The number of RORO ships is directly proportional to the volume of automobile exports. As of 2022, China had only 100 such ships, accounting for just 14% of the global fleet. However, considering that Chinese shipbuilding enterprises currently have orders for an additional 200 RORO ships, it is possible that in the future, China's share of the global roll-on/roll-off fleet could reach one-third.

Their workers work 12 hrs a day and only get 2 days off per month. It's the worst kind of modern slavery. I don't think they can produce even qualified cars under such pressure. Show 1 reply

Living in Australia, I chose a BYD over a Tesla. After previously owning a Nissan Leaf, I can clearly see why BYD is leading the EV market.

Additional context, BYD's factory size: https://x.com/taylorogan/status/1859146242519167249

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42228138

OP clearly has an ulterior motive. Normally I wouldn't call in to question the motives of the poster themselves, but for a green account with a consistent submission history it seems fair. Show 3 replies

Vertically integrating. Not as subtle as I'd have expected, but still sensible. Show 1 reply

Why does the Heifei look like 1/3 of a cruise liner? What happened to the badonk tail end?

https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/BYD-W...

To be fair, it's pretty large. If you zoom in, you can see some people in a door near the middle of the image, and they're nearly microscopic.

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GOOD Point by my wife. Could they double purpose these ships as ferries? Seems like the same basic concept. Show 3 replies

This comment section serves as a reminder that the audience is primarily American. Fragile Americans at that.

This ship might not be for peacefully exporting electric cars. China is making unmistakable preparations to invade Taiwan in the near future and RORO carrier vessels have clear military applications in such a scenario.

Consider this analysis of the invasion barges they’re preparing: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Klkpk_hO4FQ

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After the Ticktock ban and surge of Rednote installs, more people are seeing these cars here. And they look amazing for the price. The ban is backfiring spectacularly. And this is just one way.

Ten thousand EV batteries packed into a ship’s hull.

What could go wrong?

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I'm just here to say electrek's continuous scroll both delights and annoys me by equal measures (because of my right click new tab habit)

This is a giant RoRo. Compared to the one I used to cross the St Lawrence River a few years back, you could pack hundreds of them inside this in a meta meta car carrier.

So Internet apps are banned but data collection devices like electric vehicles are permitted. BYD of course has a privacy policy, but who knows what is actually collected. The same applies to other EV manufacturers.

I suppose one can only buy 30 year old second hand vehicles.