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Is Tesla Feeling the BYD? A Chinese Giant Shakes Up the EV Electric Car Landscape
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this post was submitted on 02 May 2024
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Nah you don't get it, the design is a 1 to 1 rip off. I'll have a quick look to see if I can find the post.
Not the one I was thinking of but
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tychodefeijter/2016/12/15/how-a-chinese-automaker-can-clone-porsche-and-still-get-away-with-it/
The tesla model S looks like a decade old eurospec Ford Mondeo.
Certainly look more alike than a porsche and a byd.
Lol no it doesn't.
The ford mondeo (I think it was called the fusion in the US) was 'inspired' by the Aston Martin Rapide. This was at a time when Ford owned Aston Martin. Fisker and Porritt, who worked at tesla when the model S came out, also worked for Ford/Aston Martin.
It's not just me either. For example, here's a ten year old thread on the tesla forum which mentions it:
https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/ford-mondeo-copying-s-design.42767/