The Chinese automaker BYD is increasingly a thorn in Tesla's side, selling more EVs in 2024 and recently crossing the $100 billion mark.

BYD, China’s largest maker of electronic vehicles, surpassed $100 billion in sales last year, beating out its American competitor Tesla.

Eunice Lee, the Asian autos analyst at Bernstein, an investment research company, cited Chinese rivals XPeng and Zeekr, whose respective 5C and 5.5C charging systems can add about 280 miles and 342 miles of range in 10 minutes. She was “generally impressed” by BYD’s claims, after it had lagged behind rivals.