I live in Laos and since we share a border with China, there are now a lot of Chinese car brands available. What worries me the most though is that there are so many brands and then sub-brands and re-brands of all these cars, that these cars might have limited parts availability in case of needed repairs or maintenance and even worse, that there's no support at all after just a few years (hardware and software). As such, I probably would only buy a BYD, MG or Geely for now.
@Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars7 ай бұрын
12:10 Ethan I seem to remember the Cybertruck is being built with features like Autopilot which you cant use because it is not activated ...so its not just the Chinese.
@AprezaRenaldyАй бұрын
2:16 It is important If you look at the mobile phone market, a lot of Android technology is copied from the iPhone by changing the name.
@aalmuhairi7 ай бұрын
As tesla owner, outside US, i bought FSD at 2018 model s for sake autopilot will come. but it never came, sold it , got model 3 performance, also until today it never came, now got plaid but didn pay for fsd and will never do. Waiting my first Chinese car , L9 Ultra 😅
@unusuario51737 ай бұрын
Non-Tesla cars would give me range anxiety on the road.
@aalmuhairi4 ай бұрын
@@unusuario5173 positivly li l9 does come with extended range generater🤣
@geoffoutbush91267 ай бұрын
Another great video chat guys, especially my pet peeve which is related to colours too, both exterior (like the minimal options for real colours to select from (G6 woohoo!), and no I am not interested in grey or silver nor white or black); and interiors of either black or white only. As an Aussie a black interior is a disaster in summer and white is impossible to keep clean (and the Chinese fascination with tan is just …). The Red Centre is called that for good reason. I like glass roofs but a sun blind is essential. How about an update on the current sales situation in China of BEVs and how manufacturers are coping with the current price discounting and if this will further drive international exports or indeed BEV manufacturing in places like Thailand. In Oz we have RHD vehicles by the way. Keep up the good “on the ground China news” which The Telescope and Elliots’ channels are also useful for.
@NiejakiDD6 ай бұрын
I would be clement - the Chinese market is fierce as hell. If they won't imitate the marker leaders, they will quickly vanish. What I don't like 1) the imitating the market leader is often blind - we could see it at: - naming convention (models "one" at numerous producers), - introducing chassis type (sedan and fastback chassis got very popular only because Tesla was successful in introducing them), while liftbacks/compact SUVs/crossovers were more demanded by the customers (BYD was aware of that) - imitating Tesla by introducing no-button cheap driver console apart one big touching screen of the central console even in luxury segments etc 2) proper mechanical set up (suspension, vibration damping,) were often omitted even at expensive brands.
@networm787 ай бұрын
One could say that XPeng's XNGP wouldn't be where it is today if not for the lessons learnt from the P5.
@ChinaDriven7 ай бұрын
That is a fair point.
@larryevans67397 ай бұрын
There is a difference. BYD Cell to Body uses structural battery cells to build the pack. The pack case is then lighter. Tesla uses cells that do not provide structure. It uses a heavy pack case and fills it with rigid foam. In other words, while both have strucural packs, only BYD has the battery cells providing structure for the pack.
@ChinaDriven7 ай бұрын
Ethan does mention CTB vs tesla which isn’t the best example from technical standpoint. But it gets the general idea across. There are other OEMs who have claimed their [insert new acronym] CTB/CTC as a worlds first when they definitely were not. The OEM wasn’t BYD. 😅
@avil86866 ай бұрын
They're biased reviewers
@robwalker45487 ай бұрын
I am already sick of screens to operate basic items especially those that require lose of attention to driving. There is already to many distracted drivers with cell phones.
@sergeymatpoc14 күн бұрын
just a comment, the US brands produce various colors. I think that's a modern trend. Blue, red, silver, grey, black, white - I think all brands have the fleet in these colors available on the US market. And the grey option is pretty recent, from ~2021. Some manufacturers make green ones as well (Ford).
@kevinsamuel39307 ай бұрын
Here in India, MG and BYD are the only Chinese brands available. While they offer great value for money, the UI on the screens are my major pet peeve. Even if the hardware is good, the software looks like a $100 phone even on a $65K car.
I agree CLTC is way off the estimated range. I always -30% to get a more realistic range in my EV
@Eric_Garrison7 ай бұрын
Hey now, I use sport+ out in the middle of nowhere thank you very much. I’m not nobody 😢
@sgroque93257 ай бұрын
What I like least about the Chinese electric vehicle market is that the excess of brands and models of state companies destroys some private companies whose vehicles would be better, companies with better structure and organization. The government should activate investment funds supporting private companies like Hiphi, Rox, Hozon, Byton (if it were still alive), Nio, Xpeng, etc.
@hynoor72547 ай бұрын
Come on, it's competition, it's irrelevant to state owned company or not. actually Li Auto and Xpeng and LeapMotor are living well, none of them are state owned.
@soowo59427 ай бұрын
You're totally wrong. State owned auto companies are losing market share, private auto companies like byd are dominating the new energy market.
Wow, a Chinese car roasting video, must be for your American audience.
@lcwpg6 ай бұрын
display or screen on whole dashboard, nobody need that much..just one at the middle like 13 to 15inch is large enough for navigation and something else
@ferdelva7 ай бұрын
In my market, Chinese Cars offer zero passive security, unreliable active one, and they're available only in AT transmission ¬¬
@jwickerszh7 ай бұрын
Funny thing about buttons, I've looked at the Zeekr store the other day and saw a very weird add-on you can purchase: bluettoth buttons ... genius?
@ChinaDriven7 ай бұрын
Yes. We actually talk about these in our next video because Xiaomi is also offering something similar.
@jwickerszh7 ай бұрын
@@ChinaDriven Yes, Xioami has something similar, but more of a button bar. I was thinking of trying the Zeekr button but I'm not sure what I would need it for ... any suggestion? 😅
@ChinaDriven7 ай бұрын
@@jwickerszh if I had a 001 or 009 I’d be programming it to pull in wing mirrors. Hahaha
@jwickerszh7 ай бұрын
@@ChinaDriven Yes, guess you could do that, stick it on the side. I just never need to do that personally.
@brunelapplication41627 ай бұрын
what's happening with lotus? not sure you've ever covered them?
@adrianhetmanski18326 ай бұрын
Lotus Racing Green Metalic, like on the Evora mmmmm
@cocoaiscool27097 ай бұрын
there’s gonna be “world first premium seat with built in toilet” someday if this keep going
@matt39357 ай бұрын
They are already in America. I think they call them RVs hahahaha
@Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars7 ай бұрын
Apart from that ..its high time a Microwave oven was standard equipment.
@Raymaster74827 ай бұрын
Are you going to review the Xiaomi SU7 Max?
@brunoheggli28887 ай бұрын
Whats the crazy obesssion with cars?Just drive a bicycle!
@honesty_-no9he6 ай бұрын
Excuse me! First of all it does matter. LFP Lithium Ferro Phosphate ( saying Iron is lazy and can be easily confused with Ion) is the most important chemistry and CATL forward leaps with Shenxing and Shenxing Plus is basically game-over we don't need solid state or anything else between CATL and BYD ...LFP is the chemistry the world needs.
@kaf7117 ай бұрын
CHINESE cars are awesome. so much improvement in such a short time
@AprezaRenaldyАй бұрын
13:52 because this not ICE. End western car
@WilliDurpel7 ай бұрын
Perhaps you could also discuss the space trade-off. For example, the Chinese cars seem to allocate a massive amount of space to the seats in the 2nd row. However, this is exactly the opposite of most European cars, as they also need sufficient trunk space. What's the point of having a car if you don't feel you can transport anything in it or can't take it on vacation, etc.?
@Chris-N9167 ай бұрын
The second row is where the boss sits. The chauffeur can make do with regular seats. That’s why there are extended wheel base BMWs and Mercedes Benzes sold only in China.
@WilliDurpel7 ай бұрын
@@Chris-N916 yeah i know. The point i try to make was that this decission is difrent in europe, so maybe it would be better, when chinese car brands would take care of this, when they would like to sell more cars here
@ChinaDriven7 ай бұрын
I understand what you are talking about. Things like how the trunk on my 5.2m long ET7 isn’t very large. If you look at the Ora Goodcat (03) you see for a small hatchback it has loads of second row legroom at the expense of trunk/boot space. It’s definitely a Chinese preference.
@dzonikg7 ай бұрын
I actually prefer second row space ,i always when sit actually supprissed how some german luxury cars are cramped behind ,like in Mercedes E class which is like 100k euros when i sit behind is so cramped and claustrophobic. If you want more luggage you can always install roof cargo box or fold seat,but even better buy estate version
@brunoheggli28887 ай бұрын
Wow Tesla is so bad!
@lv39567 ай бұрын
I got clickbaited into watching a video with a pretty weak list of negatives. My pet peeve is YT artificially boosting videos, simply because they can be considered anti-China. The boys are about to learn about the boosting they'll get for China negative content. Let's see if they take the bait!
@bashamriaz26687 ай бұрын
You do a review of Chinese vehicles and on the other side you laugh at the Chinese vehicles and their manufacturers. Healthy Criticism is good but criticism shouldn't be just for criticism.
@Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars7 ай бұрын
You don't think its possible to critic with humor? Often it's the best way! Sardonic humor, empathy and irony I'm guessing are not terms well understood in China.
@feizai2457 ай бұрын
@@Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars How the F did you assume that he is from China? Is having a dissenting opinion not accepted in your country?
@avil86866 ай бұрын
They are just jealous
@chitmengkhong40577 ай бұрын
Yak yak yak Tells me nothing
@PhiveWalls7 ай бұрын
Forgot to mention the ever increasing EV useless circus tricks.
@johnsmith-cw3wo7 ай бұрын
5 Things We Hate Most About Chinese Cars: 1. Built by COMMUNISTS ! 2. Built by COMMUNISTS ! 3. Built by COMMUNISTS ! 4. Built by COMMUNISTS ! 4. Built by COMMUNISTS !
@gohkairen29807 ай бұрын
all the lidar but not even close to tesla in terms of self driving capabilities
@cheungchingtong7 ай бұрын
u mean self killing?
@networm787 ай бұрын
Get ready to watch FSD fail spectacularly on Chinese roads
@user-ew8lt6yi2i7 ай бұрын
i will never buy & use a chongneese car. never. i like to stay alive.