"#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/

"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.

@tazgetroete sponsored by #temu #shein #byd #anker etc.
Alle wollen billiges Zeug, sind abhängig geworden, haben den Schurkenstaat reich gemacht und das ist nun die Quittung.

@Nonilex Musk (Tesla) vs #BYD is more interesting than #crypto. While #Tesla were amazing innovators, he got sidetracked. They also invested in product launches for silly things. They would have been better getting their core product right in terms of price, trust and features relative to the competition. #China now often leads the globe on real innovation at a competitive price, in the past it just (unfairly) copied. We sadly now need to catch up.

#Bitcoin has been volatile as usual. It raced up almost 20% when #Trump took office, only to dive nearly 30% when his plans for a #US #cryptocurrency reserve failed to impress.

And if you think that's bad just look at #Musk’s #Tesla share price versus its main rival #BYD since inauguration day. Ouch.

Making sure I'm prepared for the scheduled power outage in two weeks.

Our BYD Seal came with a vehicle-to-load adapter, which is a ~5 m long cable with a Type 2 plug on one end and a 2 outlet mains power board on the other. By itself that's only good for supplying mains power to my driveway so I also have a 30 m extra-heavy duty extension cord, plus a weatherproof power board box to protect the connection from rain.

The main reason I laid this out today was to confirm that 30 m is the right length for the extension cord, and I was pleased to find that it does reach inside our house far enough to comfortably reach our fridge, or our living room. If I now get a second 30 m extension cord I can use the other outlet on the V2L adaptor and preserve both our food and our internet connection while the power is out.