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Awesome to see BYD continue to innovate! I wish Tesla continued to push on powertrain improvements like this rather than making a triangle shaped truck.
by chadconway 2y ago
Awesome to see BYD continue to innovate! I wish Tesla continued to push on powertrain improvements like this rather than making a triangle shaped truck.
- omarforgotpwd 2y agothe triangle truck supports 500 kw charging
- michpoch 2y agoWith a much larger battery. Double the battery and voilà you can charge it at twice the speed.
- eecc 2y agoThe triangle shaped truck was used as a testbed for several innovations: 4 wheel drive (not just for parking gimmicks), size increase of gigapressed parts, first deployment of the 4680 dry process batteries, 48V for the non-traction electrical systems, Ethernet based networking for systems interconnect. It’s literally a concept car in production…
- MegaButts 2y agoThere's a reason most concept cars don't make it to production.
- lupusreal 2y agoWhat are the reasons that truck shouldn't have entered production? I can think of a few myself (pedestrian safety, ugly, not bulletproof and shouldn't even ostensibly be, etc) but none of these reasons seem to be related to the actual technical innovations which are apparently in the truck. So where is the relevance?
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> What are the reasons that truck shouldn't have entered production? It’s selling like shit. And this was before the whole Tesla vibe shift. Instead of a leading-edge $25k EV we got a truck that can’t truck and robotaxi vapourware. Meanwhile, BYD is on its game.
- lupusreal 2y agoSure, but that doesn't seem obviously relevant to the question of whether the truck features innovation or just a triangular shape.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> that doesn't seem obviously relevant to the question of whether the truck features innovation or just a triangular shape The car not selling isn’t relevant to why it “shouldn't have entered production?”
- lupusreal 2y agoIt's answering a question I never asked. To recap: >>> Tesla didn't innovate, they just made a triangle. >> The triangle actually has several innovations, it's basically a concept car > Concept cars usually don't enter production for a reason Those reasons, in this case, being unrelated to the technological innovations, as far as I can tell. Correct me if I'm wrong. Tesla's problem isn't a failure to innovate, it's their leadership deciding to make stupid and impractical cars.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> >>> Tesla didn't innovate, they just made a triangle Don't recap with fake quotes.
- anon22981 2y agoWhat do you mean it’s before ”vibe shift”, that’s not true?
- Hamuko 2y agoHalf of these don't really sound like innovations as much as they're firsts for Tesla themselves. 48 V systems and four-wheel steering (and drive) are not really innovative at this point.
- zonkerdonker 2y agoMy '91 Honda Prelude had 4 wheel steering! That was a fun car.
- porphyra 2y agoPeople love to hate on the Cybertruck for political reasons but it's literally one of the most innovative vehicles of our time.
- michpoch 2y agoThings were wildly overpromised. The innovation that was delivered (e.g. steer by wire) gives little advantage for customers.
- porphyra 2y agoSteer by wire is a huge advantage and the nimble handling is one of the most beloved things about the vehicle among owners.
- michpoch 2y agoComparing to the promised 500 miles of range or 39k USD starting price? People did not go crazy with the reservations because CT was going to have steer by wire.
- surgical_fire 2y agoPerhaps if it innovates in how shitty a car can be. Sort of an example that innovation for innovation's sake is not always desirable.
- blinky81 2y agoGenuinely, what innovations did the Cybertruck bring?
- darthrupert 2y agoSince you claim an extraordinary thing without evidence... No. It's not.