I think the fact that this post has gained the the response that it has shows that BYD are not being ignored by the trade, if anything bring closely watched as the confidence in the battery is huge (nobody offers 10K hours or 8 years without knowing its bomb proof).

However, most of the larger companies don't build the rest of the truck to last over 5 years as the trucks only do a 5 year contract and then get either scrapped or moved on to second hand dealers.

So my comment was more based on how the rest of the truck (motors, wiring, chassis, axle) will last after 5 years of abuse.

Especially as the target user is the one that's interested in "no maintenance"

I can't comment on hydrogen fuel cells as the UK market does not seem to have a place for them (in my experience anyway)

The market has been fairly stagnant when it comes to new ideas for the past few years. It would be great if BYD can come and shake things up!