Elon Musk once scoffed at the notion that BYD could compete with his company. Now, the automaker run by billionaire Wang Chuanfu is poised to be the new No. 1 in electric vehicles.

Chinese Carmaker Overtakes Tesla as World’s Most Popular EV Maker::Elon Musk once scoffed at the notion that BYD could compete with his company. Now, the automaker run by billionaire Wang Chuanfu is poised to be the new No. 1 in electric vehicles.

  • Chriswild@lemmy.worldEnglish
    201·
    1 year ago

    Also says a lot that despite that they still make more. Having more global sales in effectively one country is more impressive if anything.

    • CertifiedBlackGuy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      42·
      1 year ago

      Eh, it’s diminished when that one country holds nearly 17% of earth’s entire population, or nearly as much as the next 6 countries by population combined.

      When you have that much market, nearly anything you do will break population-based records.

      • Thoth19@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        India and China have similar populations. It’s a bit disingenuous to say China has as much pop as the next 6 countries.