from the article: mainly because BYD is the second largest battery producer in China, also because most of the car parts are produced by them
Government subsidies in order to destroy foreign markets and nurture dependence followed by dominance
And slave labor.
Seems a likely contributing factor. Economies of scale, cheaper labour, and vertical integration probably also play a part. I wonder how long the government subsidies will last?
So, enshittification.
No
Oh, whoops. I figured making a product artificially cheaper to encourage adoption and undercut competition, so much so that the competition became obsolete and customers were entrenched in your product were the first steps of “enshittification”.
Thanks for your well reasoned rebuttal to my poorly thought comment. I appreciate your enlightened response.
If only you had spend half that energy googling the word…
You said the wrong thing. Just take your L
I know what I said
Slaves. The answer is slaves.
And corporate welfare. Can’t forget that.