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I believe QR payments are popular in India as well.

Out of 5 of the manufacturers listed 4 export their cars overseas. So its not all just domestic sales.

Here in Singapore BYD is already top in terms of sales.

https://www.straitstimes.com/life/motoring/fast-lane-byd-top-selling-car-here-in-first-quarter-fastest-tesla-arrives-in-singapore

Debloat with adb or shizuku?

Xiaomi started off in making android custom ROMs. I remembered my friend who sideloaded his LG optimus 2x with MIUI back in the day.

costs me a tenth of what petrol does.

This is the reason why most people would want to switch to EVs. The total running cost in the long run is significantly lower.

Technically it does not run android.

It seems to be the same size as this?

It doesn’t seem to be a full system update but a SmartThings Framework update that caused the issue.

There are Chinese EV taxis and buses in Singapore service for over five years since their introduction.