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I was wondering why you were reacting so negatively. Your comment history has a clear pro Tesla and Elon bias so that explains it. I don't get why though. Isn'

I was wondering why you were reacting so negatively. Your comment history has a clear pro Tesla and Elon bias so that explains it. I don't get why though. Isn't it good that several EV first companies are succeeding? This also matches my anecdotal experience, it's the only EV first company besides Tesla that I have seen on the roads here so they seem to be selling cars here in Europe.

sixQuarks 4y ago
Telling the truth is reacting negatively? The headline is misleading.
- jjulius 4y ago
  I'd be genuinely curious to see you respond to the question/idea posed in the second part of that comment.
  - sixQuarks 4y ago
    What, that BYD is a formidable competitor to Tesla and that it's good for EV companies to be succeeding? Of course, the mission of Tesla is to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy - it's good for other EV manufacturers to succeed. BYD is the top contender. But it’s not Tesla that needs to worry, BYD and other Chinese EV companies are going to do to the US market what Japanese automakers did in the 80s. It’s going to be ICE vehicle market share that will be taken. My whole point is that the headline is misleading. It leaves out important details and has wording to insinuate Tesla is losing in some way. "Tesla rival..." "profit soars more than 400%". The opposite is more truthful, BYD sales have suffered due to Tesla price cuts. The headline could have been written: "Tesla rival BYD sales plummet over 20% in 2023" See what I mean?
    - 8n4vidtmkvmk 4y ago
      mentioning tesla is the only way I'd even know byd is a car company making luxury electric cars. well.. ok i guess you could write "luxury ev company byd..." without mentioning tesla.
      - cinntaile 3y ago
        That doesn't generate nearly as much clicks and newspapers are in the business of making money. I wouldn't call it misleading though, now you know it's an EV company and the rest is clear too.
      - sixQuarks 3y ago
        It’s not a luxury EV company though, most of their vehicles are plug-ins, and most of their BEVs are of the cheaper variety. They have only recently introduced a more expensive EV that competes with Tesla, but it’s a small fraction of their sales.

sixQuarks 4y ago

Telling the truth is reacting negatively? The headline is misleading.

jjulius 4y ago
I'd be genuinely curious to see you respond to the question/idea posed in the second part of that comment.
- sixQuarks 4y ago
  What, that BYD is a formidable competitor to Tesla and that it's good for EV companies to be succeeding? Of course, the mission of Tesla is to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy - it's good for other EV manufacturers to succeed. BYD is the top contender. But it’s not Tesla that needs to worry, BYD and other Chinese EV companies are going to do to the US market what Japanese automakers did in the 80s. It’s going to be ICE vehicle market share that will be taken. My whole point is that the headline is misleading. It leaves out important details and has wording to insinuate Tesla is losing in some way. "Tesla rival..." "profit soars more than 400%". The opposite is more truthful, BYD sales have suffered due to Tesla price cuts. The headline could have been written: "Tesla rival BYD sales plummet over 20% in 2023" See what I mean?
  - 8n4vidtmkvmk 4y ago
    mentioning tesla is the only way I'd even know byd is a car company making luxury electric cars. well.. ok i guess you could write "luxury ev company byd..." without mentioning tesla.
    - cinntaile 3y ago
      That doesn't generate nearly as much clicks and newspapers are in the business of making money. I wouldn't call it misleading though, now you know it's an EV company and the rest is clear too.
    - sixQuarks 3y ago
      It’s not a luxury EV company though, most of their vehicles are plug-ins, and most of their BEVs are of the cheaper variety. They have only recently introduced a more expensive EV that competes with Tesla, but it’s a small fraction of their sales.