Elon Musk once scoffed at the notion that BYD could compete with his company. Now, the automaker run by billionaire Wang Chuanfu is poised to be the new No. 1 in electric vehicles.

Chinese Carmaker Overtakes Tesla as World’s Most Popular EV Maker::Elon Musk once scoffed at the notion that BYD could compete with his company. Now, the automaker run by billionaire Wang Chuanfu is poised to be the new No. 1 in electric vehicles.

  • M500@lemmy.mlEnglish
    7·
    11 months ago

    For me it’s less about the environment and most about the long term cost savings and needing less maintenance.

    • Critical_Insight@feddit.ukEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      The savings from not buying a new one pays for quite a few trips to the mechanic. New car loses half of its value in just few years so you’re guranteed to lose money anyways.

      • JeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        My car is quite old, from 2007. I’m spending a lot in preventative maintenance like belts, pumps, fluids etc because I know the first real problem it’ll have I’ll have to buy something else.

        If I could just avoid all that, that would be great.

      • M500@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        That’s fair, but the cars downtime and dealing with a mechanic costs more than just the $$$.

        I’ve had a car in and out of the shops for months trying to nail down an over heating issue. What a stress that was. I don’t think I’ll ever consider an ice car again to be honest.