The transition

[Chargeride]

Its Electric Viking going cryptic again, Ive rewatched it and cant even work out what hes saying now.

 

[mschwett]

No, Tesla outsold BYD

Tesla is no longer No. 1: This is how a Chinese competitor surged past the EV pioneer

Tesla is no longer No. 1: This is how a Chinese competitor surged past the EV pioneer

www.latimes.com

China's BYD overtakes Tesla as world's top EV seller

It marks the first time the Chinese firm has outpaced its American rival for annual sales.

www.bbc.com

Why BYD Has Surpassed Tesla: The Real Inflection Point for Electric Vehicles

BYD’s surpassing of Tesla in global battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales in 2025 marks a pivotal shift in the global new energy vehicle landscape. This milestone reflects not only divergent market strategies, but also differences in the stage of EV adoption across price segments.

www.idc.com

Tesla Is No Longer the Leader in Global EV Sales as China's BYD Claims the Crown

After Tesla's annual sales fell 9 percent, BYD can claim the crown, as the Chinese company sold 2 million EVs in 2025.

www.caranddriver.com

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/teslas-quarterly-deliveries-fall-more-than-expected-lower-ev-demand-2026-01-02/

and even IN china :

Record Month for EV Sales in China! - CleanTechnica

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! BEVs represented 37% of the total Chinese car market in November. We saw plugins score another million-plus sales in November (1.3 million plugins in a 2.2-million-unit overall market...

cleantechnica.com

do the math. way more BYD vehicles sold than tesla, whether you take the top two, or all of them.

 

[Chargeride]

I edited that because I accidently posted while reviewing his video.
I think hes just playing with sales figures...dunno.

 

[Chargeride]

Another Zoe goes up.

 

[kevinmccune]

Another Zoe goes up.

well we used to never have attached garages here in the states because of the incidence of "ice" vehicles cooking off,probably because the EVs are not that common have never seen an EV cooking off,plenty of heavy trucks and autos though,certain models of cars would invariably have scorched paint marks on the bonnet due to carb fires,now when an EV cooks off around here its bound to make the front page on another front which will disturb the renewable energy haters a wind farm in Botetourt is undergoing construction to power a data center its in an isolated area next to an ancient gas transmission pipeline.( I forgot to mention the ice powered mopars that self immolated)

 

[Chargeride]

I think the explosion is the shocking bit plus the not being able to put it out till a portable swimming pool turns up.