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As much as I'd love to believe that a better leader would make an American company fully keep pace with BYD, I don't see any evidence that this is the case. I r
by _ea1k 3y ago
As much as I'd love to believe that a better leader would make an American company fully keep pace with BYD, I don't see any evidence that this is the case. I really doubt BYD would be doing any better on worker treatment and unionization.
And besides, BYD did that by selling a lot of very cheap vehicles. I don't think that really fits the business objectives for Tesla.
- otherme123 3y agoIIRC the strategy of Tesla was to start building very expensive EVs (Roadster, then Model S and X) to fund the build of cheaper options (Model 3 and Y), and the final target would be a mass market car affordable by everyone, maybe in the $20-25K range.
- _ea1k 3y agoYes, exactly. BYD can go below that, to vehicles that wouldn't really be marketable outside of China.