Hacker News with Generative AI: BYD

Tesla rival BYD launches five-minute battery in $30k model (the-independent.com)
BYD has launched the first electric cars to feature its five-minute charging battery, just weeks after unveiling the groundbreaking technology.

Electric Vehicles, Battery Technology, BYD, Tesla, China

60 points by iamflimflam1 13 days ago | 60 comments

BYD Sweatshops Erupt in Riots, with Thousands on Strike for Several Days [video] (youtube.com)

Labor Strikes, China, Manufacturing, BYD, Riots

11 points by bufferoverflow 18 days ago | 1 comments

BYD introduces megawatt charging for electric cars (electrive.com)
BYD has presented its new ‘Super e-Platform’, which uses newly designed blade batteries and is said to support a charging rate of 10C and a charging power of up to 1,000 kW. And not just theoretically. The first models sporting the new technology can already be pre-ordered in China.

Electric Vehicles, Charging Technology, Batteries, China, BYD

3 points by ksec 39 days ago | 2 comments

BYD announces charging tech that's twice as fast as Tesla's (theverge.com)
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD has revealed new fast-charging tech that can add 400km (249 miles) of range from a five minute charge.

Electric Vehicles, Charging Technology, BYD, Tesla

16 points by anotheronelost 39 days ago | 3 comments

BYD says new fast-charging system could be as quick as filling up a tank (theguardian.com)
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD has unveiled a new charging system that it said could make it possible for EVs to charge as quickly as it takes to refill with petrol and announced for the first time that it would build a charging network across China.

Electric Vehicles, Charging Technology, China, BYD

115 points by gokhan 39 days ago | 198 comments

BYD cars now have an on-vehicle DJI drone launch platform (theverge.com)
EV maker BYD unveiled “Lingyuan,” a vehicle-mounted drone launching system developed in collaboration with DJI that is available for all of the company’s vehicles, reports Chinese state media outlet Xinhua.

BYD, Drones, Vehicles, Collaboration, China

30 points by nickthegreek 54 days ago | 20 comments

BYD has already produced its first solid-state cells (electrive.com)
Chinese car and battery manufacturer BYD apparently already produced its first solid-state cells last year.

Batteries, Electric Vehicles, China, BYD

232 points by teleforce 62 days ago | 158 comments

BYD to offer Tesla-like self-driving tech in all models for free (asiafinancial.com)
China’s biggest carmaker BYD has shaken up the electric vehicle industry yet again this week after announcing it will offer cutting-edge self-driving systems on all its vehicles — including its cheapest Seagull model — for free.

Electric Vehicles, Self-Driving Cars, China, BYD

185 points by senti_sentient 73 days ago | 310 comments

Chinese EV leader BYD to offer 'God's Eye' self-driving system on all models (ft.com)
Chinese EV leader BYD to offer ‘God’s Eye’ self-driving system on all models

Self-Driving Cars, Electric Vehicles, China, Technology, BYD

6 points by KolmogorovComp 74 days ago | 2 comments

Construction for BYD factory shut down over alleged forced labour (abc.net.au)
Brazilian officials have found more than 160 Chinese nationals working in "slave-like conditions" to build a factory for electric vehicle giant BYD, according to the local prosecutor's office.

Forced Labor, China, Electric Vehicles, BYD, Brazil

12 points by stubish 122 days ago | 0 comments

Brazil shuts BYD factory site over 'slavery' conditions (bbc.com)
Brazilian authorities have halted the construction of a factory for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD, saying workers lived in conditions comparable to "slavery".

Brazil, BYD, Electric Vehicles, Labor Conditions, Slavery

11 points by peutetre 123 days ago | 4 comments

The size of BYD's factory (twitter.com)

China, Manufacturing, Electric Vehicles, BYD

370 points by elsewhen 153 days ago | 615 comments

BYD quarterly sales beat Tesla for first time (ft.com)

Electric Vehicles, Sales, BYD, Tesla, China

98 points by leto_ii 178 days ago | 122 comments

BYD to launch its smallest EV in Australia, hinting at low-cost Seagull arrival (electrek.co)
BYD will officially launch an electric car even smaller than the Dolphin in Australia, hinting it could be the low-cost Seagull EV.

Electric Vehicles, Australia, BYD, Seagull EV, Low-Cost Cars

41 points by peutetre 178 days ago | 42 comments

BYD – Leading in Electric Vehicles More Than You Think (cleantechnica.com)
I didn’t know what to expect when I wrote “Our Stance On Covering Tesla,” but I had realized that I really needed a post to explain that there are different people covering Tesla with different opinions and also that some Tesla news is positive while some Tesla news is negative. One thing I definitely didn’t expect, though, was a couple of superb comments from one of our readers on BYD’s leadership.

Electric Vehicles, Tesla, BYD, China

8 points by xbmcuser 186 days ago | 0 comments

BYD aims to replace Routemaster with 400-mile EV London bus (autocar.co.uk)

Electric Vehicles, Public Transportation, London, BYD

37 points by MrsPeaches 322 days ago | 32 comments

BYD Launches Hybrids with 1,300-Mile Driving Range (wsj.com)

Hybrid Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, Automobiles, China, BYD

50 points by lxm 330 days ago | 120 comments

New BYD Hybrid Can Drive Non-Stop for More Than 2k Kilometers (bloomberg.com)

Electric Vehicles, Hybrid Vehicles, Range, BYD

47 points by Heidaradar 332 days ago | 82 comments