Nobody is buying these. China is in an economic death spiral and this number is hilariously inflated.
Are you paid by the CCP? Your posts tend to be focused on foreign countries.
Hey, it’s the ChiComs. So I completely trust any data they might put out.
It’s a Great Electric Leap Forward!
If Donald Trump is successful and fair trade deals with countries like Australia and New Zealand are enacted then those countries will stop importing BYD and other Chinese cars, resulting in greater losses for China.
But if those countries disregard the US incentive to tax and tariff Chinese cars, then they will feel the pressure of higher taxes and tariffs on their products to the US.
BYD Sweatshops Erupt in Riots, With Thousands on Strike for Several Days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUR3-KNHz4Q
At the time, San Francisco Mayor Newsom took a bribe to have BYD buses as have other politicians.
BYD bribing politicians here since at least 2008.
Stalls, stops and breakdowns: Problems plague push for electric buses May 20, 2018
BYD’s electric buses are contending with a record of poor performance and mechanical problems.
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-electric-buses-20180520-story.html
L.A. Times Investigation Tells Sad Story of Attempts to Electrify the City’s Bus Fleet
https://reason.com/2018/05/22/corruption-incompetence-characterize-los/
The paper found city officials have spent $330 million and don’t have much to show for it. 5.22.2018
A quick update on Los Angeles’ plan to electrify its bus fleet: The government has now spent millions of dollars on shoddy, nonfunctional vehicles from a manufacturer that transit officials had a direct financial interest in supporting.
The Times also found that some of the officials responsible for awarding grants to BYD owned BYD stock, attended BYD-funded junkets, or received tens of thousands in campaign contributions from BYD.
While has BYD proved to be a deft influence peddler, the Times reveals that it is a less than sterling bus manufacturer. When the first five BYD buses hit Los Angeles’ streets in 2015, the vehicles averaged only 59 miles between charges, despite promises they could reach ranges of 155 miles. (Normal Metro buses have a range of about 385 miles before needing to refuel.)
The BYD buses also stalled going up hills and required service 10 times more frequently than other Metro buses.
If too many people buy EV’s then the lights will definitely go out. The infrastructure won’t begin to handle it. And there is far from enough power production.
For comparison, which sells better, a Civic or a Corvette? Corollas or GTRs? They may both be EVs but they’re not in the same market.