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It looks to me like BYD is to Tesla like what Samsung+Android is to the iPhone? I mean, the guy behind BYD must be brilliant and I wish the best to him and his
by rmbyrro 3y ago
It looks to me like BYD is to Tesla like what Samsung+Android is to the iPhone?
I mean, the guy behind BYD must be brilliant and I wish the best to him and his endeavor.
But let's not forget that Tesla has been and is still the one pushing the frontier here. And pushing frontiers is a lot more inspiring and moving.
BYD is surfing a wave created by Tesla, and I think Elon still seems to be better at moving waves than BYD's founder? Just like Jobs was for consumer electronics?
- londons_explore 3y agoPart of pushing the envelope is not making the best product, but making the best product per dollar. Any idiot can make something amazing if money is of no concern, but you have to be smart to make something both cheap and amazing. From that perspective, BYD with their far lower cost, yet still decently performing, batteries and motors (and whole cars) is arguably ahead.
- bdjsiqoocwk 3y ago> It looks to me like BYD is to Tesla like what Samsung+Android is to the iPhone? Yeah because Tesla is known for the high quality of their cars /s
- generic92034 3y agoMaybe the parallel is more in driving the hype train?
- netsharc 3y agoLet's compare our Kool-Aids flavors (I can't stand Musk): what frontiers is Musk pushing at Tesla, other than cartoonish designs and how flawed a product the paying customer is willing to tolerate? (E.g. broken suspension arms, auto-suicide-pilot)?
- DiogenesKynikos 3y agoI think this is giving short shrift to BYD's role in advancing battery technology, which is key to electric vehicles. In that sense, BYD is more innovative than Tesla.
- aurareturn 3y agoUltimately, the EV push is to create affordable EVs that are also practical so we can sunset oil sooner. In that sense, BYD is ahead.