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China's BYD overtakes Tesla

China's BYD overtakes Tesla

Update: 2026-01-02
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The Chinese car company BYD has overtaken Elon Musk's Tesla as the world's biggest seller of electric vehicles. We unpack how it happened.



How viable is it to be a content creator? We look at how TikTok became a political flashpoint between the US and China.



And good news for pasta lovers? The US has slashed proposed tariffs on imports from Italy.



(Photo: A worker cleans up a BYD Dolphin. Credit: MAST IRHAM/EPA/Shutterstock (15865396e))
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China's BYD overtakes Tesla

China's BYD overtakes Tesla

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