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How BYD undercuts Tesla around the world, by the numbers. (restofworld.org)
submitted 13 hours ago by Tea@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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BYD is more affordable than Tesla in at least 10 places outside the West.

  • In each of the 10 markets where both Tesla and the Chinese carmaker BYD list prices online, BYD’s lowest-cost option is cheaper than that of Tesla.
  • While Tesla focuses its sales in North America and Europe, BYD is expanding in Latin America and Southeast Asia.
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[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

This says nothing about how they undercut Tesla (and every other non-Chinese automaker) but I'll tell you:

  • slave labor
  • massive government subsidies
[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Tesla too has

  • massive government subsidies
[–] Ulrich@feddit.org -1 points 9 hours ago

Not nearly as massive

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 hours ago (4 children)

Source on slave labor at BYD?

[–] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

There were accusations and reports for their factory in Brazil (source: BBC, as well as many others at the same time). I personally didn't look much further into it and haven't tried following the story since, but I would research if I was looking to buy a car.

Edit: Note I'm also not the op of the comment.

[–] K1nsey6@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

They have opinions, never sources

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 hours ago

The poster above you provided a link.BYD contracted a Chinese construction firm to build a factory in Brazil that the Brazilian labor authorities shuttered over the slave like working conditions.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 0 points 9 hours ago

BYD is Chinese. Very common there.