Comment on Is Tesla Feeling the BYD? A Chinese Giant Shakes Up the EV Electric Car Landscape
cyd@lemmy.world 6 months agoSource? Or is it just a matter of “it has the same shape as a western car, and a steering wheel = omfg IP theft”?
Comment on Is Tesla Feeling the BYD? A Chinese Giant Shakes Up the EV Electric Car Landscape
cyd@lemmy.world 6 months agoSource? 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 6 months ago
Their current flagship is basically a 1-1 copy of some porsche ev
cyd@lemmy.world 6 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 6 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.
Hyperreality@kbin.social 6 months ago
The tesla model S looks like a decade old eurospec Ford Mondeo.
Certainly look more alike than a porsche and a byd.
cyd@lemmy.world 6 months ago
If you’re referring to the BYD U7 vs the Porsche Taycan, they both look like car. Beyond that, eh.
sudoreboot@slrpnk.net 6 months ago
That is a different car brand, though?