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Americans do not comprehend how advanced BYD and others are in EV. It's no accident that their government is fighting the import of Chinese cars
by msoad 2y ago
Americans do not comprehend how advanced BYD and others are in EV. It's no accident that their government is fighting the import of Chinese cars
- PaulWaldman 2y agoI understand the cost to the end user is much less, but in what ways is their technology more advanced?
- nox101 2y agoCars that change in 10 minutes? https://ev.com/news/byd-and-catl-set-to-introduce-ev-batteries-capable-of-full-charge-in-10-minutes&blogId=3193 https://ev.com/news/byd-and-catl-set-to-introduce-ev-batteri...
- HeatrayEnjoyer 2y agoHow would that even be supplied? Megawatt circuits are the domain of industrial factories, not "gas" stations.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> How would that even be supplied? Capacitors.
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- andruby 2y agoThe article states that it would need 650KW to charge at 6C rates. Huawei has already announced 600 kW DC fast chargers: https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Electric-cars-in-China/China-s-Huawei-launches-alliance-for-ultrafast-EV-charging https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Electric-cars-in-China/Chi...
- HeatrayEnjoyer 2y agoThe bottleneck is the grid not terminal hardware. If a home or small business asks for a multiple MW circuit they're going to be laughed at for preposterousness. Laying harmless gigabit fiber to a new area requires permits, construction, labor, think of what becomes necessary when it's enough electrons to kill a dinosaur.
- cyberax 2y agoThe UI is _miles_ ahead. And they are preparing to release a 1000 km (620 mile) range vehicle.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> in what ways is their technology more advanced? BYD's technology, not so much--they're better at manufacturing cars in degrees compared to Tesla, not an order of magnitude. The magic is at CATL and friends. There is a Cambrian explosion of battery technology in China that doesn't get reported super well in the mainstream press.
- HeatrayEnjoyer 2y agoWhat's going on with battery technology?
- mensetmanusman 2y agoMostly cost reductions, there isn’t much room in the physics for higher energy density. Eg it will always be less than chemical energy density.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> What's going on with battery technology? Iron [1] and now sodium [2]. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_iron_phosphate_battery https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_iron_phosphate_batte... [2] https://www.electrive.com/2023/11/20/byd-huaihai-move-on-plans-for-sodium-ion-battery-plant/ https://www.electrive.com/2023/11/20/byd-huaihai-move-on-pla...
- defrost 2y agoAdding to the other peer reasons, staggering range of design styles and price points; executive class, cheap fun young cars, utility vehicles, etc.
- richardw 2y agoJust one example: https://www.drive.com.au/news/byd-to-introduce-new-second-gen-1000km-battery-technology/ https://www.drive.com.au/news/byd-to-introduce-new-second-ge... They’re doing a lot of licensing to western companies.
- bpodgursky 2y agoTesla is competitive (sales are not dominant, but OK, in China) but the other US automakers are truly f***.
- mensetmanusman 2y agoIt actually has more to do with war and realpolitik.