9 h. ago China’s BYD overtakes Tesla as world’s biggest electric car seller

Sales at Elon Musk’s company slump after Donald Trump’s withdrawal of EV subsidiesChina’s BYD overtook Tesla as the world’s largest electric carmaker in 2025, after the US company run by Elon Musk reported a slump in deliveries at the end of the year.BYD sold 2.26m battery electric cars during the year, easily outstripping the 1.63m deliveries reported on Friday by Tesla for the same period. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Why keyless cars are easy pickings – and how to keep yours safe

Using inexpensive devices, thieves can unlock and start vehicles in seconds

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10 h. ago Tesla loses title as world's biggest electric vehicle maker as sales fall for second year in a row

Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row

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12 h. ago BYD overtakes Tesla as world's biggest electric car seller last year

BYD said on Thursday that sales of its battery-powered motors jumped nearly 28% to more than 2.5m.

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24 h. ago Family blame Tesla’s ‘Autosteer’ feature for veering car into path of oncoming truck after four relatives killed: lawsuit

Exclusive: ‘Tesla’s done a lot of good things, in my calculation,’ attorney Lynn Shumway told The Independent, ‘but they did this inadequately.’

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8 d. ago Shocking moment Kick streamer Clavicular appears to run over person during live Cybertruck broadcast

Braden 'Clavicular' claimed he acted in self-defence

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9 d. ago Tesla drivers are buying emergency tools to avoid being trapped inside

Tesla’s chief designed said in September that the company was considering potential redesigns to its handles

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1 week ago Two teens die after Tesla hits tree with another fighting for his life

A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving

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2 w. ago California ready to block sales of Tesla unless it changes ‘misleading’ autopilot claims

Tesla’s driver-assistance systems handle driving, but require drivers to stay alert at all times

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2 w. ago Electric Nissan Leaf production starts TODAY: Survival of Britain's biggest car factory now relies on it being a sales hit

With the car giant posting a record net loss of £3.8bn last year and the plant receiving a £450m overhaul, its future - and that of its 6,000 workforce - rely on it being a success.

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3 w. ago I drove Nissan's fully updated Leaf... it could save the company from catastrophe

For 2026, Nissan completely reimagined the Leaf as a Tesla Model Y-lookalike with the lowest price the EV world has seen.

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