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“Corolla killer:” BYD launches $US15,000 sedan EV with 420 km range in direct attack on legacy makers (thedriven.io)

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[–] alansuspect@aussie.zone 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

BYD sells their cars in Australia and we have high safety standards, I don't think they'd need to change much for the US

[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But how are the prices compared to China?

[–] alansuspect@aussie.zone 2 points 9 months ago

I did some very quick searching, according to this https://carnewschina.com/2022/12/29/new-2023-byd-dolphin-launched-in-china-price-starts-at-16700-usd/ the Dolphin launched in China for ~AUD$25,400 and you can currently buy it in Australia from AUD$38,890.

So it's obviously more but they have their government discounts. Depending on the state here you can get rebates too.