If they are affordable and sold here I may consider them. Affordability and knobs and buttons are all I want.
If they make a small truck on top of that, I’d start saving today.
But I’m starting from zero knowledge, so this is all whimsical atm.
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ichbinjasokreativ@lemmy.world 8 months ago
If BYD weren’t stealing western designs I might consider them. They are saving a lot of cost from not having to do much RnD
systemglitch@lemmy.world 8 months ago
SharkAttak@kbin.social 8 months ago
I would never sit my ass over several kilos of several-watt-charged chinese lithium, anyway. I don't want to be the brightest flame on the road.
cyd@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Source? Or is it just a matter of “it has the same shape as a western car, and a steering wheel = omfg IP theft”?
ichbinjasokreativ@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Their current flagship is basically a 1-1 copy of some porsche ev
cyd@lemmy.world 8 months ago
So you’re just talking about the look of the car? Because BYD has been doing EVs far longer than Porsche, so if anyone is doing a rip-off of the tech, it would be Porsche.
As far as design goes, BYD’s aesthetics in recent years has a lot to do with them hiring big-shot European designers like Wolfgang Egger. If they’re pulling from the same talent pool as other top carmakers, it’s not so obvious why you’d accuse BYD of copying others, and not vice versa.
Sizzler@slrpnk.net 8 months ago
Nah you don’t get it, the design is a 1 to 1 rip off. I’ll have a quick look to see if I can find the post.