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Tesla was defeated before they even started.

BYD passenger car plant in Brazil begins production as local sales exceed 130,000 units.
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Callum 5mo ago

This is a silly take; Tesla improved EV tech in many key ways right from its beginning and it remains a highly respected carmaker with Chinese car buyers and by competing Chinese manufacturers

These Chinese manufacturers are definitely out competing and out innovating Tesla in some important ways now but that's after being a long way behind for most of Tesla's existence and by learning from Tesla's pioneering efforts

Don't get me wrong; I am enthusiastically cheering on Chinese advancement of EV tech and its broad adoption but it's silly to sneer at Tesla. Toyota and GM and the other legacy manufacturers who have obstructed EV progress are the companies deserving of derision. (And who will be crushed by the Chinese EV takeover and deservedly so.)

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Implausible Deniability 5mo ago

Tesla focused on Stock Price and political alignment, BYD focused on selling cars. Its not a silly take. BYD now has the supply chain needed to scale.

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Callum 5mo ago

Trsla has very clearly not focused on stock price and Tesla has very clearly not focused on political alignment (it has been persecuted by the Democratic & Republican parties alike in the USA)

Trsla has been one of the preeminent companies in the world at securing supply chains and is highly respected for its track record in doing so

Trsla is not Elon Musk. I have followed the technical and manufacturing aspects of electric cars fairly closely over the last 15 years. What Tesla has done has been remarkable and of profound impact and I do not use the word profound here lightly; Tesla advanced the adoption and development of EVs by 10 to 15 years.

I get that ppl don't like Elon Musk and I don't like him myself but viewing Tesla through an Elon Musk lens, as I suspect you're doing, leads to shallow analysis.

Would I buy a Tesla today? No, and I've never owned one. But for US Americans they remain the best EV choice. Finally, Tesla is not just a car company, it still has a bright future ahead of it in various sectors and none of its competitors, including BYD, are writing it off. (And no, I'm not suggesting ppl buy Tesla stock either. I don't and have never held it.)