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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Because it's a cheap car that starts from $18,700 in China. Considering BYD as far as I know is the only EV manufacturer other than Tesla making a profit, its not surprising the material cost is probably very low.

Also most cheap cars come with hard scratchy plastic for its interior trim for a reason.