BYD EV Teardown in Japan Reveals the Secret to Its Affordability

Re:BYD EV Teardown in Japan Reveals the Secret to Its Afford... by sn0wf1re on Thursday October 24, 2024 @04:30PM (#41939431)

Touchscreens are more expensive than buttons and knobs. But screens are required by law in the USA and EU as they require backup cameras. And a digitizer is a lot cheaper than some buttons and knobs.

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Re:BYD EV Teardown in Japan Reveals the Secret to Its Afford... by Panzer04 on Thursday October 24, 2024 @07:17PM (#41940777)

I'm confused. Are they more or less expensive?

My presumption is you meant cheaper?

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Re:BYD EV Teardown in Japan Reveals the Secret to Its Afford... by sn0wf1re on Thursday October 24, 2024 @07:35PM (#41940895)

Screens are more expensive than buttons and knobs.

Making the screen into a touch screen with a digitizer is cheaper than buttons and knobs.

So if you already have a screen, making it a touchscreen is indeed cheaper.

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Re:BYD EV Teardown in Japan Reveals the Secret to Its Afford... by AnotherGoodName on Thursday October 24, 2024 @09:53PM (#41941605)

They aren’t more expensive to start with though. A small touchscreen is <$10 in large orders. This is why you can buy entire android phones for <usd$30 with no vendor lock-in.

Wiring in a set of buttons and knobs costs more than a small screen. The buttons and knobs are more ergonomic. The real answer to the above question is that it’s happening already. All new cheap Chinese (or anywhere else that caters to the developing world) made cars have a touch screen and fewer hardwired controls.

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Re:BYD EV Teardown in Japan Reveals the Secret to Its Afford... by stavros on Thursday October 24, 2024 @10:18PM (#41941702)

He means that you already have a screen, and you might as well put a digitizer on it and save the cost of the buttons.

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