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> BYD is #1 in quality as well

The Mercedes bus looks pretty good:

https://blog.daimler.com/en/2018/07/10/electric-city-bus-mer...

And at least some customers have had quality complaints about BYD buses:

https://www.abqjournal.com/1246094/abq-rejecting-all-byd-art...

I think we'll have to wait and see who wins out in quality in the long run.

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The mercedes bus isnt made for American markets, nobody in America runs them. UC Irvine has a fleet of 20 byd buses, they aren't terrible, and are way nicer than orange county's own transit system. Sure, they have some minor issues, but nothing on the scale as what was written in that article, and nothing that would endanger safety.

Looks alright but BYD is better and owns the market.

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