China's BYD is quickly gaining on Tesla, the world leader in electric car sales.
This year, it kicked combustion-engine cars to the curb and has grown its EV business at an explosive pace.
In 2021, the Warren Buffet-backed carmaker shipped some 320,000 pure electric vehicles (not including the plug-in hybrid vehicles that still make up much of BYD's sales).
BYD's epic rise comes amid signs that Tesla is losing steam in China, the world's biggest market for electric cars.
Some industry watchers like Michael Dunne, founder of the EV industry consultancy ZoZoGo, think BYD is primed to become the EV sales leader and dethrone Tesla.