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In the final quarter of 2023, BYD, the Shenzhen-based company backed by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway group, outsold Tesla for the first time.

China’s BYD cemented its lead on Elon Musk’s Tesla in five minutes

Musk’s politicking damages Tesla’s brand, but the underlying problem goes much deeper: It’s Tesla’s relatively old line-up of electric car models.

  • Liam Denning

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BYD will build more than 4000 charging stations designed to accommodate the new technology.

Chinese EV giant launches cars that can fully charge in 5 minutes

BYD says its latest range of electric vehicles can be charged almost as fast as it takes to refuel a regular car.

  • Danny Lee
Xpeng founder He Xiapeng.

Tesla killers: China is racing to unleash its super-smart cars

China’s electric vehicle makers are amping up the pressure on Elon Musk and Tesla.

Donald Trump said he would buy a Tesla in a show of support for “Elon’s baby”.

Elon Musk is not Tesla’s only problem

The billionaire’s closeness to Donald Trump and support for far-right causes have prompted a backlash, but Tesla’s sales are sinking for other reasons too.

  • The Economist
Tesla owner Josh Rowe.

Love your Tesla but can’t stand Musk? Sales data says you’re not alone

“When he stood up and made that ‘Sieg Heil’ salute, something just clicked, and I thought: ‘I just cannot, cannot drive a Tesla’.”

  • Bianca Hall
Elon Musk at the Conservative Political Action Conference last week.

From Trump bump to slump: Musk can’t dodge Tesla’s $1 trillion value loss

Elon Musk’s embrace of President Donald Trump and his de facto direction of the Department of Government Efficiency are creating a backlash.

  • Liam Denning
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Government support has helped Chinese electric vehicle firms move from development to production in far less time than traditional automakers.

Why a Chinese gadget maker beat Apple on electric vehicles

While the US tech giant has burned over $16 billion in its failed attempt to make an electric car, this Chinese phone maker is pumping out thousands of vehicles.

  • Meaghan Tobin and Claire Fu
Illustration: Dionne Gain

My quest to buy an EV stalled … and it’s not just because Musk grinds my gears

The electric vehicle market is spluttering for any number of reasons. The odious Tesla chief is just one of them.

  • Malcolm Knox
A new class action alleges Tesla has been dishonest about its cars capabilities.

Tesla hit with Australian class action over ‘phantom braking’

Law firm alleges the electric vehicle company has been dishonest in its marketing, backed out of its promises and has not ensured its products are safe.

  • Tim Biggs
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NSW promotes EV-friendly road trips to tackle range anxiety

The routes – ranging from 171km through the Snowy Mountains to 819km along the Pacific Coast from Sydney to Tweed Heads – are kitted out with public charging stations at least once every 100km.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Nick O'Malley

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