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It's the forced labor, stupid!
https://electrek.co/2024/10/22/byd-ev-teardown-shocks-japan-how-is-it-made-so-cheaply/
Japan is wondering how Chinese EV makers, like BYD, build electric cars so cheaply. After tearing apart BYD’s Atto 3,...
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Well, it's also some good design decisions.
And, I suspect, some creative accounting and a lot of QA corner cutting.
And lots and lots of government subsidies.
I can't wait to hear about the first reports of BYD vehicles going into spontaneous combustion.
But, yeah, mostly it is the total lack of respect for Chinese workers.