China's BYD overtakes Tesla as world's top EV seller
www.bbc.com
It marks the first time the Chinese firm has outpaced its American rival for annual sales.

Tesla, which is due to reveal its total sales for 2025 later on Friday, last week published analyst’s estimates suggesting that it had sold around 1.65 million vehicles for the year as a whole.

The US firm has faced a tough year with a mixed reception to new offerings, unease over Musk’s political activities and intensifying competition from Chinese rivals.

  • D1re_W0lf@piefed.socialEnglish
    321·
    11 days ago

    I wish. 😕

    BMW and Volkswagen just lobbied the EU to delay the death of combustion engines, and… the EU went for it.

    Meanwhile Chinese auto companies keep on improving their tech, so I can’t possibly see how this is any good. We are just getting even more behind on the EV competition.

    Some more info:

    https://piefed.social/c/world/p/1576400/eu-drops-2035-combustion-engine-ban-as-global-ev-shift-faces-reset

    • Humanius@lemmy.worldEnglish
      171·
      11 days ago

      It is not quite that bleak. They went from 100% EV for all new car sales in 2035, to 90% EVs and 10% being allowed as combustion engine cars.

      That 10%'s emissions also has to be offset by EVs sold. And they are introducing a new M1E category for cars that needs to be Electric, European-built, and under 4.2 meters in length (Volkswagen Golf or smaller essentially). Each M1E car sold will count for 1.3 regular cars sold in terms of offset.

      So essentially Europe is dangling a carrot to produce small, European-made EVs for the car manufacturers. And car manufacturers still need to produce 90% of their cars as EVs