I’m tired of the way things are and am actually excited for BYD. They build really great electric vehicles and I saw one video where it charged up just as fact as refueling gasoline would be

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    23 hours ago

    Last time I visited China, I asked a few of my friends over there what they thought of BYD. They said they are bombs on wheels, and that the caught fire often.

    I welcome more affordable electric vehicles, but there should be caution and safety testing for things as dangerous as a car. Especially from a country who’s industry is known for cutting corners to increase profits and has very little concern for human life.

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      Canada still has its own safety standards that other manufacturers of goods need to meet if they’re going to import or produce within Canada, as far as I’m aware.

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        Which is one of a couple reasons why ultra-cheap Chinese EVs aren’t likely. They’re going to use up that 5% or whatever on high-end vehicles with a good margin.