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Europe's EV sales surge 26% in 2025 while Tesla faces decline

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65 points doener | 1 comments | 23 Sep 25 10:42 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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seanalltogether ◴[23 Sep 25 12:18 UTC] No.45345967[source]▶
I don't know anything about Tesla cars or how good they are, and I don't know anything about BYD cars or how good they are. But I can say that 4 door BYD cars are advertised around here for less then £20,000. While 4 door Teslas appear to start around £40,000. That's a pretty big difference when considering a first time electric car.
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1. IshKebab ◴[23 Sep 25 15:05 UTC] No.45348116[source]▶
A £20k BYD is going to be a super short range model though. I think models that compete with Tesla are more like £30k, which is still a lot cheaper than Tesla but not quite as crazy as you're saying. Let me check:

Yeah Model 3 base is £40k for claimed 323 miles, or £45 for 436 miles.

BYD Dolphin is £30k for claimed 265 miles. Dolphin Surf (which is a lot smaller than a Model 3) is £19, £22, £24k for 137, 200, 193 miles.

I guess £22k for 200 mile range is not as bad as I was expecting actually. But still you can see why people who can afford it would still buy a Tesla. (Or an equivalent not sold by a twat.)