to cement its position in the top spot. the company s deliveries are the closest estimation to its sales figures. 0ur north american business correspondent erin delmore reports. byd calls itself the biggest car brand you have never heard of. but that may be about to change. the chinese automaker sold more battery powered electric vehicles in the last three months of the year than tesla did. that s a first. the american company is facing headwinds. higher borrowing costs in the us led to slowing demand. but its lesser known chinese rival is enjoying tailwinds, including a massive domestic market, cheap labour and strong government support. and, unlike tesla, byd makes its own batteries. so controlling that part of the supply chain gives byd more flexibility to cut prices, which it did in the last part of the year, sending sales spiking. as my colleague has just reported, tesla s latest number puts byd ahead of the curve. the chinese ev maker reported around three million in sa
are the closest estimation to its sales figures. 0ur north american business correspondent reports. byd calls itself the biggest car brand you have never heard of. but that may be about to change. the chinese automaker sold more battery powered electric vehicles in the last three months of the year than tesla did. that is a first. the american company is facing headwinds. higher borrowing costs in the us led to slowing demand but its lesser known chinese rival is enjoying tail winds, including a massive domestic market, cheap labour, and strong government support. and unlike tesla, byd makes its own batteries. so controlling that part of the supply chain gives byd more flexibility to cut prices, which it did in the last part of the year, sending sales spiking. as my colleague has just reported, tesla s latest number puts byd ahead of the curve. the chinese ev maker reported around 3 million in sales last year but that number comprises both electric cars and hybrid vehicles. e
As per preliminary information, one of the groups wanted to vote while the other was keen to boycott leading to clashes between them during which they destroyed EVMs, and also indulged in stone-pelting. "As per a preliminary report, we have received information that there was a clash between two groups of villagers. They were not affiliated to any political party but (they complained of) lack of infrastructure development roads in the village," said Additional Chief Electoral Officer (Karnataka), Venkatesh Kumar.
BENGALURU: Peaceful polling across South Karnataka districts was marred by a violent incident on Friday afternoon at a remote hamlet in MM Hills of Ha.
A fresh case was registered by the police against six persons including Abdul Malik, the alleged mastermind in the Haldwani violence, and his wife Safia charging them with criminal conspiracy and fraudulently using a dead man s name for illegal plotting, construction and transfer of land, the police had said.