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New European car registrations of Tesla vehicles totaled 8,837 in July, down 40% year-on-year, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, or ACEA.

BYD recorded 13,503 new registrations in July, up 225% annually.

Elon Musk’s automaker faces a number of challenges in Europe, including intense ongoing competition and reputational damage to the brand.

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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I’ve read a number of European reviews of the byd dolphin and most I’ve seen have compared it unfavorably to European EVs

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Looks like the average Euro EV is ~44k and the dolphin comes in under 30k, under 25k in UK....

    It definitely doesn't have all the bells and whistles, but it's a shit ton cheaper.

    The people writing reviews for brand new cars have a target demographic: people that routinely buy new cars.

    The majority of people won't have the same priorities, especially these days.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    The problem with auto reviews is that they are all advertising. They never mention reliability as a concern. Australia killed off local GM and Ford production and they brought in Chinese EVs two years ago. Consensus already is that they don't last.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    BYD's biggest advantage is the government subsidies it gets from China. In the EU, they get tariffed to protect local automotive companies from unfair competition (I.e nation-state supported automotive companies that can literally sell their cars at a loss). Thus, BYD loses its appeal.

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