> But one thing that's hard to deny is that US and European car manufacturers are still building on top of previous iterations of their vehicles, swapping out a

> But one thing that's hard to deny is that US and European car manufacturers are still building on top of previous iterations of their vehicles, swapping out a ICE with an electric system but keeping the existing systems, frankensteining the two together. The article itself makes note of it: Worth noting that the car in the article isn't from a US or European car manufacturer, though Hyundai is certainly fairly well-established at this point. But also, a lot of the stuff going on/wiring+subsystem count is not solely a factor of "making a motor assembly from scratch". For instance the steering wheel lock sensors in the article. Or all the safety-related sensors and subsystems, let alone all the infotainment stuff and related "features" in a modern car... Is BYD doing any better at reducing all that sprawl?