that were really nice. I met some new friends at a wedding there and they showed me their car which had voice controlled windows that worked really well, it was a party trick for sure but cool. I came home wanting a BYD car and then I was sad to find them unavailable in the US.

… I mean, if you’re basing your entire view of the world on what you, personally, see… Well, it’s an interesting approach. Walk solipsism?