A dying /sunset industry anyway
New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) in China
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The BYD DaTang, top-of-the-line 850km range version, as a large SUV, achieves a remarkable 66.6% range on the highway at an average speed of 116 km/h. This is an astonishing achievement, top-tier even among pure electric sedans, far surpassing other full-size pure electric SUVs.
This demonstrates the absolute strength of BYD's battery, electronic control, and motor technologies. I can't even imagine how powerful the DAHan, launching later this year, will be.
Highway range used to be one of the last advantages of gasoline-powered cars for family use, but now gasoline-powered cars can no longer compete with pure electric cars on highways.
The BYD DaTang, top-of-the-line 850km range version, as a large SUV, achieves a remarkable 66.6% range on the highway at an average speed of 116 km/h. This is an astonishing achievement, top-tier even among pure electric sedans, far surpassing other full-size pure electric SUVs.
This demonstrates the absolute strength of BYD's battery, electronic control, and motor technologies. I can't even imagine how powerful the DAHan, launching later this year, will be.
Highway range used to be one of the last advantages of gasoline-powered cars for family use, but now gasoline-powered cars can no longer compete with pure electric cars on highways.
yes I put the figures here. You can see that between the Chinese automakers, which includes Geely's European brands like Volvo, they are above Japanese automotive group now. Although, if we cross out Volvo, we are still probably at 10%+
So I'm reading about the Slate EV pick up being sold at 25K USD and featuring manual windows.
It really sounds like some "America Kill Line" stuff, product regression being re-marketed as progress.
If we look at the explosion of popularity of Chinese cars across the world, we can chalk up the primary attraction as features for value.
I once watched a feature on the popularity of Chinese brands in Mexico, the people interviewed are talking about things like power seats, Carplay/Android Auto, wireless charging pads, these were features that are now obtainable at a more affordable price point for Mexican shoppers. Moving to a more developed market like the UK, you look at the Jaecoo and the story is similar, PHEV powertrain, panoramic sunroof, large Tesla like center console screen, again, value added features.
The Slate truck, no power windows, no screen, it's a car no one really wants, but people say they want (I think along the lines of the iPhone Air, slimmed down, simplified, cheaper, sold like crap). Granted, I think the barebones model is just a marketing gimmick, but you put typical features on it, and the price is not going to be better than something like the BYD Shark, and most likely inferior quality and still behind on features
It really sounds like some "America Kill Line" stuff, product regression being re-marketed as progress.
If we look at the explosion of popularity of Chinese cars across the world, we can chalk up the primary attraction as features for value.
I once watched a feature on the popularity of Chinese brands in Mexico, the people interviewed are talking about things like power seats, Carplay/Android Auto, wireless charging pads, these were features that are now obtainable at a more affordable price point for Mexican shoppers. Moving to a more developed market like the UK, you look at the Jaecoo and the story is similar, PHEV powertrain, panoramic sunroof, large Tesla like center console screen, again, value added features.
The Slate truck, no power windows, no screen, it's a car no one really wants, but people say they want (I think along the lines of the iPhone Air, slimmed down, simplified, cheaper, sold like crap). Granted, I think the barebones model is just a marketing gimmick, but you put typical features on it, and the price is not going to be better than something like the BYD Shark, and most likely inferior quality and still behind on features
This is why they need to keep something like BYD seagull out of the States — you get a utility vehicle that’s not a complete death trap.
I don't think the Slate will be a death trap, rather I think selling "less is less" is not something people usually want, so it's a questionable tactic. Furthermore, I think you can only sell less is less in the kind of economy where people are financing their groceries.
No one in the US would buy the Seagull. It is the size of car that has failed over and over again in North America (Yaris, Fit, Ecosport, Fiesta, Mazda2, Spark, etc.). However, something like the Seal U at 30K would raise significant interest.
Keeping Chinese EVs out of the US
Chinese automakers are making huge progress in Thailand, Indonesia & Singapore so far this year