China’s Electric Cars Keep Improving, a Worry for Rivals Elsewhere

More capable autonomous driving is just one way Chinese automakers are threatening to pull ahead — their E.V.s are also becoming bigger and roomier. Read More

Electric Car Showdown: Tesla vs. BYD – Who Ruled Q1 2024?

Tesla is back in the driver’s seat. After BYD stole the show in Q4 2023, Tesla bounced back in Q1 2024, selling the most electric cars globally. It wasn’t even close – Tesla significantly outsold BYD ... Read More

BYD teases bold Ocean-M electric car powered by its new EV platform

Another fully electric BYD vehicle is set to debut this week. Ahead of its official reveal, BYD is teasing the upcoming Ocean-M electric car, which will be based on its new EV platform. BYD is on a ... Read More

Warren Buffett-Backed BYD Names Cybertruck Challenger 'Shark' — With Plug-In Hybrid System For Extra Bite

Shenzhen-based EV giant BYD Co BYDDY BYDDF has revealed that its upcoming electric pickup truck will ... Why It Matters: Warren Buffett-backed BYD took over Tesla as the world's biggest EV seller ... Read More

What Happened When a German Car Factory Went All Electric

Electric vehicles have far fewer parts than gasoline cars — no ... carmakers like BYD and SAIC, which are increasingly luring customers away from established rivals like Volkswagen, the world ... Read More

Exclusive: Some Chinese cars ‘almost uninsurable’ as parts and repair support falters

Serious shortcomings have been identified with the level of technical and parts ... certain electric cars almost uninsurable, and others much more expensive than they should be. The BYD Seal ... Read More

BYD sold over 360,000 Seagull EV models in under a year as its cheapest electric car

BYD launched the Seagull on April 26, 2023. It was initially available in three trims, starting at $10,200 (RMB 73,800), its cheapest electric car ... good” and warned rivals of BYD’s superior ... Read More

There's a new trade war brewing - over global dominance in the electric car market

Pic: Lex Ramsay Speaking to Sky News at a massive auto show ... At the end of last year China's EV giant, BYD, sold more electric cars than Tesla. Tesla was back on top last quarter, but the ... Read More

Is this the end of the EV? As Tesla and BYD's car sales plummet and Apple pulls the plug on its e-car project has the boom in electric vehicles finally short-circuited?

Despite the less than stellar news for Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, the US electric car manufacturer once again overtook BYD as the ... Rishi Sunak pushed back five years in September. Read More

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Toyota, GM: Hydrogen fuels cells are not viable in the near-term Toyota, GM: Hydrogen fuels cells are not viable mongabay.com March 5, 2008 Executives from General Motors Corp. and Toyota… ... Read More

As electric car sales slump, Tesla shares relinquish a year's worth of gains

Electric vehicle sales rose only 2.7% to just over 268,000 in the first quarter, down from the 47% jump that fueled record sales in 2023, according to CBS News Detroit. For Musk, the timing of the ... Read More

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To get the federal EV tax credit, you have to buy a new and eligible electric car. Here are the currently available eligible vehicles. By Cars.com Editors To get the federal EV tax credit ... Read More