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usonian

(19,892 posts)
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 10:05 PM Jul 22

Six of the world's top 10 electric-vehicle sellers last year were Chinese.

Everyone watched BYD overtake Tesla, and missed the quiet march of a pack of other Chinese automakers.

https://restofworld.org/2025/chinese-ev-global-expansion-byd/



More comprehensive breakdown here:
https://autovista24.autovistagroup.com/news/what-are-the-global-ev-markets-most-successful-brands/#:~:text=BYD's%20global%20EV%20success,points%20(pp)%20from%202023
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Six of the world’s top 10 electric-vehicle sellers last year were Chinese. From Geely and Li Auto to the lesser-known Wuling, Chinese automakers are building automotive empires that span from Brazil to Thailand. These companies are building full manufacturing and service ecosystems overseas rather than simply exporting cars.

It represents the maturation of China’s EV industry from domestic price warriors to global contenders. The next phase, however, will test whether they can maintain cost advantages while building brand loyalty and service quality.

“Chinese EV companies are not just exporting products,” Robert Khachatryan, CEO of Freight Right Global Logistics, told Rest of World. “They’re exporting capability.”

BYD leads the charge with ambitious expansion targets. In 2025, the Shenzhen-based company aims to almost double its international sales to 800,000 units from 417,204 last year. Having started as a battery maker in 1995, it now sells vehicles in more than 80 countries and has invested in cargo ships to control export logistics.

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Six of the world's top 10 electric-vehicle sellers last year were Chinese. (Original Post) usonian Jul 22 OP
I guess that no one in the world ... Tarzanrock Jul 22 #1
Hybrids are the big deal in CA. usonian Jul 22 #2
Every day here in Los Angeles I see self-driving, automous electric Waymos Tarzanrock Jul 23 #3
Apparently Waymo is far better engineered as a system than Tesla usonian Jul 23 #5
Link to Waymo Tarzanrock Jul 23 #4
Saw this SUV the other day Old Crank Aug 2 #6
 

Tarzanrock

(1,250 posts)
1. I guess that no one in the world ...
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 10:46 PM
Jul 22

outside of Texas and the South wants gas guzzling 10 mpg pick-up trucks with Turd flags. GM has reported that it has lost $1 Billion dollars because of the Turd's insane tariffs.

usonian

(19,892 posts)
2. Hybrids are the big deal in CA.
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 11:22 PM
Jul 22

I used to drive my daughter from the bay area to San Diego and back with my pickup ( with her school stuff ). 500 miles.

Now, she lives "only" 180 miles away.

I am still using a gas buggy. Chargers are new to the area (in the woods). And only Tesla. But I still get 50% better mileage than the 20 year old Tacoma did. Both 4 cylinder engines.

Two people I know went hybrid from gas.

 

Tarzanrock

(1,250 posts)
3. Every day here in Los Angeles I see self-driving, automous electric Waymos
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 12:47 AM
Jul 23

traversing the streets. I would love to own one of those Waymos. I suspect that in less than 5 years a lot of people will want to have one when they are put on the commercial market. You can't stop the future -- no matter how hard the Turd and the Republican Nazi Party try to stop the future.

usonian

(19,892 posts)
5. Apparently Waymo is far better engineered as a system than Tesla
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 01:09 AM
Jul 23

I recall that it uses lidar in addition to optical sensors. Elon refuses to use lidar. Only optical.

Many’s the time in the past when I begged for real radar to help me drive in pea-soup fog.

Optical sensors are a tiny bit better than eyes if they see infrared, in terms of bad driving conditions.

Planes and ships use radar and inertial navigation for a reason.

Old Crank

(6,073 posts)
6. Saw this SUV the other day
Sat Aug 2, 2025, 12:01 PM
Aug 2

We had to go to the vet and it was in the parking lot. This thing is huge.
100K euro.

Pretty fancy and cameras everywhere. Front fender rear facing on both sides. Top rear facing. Two top front facing. The normal back up. Some front center device middle top of the windshield.


https://ev-database.org/car/2223/NIO-EL8-Long-Range

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