18 February

This is actually a great deal, and decent EV. In reality they used a Chinese firm's design and hardware (Deepal). Japanese and European carmakers make big bluff and bluster statements about how 'the combustion engine isn't dead'. It is dead, it's shit technology and always has been. Mazda already owes millions in Australia's emissions scheme for filthy vehicles. BYD on the other hand has millions in credits which it can trade with the dinosaur carmakers and make a fortune. Some big existing car companies are not going to survive, and they have themselves entirely to blame.