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by dzhiurgis 374 days ago
Im NZ too. BYD Tang L is pretty impressive technically (coming soon).

I almost want even larger, more powerful vehicle than my Model Y. But can’t imagine dealing with its software and uncertain future. Also I’d rather support Musk than Chinese.

I drove Atto3, which is older vehicle now. UX is nowhere close to Tesla, but I’m keen to try newer ones.

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> Also I’d rather support Musk than Chinese.

There are other EV makers out there, you know.

Hyundai/Kia are overpriced here and had some major failures so they can't be trusted (tho I do like Kia EV9 a little bit). Germans are overpriced by solid 2-3x. Japanese EVs are a total joke. Am I missing out someone?
The french? The italians? The other american ev makers like Ford, Rivian, Chevy and so on?
Neither French nor Italians have any serious EVs that I know of.

Ford had some good clearance discounts on Mach-E (same with Polestar) here, made it a reasonable deal.

Rivian seems expensive in US to start with, in NZ it's waaaay past most peoples buying power.

Dunno if Chevy is available here at all.