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Re:Tesla loses ground as Chinese EVs dominate global markets by r00fus on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @04:44PM (#43417120)
So they're definitely taking Tesla's lane then.
Re:Tesla loses ground as Chinese EVs dominate global markets by dzhiurgis on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @09:14PM (#43419008)
Tesla's "build quality" is okay, but software is excellent. So quite opposite really. BYD materials are good, but software is garbage. The inside looks is kitsch. And IDK about you but I use software every day on my car and do not obsess on softness of the air vent material...
Re:Tesla loses ground as Chinese EVs dominate global markets by r00fus on Thursday March 20, 2025 @12:27PM (#43425370)
Software may have great features but the gimmicks are unsafe. When I rented a Model Y to see if we wanted to buy, my kids wanted to play a game while we were at a very long light - when the light changed, the car prevented me from shifting gear to Drive until we quit the game. Now, it was my fault I let my kids do this - but the design (game had priority over driving) made me question the company's priorities.

Convinced me that car really is a tablet with wheels.

Re:Tesla loses ground as Chinese EVs dominate global markets by dzhiurgis on Thursday March 20, 2025 @09:54PM (#43431108)
To start a game you need to shift in park to begin with. This is just ridiculous...

And it's not about the features per se. Lots of cars have the features, but no car is able to integrated them in a package thats actually useable.