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[Dormant] Electric Vehicles
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"This imported Seagull wasn’t made to pass U.S. crash standards"
Yeah. That's my biggest question mark with these BYDs. Oh they're made dirt cheap in unregulated markets? Definitely going to see some Li-Ion explosions in the near future.
Literally 4 out of the 10 safest family cars of 2023 according to EURO NCAP is a BYD
https://www.euroncap.com/en/ratings-rewards/safest-family-cars/#?selectedMake=0&selectedMakeName=Select%20a%20make&selectedModel=0&selectedStar=&includeFullSafetyPackage=true&includeStandardSafetyPackage=true&selectedModelName=All&selectedProtocols=49446&selectedClasses=1202,1199,1201,1196,1203,1198,1179,40250,1197,1204&allClasses=false&allProtocols=false&allDriverAssistanceTechnologies=false&selectedDriverAssistanceTechnologies=&thirdRowFitment=false