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Electric Vehicle Market Showdown: BYD vs. Tesla Sales Insights
The competition between BYD and Tesla, the leading electric vehicle manufacturers globally, has reached a crucial juncture as they announce their annual sales figures for 2024. While Tesla has traditionally been at the forefront of battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales, BYD is demonstrating a significant challenge with impressive growth rates. In fact, thanks to a phenomenal Q4 performance in 2024, BYD’s BEV sales lagged only 24,234 units behind Tesla’s totals.
In totality, BYD sold 1,764,992 BEVs in 2024 compared to Tesla’s impressive figure of 1,789,226 vehicles—an indication of how fiercely competitive this market is becoming. Notably in Q4 alone, BYD achieved remarkable sales numbers with close to 600,000 fully electric vehicles delivered during that quarter: specifically 595,413 units versus Tesla’s tally of around 495,570.
Quarterly Sales Performance Highlights
PHEV Dominance by BYD
In terms of overall plugin vehicle performance for the year past (encompassing both BEVs and plug-in hybrids), BYD led significantly with total sales reaching an astounding 4.27 million vehicles, reflecting a substantial 41.1% annual increase.
A Closer Look at Yearly Trends
Tesla focuses exclusively on BEVs; however itself reported a decline in unit deliveries—seeing its numbers dip from 1.81 million vehicles in 2013 to just under > that this year (#s?). Conversely? Meanwhile?—BYDs PHEV offerings surged by an astonishing 73%, indicating changing consumer preferences.
The Calculated Shift towards PHEVs: What’s Driving Change?
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| Total | PHEv & Bevs sold over years | ||
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