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I don't know about elsewhere in the world, but the amount of BYD's I see on the streets of Bangkoks today compared to say two years ago must be an 1000% increas

I don't know about elsewhere in the world, but the amount of BYD's I see on the streets of Bangkoks today compared to say two years ago must be an 1000% increase. They are absolutely everywhere.

daghamm 2y ago
Largest EV manufacturer in the world, of course you would see them everywhere.
- wingerlang 2y ago
  My point was more in how fast it has gone from 0 to every other car I see in a very short time.
divbzero 2y ago
They aren’t everywhere yet here in the United States. The only one I’ve seen so far was a public bus in a rural town.
- toomuchtodo 2y ago
  You won't see them in the US due to punitive tariffs.
csomar 2y ago
They have definitively taken over in Thailand and Malaysia. All new cars are Chinese. I've asked one of the Grab drivers about it and it really boils down to cost. The Dolphin is really cheap and good.
TaylorAlexander 2y ago
Yep even in Oakland California where they don’t sell BYD cars, they recently replaced all the school busses with BYD electric. https://thedriven.io/2024/09/04/the-biggest-electric-school-bus-fleet-in-the-us-is-about-to-feed-the-grid/ https://thedriven.io/2024/09/04/the-biggest-electric-school-...
afh1 2y ago
Same here in Brazil. Even in the countryside.
- xtracto 2y ago
  I'm curious: Do Chinese cars have the stigma of being crap quality in other countries? Here in Mexico most anecdotes of people buying Chinese cars are that after less than a year something broke and they had to take it to the repair shop, where it stayed for a very long time due to a lack of pieces even by the manufacturer.
  - tmnvix 2y ago
    There are a lot of them here in NZ. Definitely no reputation for being 'crap'. By all accounts they are quality vehicles. The local car share business has a large fleet. I'm pretty confident that once the Seagull lands we will see a lot more. I expect it to be the modern equivalent of the late 90s - early 00s Hyundai Excel. That was an entry level car that blew everything else out of the water in Australia due to low prices coupled with a crazy long and generous warranty. It really set Hyundai up in a market as a legitimate mainstream brand. What I find especially interesting is that at the same time the North American brands have hitched their wagon to the 'bloated vehicle' trend here. They seem to be relying almost entirely on SUVs, and 'trucks'. Recently they are pushing models like the F150 and Ram on the back of their success with big utes like the Ford Ranger. Personally I think this is just going to make them vulnerable to the incoming wave of more sensible Chinese options. Edit: It just occurred to me that the idea of car share business using popular North American vehicles seems kind of absurd. Who would want a fleet of oversized SUVs and trucks? I think this says something about the true utility of these vehicles.
    - dr_kiszonka 2y ago
      It was explained to me that Americans buy SUVs because they feel safer in them than in, e.g., sedans.
      - 2y ago

I don't know about elsewhere in the world, but the amount of BYD's I see on the streets of Bangkoks today compared to say two years ago must be an 1000% increase. They are absolutely everywhere.

daghamm 2y ago

Largest EV manufacturer in the world, of course you would see them everywhere.

wingerlang 2y ago
My point was more in how fast it has gone from 0 to every other car I see in a very short time.

divbzero 2y ago

They aren’t everywhere yet here in the United States. The only one I’ve seen so far was a public bus in a rural town.

toomuchtodo 2y ago
You won't see them in the US due to punitive tariffs.

csomar 2y ago

They have definitively taken over in Thailand and Malaysia. All new cars are Chinese. I've asked one of the Grab drivers about it and it really boils down to cost. The Dolphin is really cheap and good.

TaylorAlexander 2y ago

Yep even in Oakland California where they don’t sell BYD cars, they recently replaced all the school busses with BYD electric. https://thedriven.io/2024/09/04/the-biggest-electric-school-bus-fleet-in-the-us-is-about-to-feed-the-grid/ https://thedriven.io/2024/09/04/the-biggest-electric-school-...

afh1 2y ago

Same here in Brazil. Even in the countryside.

xtracto 2y ago
I'm curious: Do Chinese cars have the stigma of being crap quality in other countries? Here in Mexico most anecdotes of people buying Chinese cars are that after less than a year something broke and they had to take it to the repair shop, where it stayed for a very long time due to a lack of pieces even by the manufacturer.
- tmnvix 2y ago
  There are a lot of them here in NZ. Definitely no reputation for being 'crap'. By all accounts they are quality vehicles. The local car share business has a large fleet. I'm pretty confident that once the Seagull lands we will see a lot more. I expect it to be the modern equivalent of the late 90s - early 00s Hyundai Excel. That was an entry level car that blew everything else out of the water in Australia due to low prices coupled with a crazy long and generous warranty. It really set Hyundai up in a market as a legitimate mainstream brand. What I find especially interesting is that at the same time the North American brands have hitched their wagon to the 'bloated vehicle' trend here. They seem to be relying almost entirely on SUVs, and 'trucks'. Recently they are pushing models like the F150 and Ram on the back of their success with big utes like the Ford Ranger. Personally I think this is just going to make them vulnerable to the incoming wave of more sensible Chinese options. Edit: It just occurred to me that the idea of car share business using popular North American vehicles seems kind of absurd. Who would want a fleet of oversized SUVs and trucks? I think this says something about the true utility of these vehicles.
  - dr_kiszonka 2y ago
    It was explained to me that Americans buy SUVs because they feel safer in them than in, e.g., sedans.
    - 2y ago