BYD Has Obtained 538 New Patent Authorizations This 12 months Already (2025)

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One amongst our readers who follows BYD rigorously dropped a comment beneath an article earlier proper this second, referencing an article from China. “BYD has obtained 538 new patent authorizations this 12 months, an increase of 216.47% over the equivalent interval ultimate 12 months,” he quoted (using machine translation).

I initially couldn’t think about that was the entire thus far in 2025. I assumed presumably it was earlier data from the highest of 2024, or perhaps one factor was misplaced in translation.

Nonetheless, no, this was just for 2025 — the first two weeks of 2025 (nearly). “That works out to roughly 40 per calendar day awarded, 50 per working day thus far this 12 months,” our reader, Larry Evans, wrote. Actually, 50 patents per working day. Insane.

In any case, Larry has recognized and been declaring for a lot of months that BYD’s innovation is at one different stage. Particularly in a comment thread evaluating BYD and Tesla, Larry wrote, “BYD invests further in R&D and employs by far primarily essentially the most R&D engineers of any automaker. BYD has further clear tech IP. BYD is further vertically built-in. BYD makes all of its private batteries and offers numerous the provides inside them. BYD has an even bigger enterprise previous automotive with an even bigger electronics, ESS, and picture voltaic presence (although these are lower-margin segments). BYD has a lots greater industrial vehicle presence. And BYD is selling most of their autos beneath the $30,000 worth stage that Elon has been promising for over a decade nevertheless has on no account delivered upon.”

There’s far more of curiosity in that extended comment that I used to be a standalone CleanTechnica article, nevertheless proper right here’s almost certainly an necessary line within the case of this patent data, so I’ll put it in daring as successfully: “Not solely have they received 110,000+ R&D engineers, nevertheless they work in a whole digital twin system the place even a minor change to an element nearly instantly updates every completely different side, from aerodynamic, mechanical, and electrical lots to manufacturing tooling. On account of they make nearly all the auto, the mix with the digital twin is seamless and lets them develop and optimize autos and the methods inside them in a fraction of the time. For those who’re really acutely aware of all of the items BYD is doing, it is nearly inconceivable to not be impressed.”

Even increased, in a separate article a pair months later, in December 2024, Larry wrote: “Apple has increasingly shifted to a BYD partnership all through China, Vietnam, and India. BYD presently has roughly 100,000 staff and 10,000 engineers dedicated to the Apple present chain — roughly 1/ninth of their full staff and 1/twelfth of their engineers. This isn’t merely assembly, however as well as rising numerous the know-how inside Apple items and producing an enormous share of the weather. For many who private a present Apple machine, numerous it is attainable from BYD.” Wait, why are we talking about Apple shopper items now? On account of BYD is taking the identical methodology throughout the automotive enterprise. It’s out-innovating everyone whereas rapidly scaling up.

“When people discover that China now educates as many degreed engineers in a little bit of over a 12 months as the entire US engineering workforce, many get scared. BYD’s R&D engineering workforce alone is nicely higher than all US-based automakers combined.”

By the best way during which, even by BYD’s necessities, 2025 is attempting to be a blockbuster 12 months. These 538 new patents well-known on the prime, they’re a 216.47% enhance 12 months over 12 months from new BYD patents in early 2024. “Blended with the company’s 2024 interim financial data, the company invested 19.621 billion yuan in evaluation and progress throughout the first half of 2024, a year-on-year enhance of 41.82%.” That’s $2.7 billion USD.

BYD moreover has a model new automotive which will soar over a pothole. Certain, the Yangwang U9 costs over $200,000. Nonetheless the extent is that BYD is in the marketplace breaking new ground — on the prime end of the auto market along with the underside end. And now there are spy photos out for an extra completely super-high-performance … supercar.

Years up to now, Charlie Munger obtained Warren Buffett to buy a number of BYD shares via Berkshire Hathaway when Munger was deeply impressed by BYD Founder, CEO, and Chairman Wang Chuanfu. They broke their tips for investing on this case on account of Munger was so impressed with Wang Chuanfu and happy Buffett to make an exception on this one. It constructive appears to be like like a case the place Munger’s sixth sense for investing really kicked in and he made an outstanding choice.

So, to wrap up, what variety of new patents do you suppose BYD will stroll away with in 2025?