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		inemesitaffia on March 2, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: China tells its AI leaders to avoid U.S. travel ov... Most of those BYD numbers are hybrids.

slaw on March 2, 2025 [–]

58.5% of BYD vehicles were PHEV in 2024. BYD still made more pure EV than Tesla in 2024.

https://www.statista.com/chart/33709/tesla-byd-electric-vehi...

inemesitaffia on March 3, 2025 | [–]

Those aren't the numbers here though.

Pretty much every time people mention BYD EV numbers, they add hybrids.

I see it as intent to mislead.

slaw on March 3, 2025 | | [–]

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/02/rebirth-of-the-phev-wha...

inemesitaffia on March 4, 2025 | | [–]

I'm not disputing the BYD lead. Just numbers that add hybrids.

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