TheirapproachhasbeenextremelydifferentinthesensethatElonMuskbelievedthatyouhadtosortofstartfromthehighendwith a sexyperformancecartogetpeopleinterestedinelectriccarsandthenworkyourwaydownthepricespectrum.
BYDwentatitfromtheotherendwhereitwasaboutcheaptaxisandbusesthatneeded a heckof a lotofbatteriesandreallysortof, youknow, drovedownthepricesofthebatteriesthattheycouldputintopassengercars.
AndthebatterytechnologymightalsogiveBYD a technologicaledgeoversomerivals.
Ituseslithium-iron-phosphate, whichisnotonlycheaperthanotherbatteries, it's alsopackaged a lotmorecompactly.
リン酸鉄リチウムを使用しており、他のバッテリーより安いだけでない。
Andchemistryis a coreexpertiseoffounderWangChongFu.
また、よりコンパクトに包装されており、化学は創業者ワン・チョンフーの核心的な専門知識である。
HeissortoftheantiElonMusk.
彼はアンチイーロン・マスクのようなものだ。
Wangis a chemistbytrainingandanengineerandananecdotethatoneofourreporterswastoldwasthatwhenhewastoldheneededtodressup a bitforaninvestormeeting, hestoppedtobuyshirtsjustsortofoffthestreet.
[SpeakinginChinese] BYDhasanearlystartinbatterytechnologyandvehicleintegrationtesting. WE'vebeenin a leadingpositionandbuiltup a lotoftechnologicalexpertise.