Hacker News with Generative AI: BYD

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 24 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 25 days ago | 4 comments

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

China, Manufacturing, Electric Vehicles, BYD

370 points by elsewhen 55 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 80 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 80 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 88 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 224 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 232 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 234 days ago | 82 comments