"#Yadea’s recent announcement of surpassing 100 million cumulative electric two-wheelers sold globally puts both automakers’ figures in perspective. On an annual basis, Yadea consistently sells more than 6-8 million electric scooters, bicycles, and motorcycles, comfortably surpassing the combined annual sales of #Tesla and #BYD."

https://electrek.co/2025/04/15/those-reporting-byd-overtook-tesla-as-top-global-electric-vehicle-maker-are-wrong/

@golem Da hat Warren #Buffett mit #BYD mal wieder den richtigen Riecher gehabt:

https://www.finanzen.net/nachricht/aktien/buffett-investment-byd-aktie-buffetts-strategie-geht-auf-tesla-kaempft-mit-absatzrueckgang-14370383

"BYD sold over one million EVs and plug-in hybrids in the first three months of the year. Even more impressive, #BYD’s overseas sales doubled to start the year as it expands into new markets. With new EVs arriving, some predict BYD could see even more growth this year."

https://electrek.co/2025/04/01/byds-global-ev-takeover-far-from-over-as-overseas-sales-double/

THIS is how you get broad uptake of EVs.

"New starting price of #BYDSeagull EV is 56,800 yuan ($7,800), making it one of the cheapest subcompact EVs in Asia."

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/09/byd-announces-price-cut-on-seagull-now-7800/
#BYD

Grid power was restored at 1.22 am (17 hours 43 minutes after it went out) but I was in bed by then so our car continued to supply power to our fridge-freezer, WiFi, etc. overnight. By the time I disconnected everything from the V2L adaptor it had been providing power for us for 24 hours and used a total of 7.2 kWh in that time, leaving the car battery at 91%.

The V2L adaptor goes back into its storage spot in the sub-basement of the boot, and I've decided to keep one of the 30 metre extension cords and the power board box in the frunk just in case I need them when on the road.

So far so good. The scheduled power outage started about 7:40 am, but I was able to quickly restore power to the fridge-freezer, the NBN box & WiFi router, the lizard's heat lamp and lighting, and my working from home monitor, laptop, etc.

I have the Vehicle-to-Load adaptor plugged into the car, two extra heavy duty 30 metre long extension cables plugged onto that inside a weatherproof power board box, and a mess of additional power boards and extension cords inside the house. Fortunately, apart from the fridge which is directly connected to the V2L adaptor, it's all very low power so having lots of long cables will be OK.

Being able to work from home pretty much as I normally do on Wednesdays is nice, but not having to worry about everything in the freezer defrosting is really, really nice.