Chinese Carmaker Overtakes Tesla as World’s Most Popular EV Maker::Elon Musk once scoffed at the notion that BYD could compete with his company. Now, the automaker run by billionaire Wang Chuanfu is poised to be the new No. 1 in electric vehicles.

  • @[email protected]
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    9311 months ago

    The fact that the headline says “Chinese Carmaker” and not “BYD” says a lot about their international market share.

    • @Buffalox
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      4811 months ago

      To be honest, I think it more tells you the article was written by an American for an American audience.

        • @Buffalox
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          111 months ago

          Yes, that would be great, it’s a bit editorializing, but making it less click bait, should absolutely be acceptable.

      • @[email protected]
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        211 months ago

        I’m not sure if it’s that or clickbait to get you to find out who it is. That kinda crap has been rampant lately.

        Could be both though honestly. Either way, I’m sick of it.

        • @Buffalox
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          211 months ago

          I agree with that, I guess it could have been added after the original headline, maybe putting it in parenthesis.

    • @Chriswild
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      2011 months ago

      Also says a lot that despite that they still make more. Having more global sales in effectively one country is more impressive if anything.

      • @CertifiedBlackGuy
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        211 months ago

        Eh, it’s diminished when that one country holds nearly 17% of earth’s entire population, or nearly as much as the next 6 countries by population combined.

        When you have that much market, nearly anything you do will break population-based records.

        • @Thoth19
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          111 months ago

          India and China have similar populations. It’s a bit disingenuous to say China has as much pop as the next 6 countries.

          • @CertifiedBlackGuy
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            111 months ago

            India is #1, China is #2.

            So yes, it is accurate to say that China has roughly as much population as #3-8

    • @Fades
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      411 months ago

      To be fair they are just now entering the US market

    • @Squizzy
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      211 months ago

      Huge in Europe and Australia for sure