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I’m looking at Polestar (like Volvo it’s owned by Geely, a Chinese company) and Tesla. I love how Tesla drives, but the focus on the touch screen and lack of th
by jitl 3y ago
I’m looking at Polestar (like Volvo it’s owned by Geely, a Chinese company) and Tesla. I love how Tesla drives, but the focus on the touch screen and lack of things like grab handles or CarPlay really turns me off. I’m hoping another make drives close to the Tesla but has more “normal car” kind of trim.
I’d love to test drive a BYD just for fun. I was in mainland China a week ago and rode in a few different domestic electric cars when taking DiDi (Uber), from BYD and others. All pretty great experiences, good build quality. A surprising percent of the cars on the street in Kunming were electric - maybe 25%. A friend of a friend has one and loves it. Hopefully they start selling in the US soon.
- Zigurd 3y agoChina pretty much has to go fast on the EV transition or choke on fumes. Even in the 90s many big cities banned gas scooters and motorbikes. The domestic market will tolerate more inconvenience and quirks, but they will get competitive fast.