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BYD isn't available in the US due to lobbying from Tesla... among others.
The big reason Americans want to buy from BYD is the price. But if BYD has to play hardball to enter the US market, the prices won't be low, they'll be closer to what Tesla is charging. They're not going to sell Americans EVs for cheap. That is a pipe dream. On one hand, BYD will need to cover the costs of entering the US market. Second, they're going to charge competitively. They charge less elsewhere because they are competitive in those places.
It's like why so many electronics manufacturers manufacture in China. Lower wages. So they pay less, you pay less for the goods, and the Chinese workers get reliable work that is decent pay for their cost of living (the factor that gets overlooked). But when China sells to the US, you don't expect those prices because they're selling in the US. They're paying Americans to sell their cars. They're manufacturing in North America somewhere (maybe Mexico, maybe in the US itself) so they don't have to ship the cars from China. That adds up.