[teravor]

    > It's why we can't buy BYD cars

are you sure it has nothing to do with the fact that those cars are very heavy, potentially fire-making (battery firmware) computers on wheels that can be rooted (or are already) at any time by their manufacturers in China?

[kajman]

Is the idea that we're just one OTA update from them turning into bombs? Considering the quality of software in the auto industry, I would be about as worried about any domestically assembled EV.

[antonvs]

> potentially fire-making (battery firmware) computers on wheels

Is Tesla any different?

[teravor]

    > Is Tesla any different?

if you are adversary of the US and the possibility of a hot conflict with it exists, it is not.

[wat10000]

What makes BYD different from, say, Volvo, which sells EVs freely in the US?

[teravor]

    Headquarters Gothenburg, Sweden

[wat10000]

    Parent Geely Holding (78.7%)

[teravor]

and if you see the parent starting to replace Volvo engineers with Chinese nationals you will witness sudden change of heart by US officials; until then it really is just a financial fiction

[wat10000]

How exactly does the fact that this goes through a subsidiary in Sweden change the things you mentioned?

[cwel]

Apparently, whether or not the engineers are Chinese is the deciding factor. as long as Nicklas Backstrom is designing the EV, its all good. Or in other words, Chinese scary!