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Re:BYD is automaker with the most R&D staff in the world by saturn8601 on Tuesday December 31, 2024 @03:31PM (#42561605)
Keep in mind that China is on a completely different level when it comes to repair and the ecosystem around repair. What you might see as an unacceptable situation might be workable in China because of their freedom and ability to repair and remix parts.

I dont want to downplay your comment as there are also pictures of cars rotting in fields so despite the repair culture they dont have their incentives aligned 100%, i'm just trying to see both sides of the issue.

[1]:https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2023-china-ev-graveyards/

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Re:BYD is automaker with the most R&D staff in the world by srockets on Wednesday January 01, 2025 @05:19PM (#42569794)
The ability to have devices that are considered unfixable fixed by Chinese tradespeople is amazing.

But you can’t get that ROW, and for Chinese car companies to be successful outside China, that’s a must.

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