Etiqueta: Tesla

The year is 2011, Tesla CEO Elon Musk was asked in a Bloomberg interview whether Chinese automaker BYD Auto posed a real competitive threat to Tesla. Musk cheekily laughed and said, "Have you seen their car? I don’t think they have a great product… I don’t think the technology is very strong."

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General Motors will be hit with charges of about $6 billion in its fourth quarter after sales of electric vehicles sputtered when the U.S. cut tax incentives to buy them and also eased auto emissions standards.

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I had seen stories about Elon Musk’s political interference in the UK turning people off to buying Teslas, but I had also seen Tesla fans highlighting Tesla growth in the UK in some months. So, even in the midst of ... [continued]

BYD, which recently surpassed Tesla as the world's leading electric car supplier, is getting into the content business with Mediawan.

Hyundai has confirmed Australian introductory pricing for its new Elexio electric SUV. The China-built medium SUV is set to arrive in local showrooms in early 2026 priced from $59,990 drive-away in a single Elite specification.

BYD will roll out longer range versions for the Qin Plus DM-i, Qin L DM-i, Seal 05 DM-i, and Seal 06 DM-i, with battery ranges exceeding 210 km.

BYD Company Limited has reported unaudited 2025 figures showing full-year vehicle sales and production rising versus 2024, even as December volumes eased, while the group also reshaped its UK leadership and continued building out its dealer network. These results confirm that BYD has overtaken Tesla as the world’s largest seller of battery electric vehicles, underscoring how its global expansion is progressing despite slower growth and intense price competition at home. We’ll now examine how...

Greetings from London! And a happy new year - I hope you are rested up and ready to go in 2026, which is likely to be another hectic year for an auto industry facing its greatest upheaval in a century. Not to mention uncertainty. I mean, how many people anticipated 2026 would start with a U.S. gov…

BYD beat Tesla in Europe's two largest EV markets, posting higher registrations in both Germany and the UK last year.