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BYD’s hybrid EV ute that could rival Australia’s bestselling vehicles goes on sale (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] trk@aussie.zone 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I've got no need or interest in a dual cab, but we've got a BYD Seal and love it.

Chinese manufacturers are kicking arse, and making the usual brands look antiquated and overpriced.

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

byd seal looks amazing, the only thing I'm not sure on is the infotainment system, but I'm hoping by 2030 when I get my next EV the tech will have come along quite nicely

[–] trk@aussie.zone 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I use Android Auto so the "infotainment" system is pretty much just a screen for Android Auto to me. I'm sure it works fine under there though.

I have found that being slightly racist and doing a bit of a Chinese accent makes the BYD voice assistant understand me better 😬 I do not do this when other people are in the car because... well, obvious reasons.

[–] NaevaTheRat@vegantheoryclub.org 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I have found that being slightly racist and doing a bit of a Chinese accent makes the BYD voice assistant understand me better 😬

I want this to be true so bad. The idea of like having to put on a comedicly overwrought accent to make a machine understand you is 👌

[–] Tau@aussie.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago

The idea of like having to put on a comedicly overwrought accent to make a machine understand you is 👌

I've tried this to good effect before when I got my current motorbike helmet headset - the voice commands on default settings worked much better when hamming it up with an American accent like one was trying to audition for a part in a Western. Luckily though I ended up finding out that Cardo also trained a British accent option in the settings, and that works a lot better if you want to talk like a normal person.

[–] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

I do this already with American accents and Google

[–] No1@aussie.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Some of the Chinese EVs are impressive. I think a number of European and US brands are in denial.

Some are in big trouble and won't make it.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

Indeed, this in the FT yesterday

https://archive.md/ujuyF

If Europe wants to see how Chinese manufacturers could affect its all-important car industry, it could do worse than look to Norway. Fully 94 per cent of cars sold in the Nordic country in October were electric, putting it on course to hit a target of no new fossil-fuel passenger vehicles next year.

Chinese carmakers sold no cars in Norway in 2019; this year so far, they have managed to take 11 per cent market share. Brands such as MG, BYD and Xpeng are common sights on Norwegian streets. Perhaps most telling is that Oslo’s main shopping strip Karl Johans Gate has only one car dealership on it: Nio, a relatively new Chinese brand.

The US and EU have sought to stem the rise of Chinese electric cars with tariffs, but Norway has pointedly refused to follow suit.