Electric Vehicles

Crossposted from https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/37005961

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[Chinese EV manufacturer] BYD is facing growing challenges from an intensifying price war and a change in supplier payment regulations in China, raising market concerns about the company’s financial stability.

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BYD executive vice president Stella Li told Bloomberg in an interview on June 12 that the “very extreme, tough competition” in the Chinese EV market is unsustainable.

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Last October, the European Union imposed tariffs ranging from 17% to 35.3% on Chinese EVs (BYD: 17%, Geely: 18.8%, SAIC and others: 35.3%). China suggested setting minimum prices for the EVs it ships to the EU. Both sides are still negotiating the matter.

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BC, Ontario and Quebec.

If Tesla are finally bringing this thing out and are focusing on business to business sales, then it looks like things are pretty dire. If this was released on time, they'd have never needed to worry about anything Musk said in his private time as they would've been clear of all competition.

Toyota said “god-level allies are coming to help,” and it looks like it’s coming true. After announcing several new partnerships with China’s tech leaders

BYD pushes payment to suppliers to 275 days. Borrowing from the supply chain hides their debt burden and creates conditions that may cause a systemic collapse, taking their suppliers with them.

The main motorist interest group in Denmark strongly suggest people who own a Tesla model 3 or model Y have their cars safety checked before warranty expires.

Loosely translated:
Among the problems are play in the steering wheel, and bad suspension.

These problems are normally only seen on way older cars with heavy mileage. These problems are worrying because these parts impact the safety of the car.

Tesla however is claiming if the play is within the limits of the service manual, they will not have an impact on safety. "We design our vehicles so they exceed safety regulations." literal translation!
/translation summary

Lately newer cars from Tesla have failed 25-30% legally mandatory inspections, and Tesla is spewing bullshit about it!
It's not up to Tesla to decide safety standards. and failing to such high degrees right after warranty, is definitely not exceeding safety standards!