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Any reason to suspect this is A) Even true B) Not just them putting a huge gas tank in it I mean there are no specs in this document at all

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tmottabr 2y ago
Indeed there are no specs here but they did released some. They claim it does 2.9L\100Km [1] or 34.5km\l, that would mean it need a 61l tank to be able to reach 2100km. [1]https://www.chinapev.com/byd/byd-releases-its-5th-gen-dm-technology-with-a-range-of-2100km/ https://www.chinapev.com/byd/byd-releases-its-5th-gen-dm-tec...
AtlasBarfed 2y ago
Plus what I value in new gen phevs is a 50+ all electric range. Bragging about maximum range on a phav is stupid at least for the next 10 years because there's going to be plenty of gas stations
- otherme123 2y ago
  Some 20 years ago VW did a comercial in Europe about the Golf being able to do over 1,000 km. Everybody though it has no merit, and assumed a larger tank instead of a technological hit.
more_corn 2y ago
The range claimed by chinese car companies is usually accurate (every article I’ve seen where a driver is interviewed includes a reported range that matches the manufacturer claims) maybe it’s something about not wanting to run afoul of a government that will kill you for abusive capitalistic behavior. No value judgment either way is implied.
- aitchnyu 2y ago
  Assuming ads directed at foreign markets receive same scrutiny as domestic market: > A toothpaste television advertisement was hit with a record fine .. US$0.96 million for violating the Advertising Law in China... The advertisement showed a well- known Taiwanese celebrity showing off her teeth... The AIC found that the alleged visual "whitening" effect in the advertisement was a result of computer editing, as opposed to the actual effect of using the product. https://www.hoganlovells.com/-/media/hogan-lovells/pdf/publication/ships55256v2finchinaslapsrecordfineonfalseadvertising_pdf.pdf https://www.hoganlovells.com/-/media/hogan-lovells/pdf/publi...
- constantcrying 2y ago
  >The range claimed by chinese car companies is usually accurate Like other regions they have a standardized range test, similar to the WLTP. >maybe it’s something about not wanting to run afoul of a government that will kill you for abusive capitalistic behavior. No. It is just too easy to get caught lying. Lying about range is like lying about motor power, once a single person tests your claim the deceit is revealed and your brand suffers significant damage.

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tmottabr 2y ago

Indeed there are no specs here but they did released some. They claim it does 2.9L\100Km [1] or 34.5km\l, that would mean it need a 61l tank to be able to reach 2100km. [1]https://www.chinapev.com/byd/byd-releases-its-5th-gen-dm-technology-with-a-range-of-2100km/ https://www.chinapev.com/byd/byd-releases-its-5th-gen-dm-tec...

AtlasBarfed 2y ago

Plus what I value in new gen phevs is a 50+ all electric range. Bragging about maximum range on a phav is stupid at least for the next 10 years because there's going to be plenty of gas stations

otherme123 2y ago
Some 20 years ago VW did a comercial in Europe about the Golf being able to do over 1,000 km. Everybody though it has no merit, and assumed a larger tank instead of a technological hit.

more_corn 2y ago

The range claimed by chinese car companies is usually accurate (every article I’ve seen where a driver is interviewed includes a reported range that matches the manufacturer claims) maybe it’s something about not wanting to run afoul of a government that will kill you for abusive capitalistic behavior. No value judgment either way is implied.

aitchnyu 2y ago
Assuming ads directed at foreign markets receive same scrutiny as domestic market: > A toothpaste television advertisement was hit with a record fine .. US$0.96 million for violating the Advertising Law in China... The advertisement showed a well- known Taiwanese celebrity showing off her teeth... The AIC found that the alleged visual "whitening" effect in the advertisement was a result of computer editing, as opposed to the actual effect of using the product. https://www.hoganlovells.com/-/media/hogan-lovells/pdf/publication/ships55256v2finchinaslapsrecordfineonfalseadvertising_pdf.pdf https://www.hoganlovells.com/-/media/hogan-lovells/pdf/publi...
constantcrying 2y ago
>The range claimed by chinese car companies is usually accurate Like other regions they have a standardized range test, similar to the WLTP. >maybe it’s something about not wanting to run afoul of a government that will kill you for abusive capitalistic behavior. No. It is just too easy to get caught lying. Lying about range is like lying about motor power, once a single person tests your claim the deceit is revealed and your brand suffers significant damage.