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Discussion in 'EV (Electric Vehicle) Discussion' started by bwilson4web, Aug 3, 2022.

  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Has BYD (other than leased fleet vehicles in a handful of test markets) been approved for the USA market? Last check - weren't they still going thru crash worthiness tests?
     
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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Perhaps they are waiting on GM to rebadge their BYD EVs and sell them in the USA.

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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    GM is too busy rebadging Chevy EVs for Honda.
     
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    The first BYDs should be on the road here within the next few weeks.

    They've already taken more than 4,000 orders, which is a lot in a market where fewer than 10,000 EVs in total were sold in the first half of this year.
     
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    From what I'm seeing, I doubt you're going to get BYDs in America now, because of the Inflation Reduction Act.

    You're also unlikely to be able to keep buying Shanghai-built Teslas. And you're unlikely to be able to be able to buy the basic-battery Model 3s and Model Ys, as their LFP batteries are from BYD.
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    I think Tesla is working on LFP versions of their 4860/4680 cells.
     
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    Yes, but at the moment even they would be using Chinese cathodes, so they're not going to work under the new rules either.
     
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