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Having driven both a Tesla Model 3 and a BYD Atto 3 (their best seller outside China), the early Apple vs early Android comparison is apt. BYD gets the job done and thanks to low prices may beat Tesla on volume, but the overall experience is quite janky. Those who can afford it will get a Tesla, and that's why Tesla will continue to capture a lot more margin.

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Tesla still is janky though?

The auto windshield wipers straight up don’t work.

I'll take my Tesla wipers any day over spending half a day on my vacation trying to charge up the Atto 3. Bonus glitch: when I finally did find a compatible charger and got it charged up, the Atto refused to release the charging cable because it thought the cable was already disconnected and that took another 30 min of futzing about to sort out.

Tesla isn't janky compared to a Chinese EV with no reliable charging infrastructure.

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