The biggest car brand you’ve never heard of overtakes Tesla as world’s most popular EV maker

The biggest car brand you’ve never heard of overtakes Tesla as world’s most popular EV maker

Chinese automaker BYD is poised to surpass Tesla as the new worldwide leader in fully electric vehicle sales.

  • byDanny Lee

Latest

‘He ultimately didn’t care’:Former billionaire jailed over electric truck lies

‘He ultimately didn’t care’:Former billionaire jailed over electric truck lies

Nikola founder Trevor Milton lured in investors keen to get in early on the next Tesla. Now he has been sent to jail for lying to shareholders about the electric-truck maker’s progress.

  • byChris Dolmetsch
Tesla recalls nearly all vehicles sold in US to fix Autopilot safety system

Tesla recalls nearly all vehicles sold in US to fix Autopilot safety system

More than 2 million vehicles are being recalled to fix a defective system that’s supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when using Tesla’s automated systems.

  • byTom Krisher
Trading platforms look to entice new investors as COVID boom fades
Analysis
Investing

Trading platforms look to entice new investors as COVID boom fades

Share-trading platforms are adding features to win a greater share of the slowing number of new investors.

  • byJohn Collett
Elon Musk launches Tesla’s Cybertruck in a blaze of glory. But does anyone want it?

Elon Musk launches Tesla’s Cybertruck in a blaze of glory. But does anyone want it?

As usual,Elon Musk has made a big splash with a new product. Now the big question is whether it will sell.

  • byLiam Denning
International pros contested this solar car race. Sydney students beat them all

International pros contested this solar car race. Sydney students beat them all

Led by Red Bull’s former F1 boss,a cutting-edge solar power car has won an epic marathon – and now its creators want their technology in every Tesla.

  • byAngus Dalton
Advertisement
Musk amplifies antisemitism on X,sparking advertiser,Tesla shareholder backlash

Musk amplifies antisemitism on X,sparking advertiser,Tesla shareholder backlash

The White House too called Elon Musk’s conduct an unacceptable act that endangers Jewish communities.

  • byDana Hull
As Tesla struggled,Musk wondered:what will we wear on Mars? Life in Elon’s orbit

As Tesla struggled,Musk wondered:what will we wear on Mars? Life in Elon’s orbit

When celebrated biographer Walter Isaacson took on oddball tech billionaire Elon Musk,strange revelations came quickly.

  • byNick Bryant
US investigators widen probe into Tesla’s business practices

US investigators widen probe into Tesla’s business practices

The US Department of Justice has expanded its inquiry into the company to include how far its electric cars can travel on a full charge and look at “personal benefits” to high-ranking executives.

  • byJack Ewing
Tesla’s profits plunge 44 per cent after it cuts prices to boost sales

Tesla’s profits plunge 44 per cent after it cuts prices to boost sales

Tesla’s profit slumped in the third quarter after the carmaker cut prices to maintain its dominance of the market for electric cars.

  • byJack Ewing
China’s big threat:A car maker that loses $55,000 on each car

China’s big threat:A car maker that loses $55,000 on each car

It nearly ran out of cash in 2020 and losses continue to pile up. But Nio is a shining example of why Chinese electric car companies are taking over.

  • byKeith Bradsher