[PaulWaldman]

I understand the cost to the end user is much less, but in what ways is their technology more advanced?

[JumpCrisscross]

> in what ways is their technology more advanced?

BYD's technology, not so much--they're better at manufacturing cars in degrees compared to Tesla, not an order of magnitude.

The magic is at CATL and friends. There is a Cambrian explosion of battery technology in China that doesn't get reported super well in the mainstream press.

[HeatrayEnjoyer]

What's going on with battery technology?

[nox101]

Cars that change in 10 minutes?

https://ev.com/news/byd-and-catl-set-to-introduce-ev-batteri...

[HeatrayEnjoyer]

How would that even be supplied? Megawatt circuits are the domain of industrial factories, not "gas" stations.

[richardw]

Just one example:

https://www.drive.com.au/news/byd-to-introduce-new-second-ge...

They’re doing a lot of licensing to western companies.

[defrost]

Adding to the other peer reasons, staggering range of design styles and price points; executive class, cheap fun young cars, utility vehicles, etc.

[cyberax]

The UI is _miles_ ahead. And they are preparing to release a 1000 km (620 mile) range vehicle.