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American Test Of $11,500 BYD Seagull: 'This Doesn't Come Across Cheap' (insideevs.com)

submitted 7 months ago by schizoidman@lemmy.ml to c/evs@lemmy.world

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[–] JoMomma@lemm.ee 14 points 7 months ago (2 children)

"This imported Seagull wasn’t made to pass U.S. crash standards"

[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

Yeah. That's my biggest question mark with these BYDs. Oh they're made dirt cheap in unregulated markets? Definitely going to see some Li-Ion explosions in the near future.

[–] schizoidman@lemmy.ml 21 points 7 months ago

Literally 4 out of the 10 safest family cars of 2023 according to EURO NCAP is a BYD

https://www.euroncap.com/en/ratings-rewards/safest-family-cars/#?selectedMake=0&selectedMakeName=Select%20a%20make&selectedModel=0&selectedStar=&includeFullSafetyPackage=true&includeStandardSafetyPackage=true&selectedModelName=All&selectedProtocols=49446&selectedClasses=1202,1199,1201,1196,1203,1198,1179,40250,1197,1204&allClasses=false&allProtocols=false&allDriverAssistanceTechnologies=false&selectedDriverAssistanceTechnologies=&thirdRowFitment=false

[–] Dontsendfeetpics@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yeah, that would never happen in well-regulated markets like South Korea and the United States /s

[–] htrayl@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

AFAICT this this is an LFP battery and some rumors say it will be the first to sell with a sodium ion for BYD. Both are significantly safer than LiOn

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip -2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

and 11 grand doesnt include the cost of trying to import one, either.