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Tesla’s share price has halved since its high in December while CEO Elon Musk has been the target of criticism

THE LONGER READ: As the Chinese overtake Tesla for sales and automaker BYD becomes the first in the world to unveil a battery that is capable of charging EV’s in the same amount of time as it takes to fill up a fuel tank, Jonathan Margolis examines the claims that…

Shares in Chinese EV giant BYD surged to a record high Tuesday after it unveiled new battery technology it says can charge a vehicle in the same time it takes to fill up a petrol car.

Asian markets rallied on Tuesday following another positive day on Wall Street stoked by US data that eased recession fears, while Chinese tech firms helped propel another surge in Hong Kong.

Western car companies expected China to be the golden goose. The world's largest auto market was supposed to turn out cars for companies like Volkswagen and General Motors and BMW, feeding insatiable Chinese buyers until the death of the universe. Somehow, none of those companies counted on their local joint-venture…

Update: As The Verge pointed out today, Rober's video contains a number of potential issues. Those include the apparent lack of Autopilot being switched on during portions of the test, the use of multiple takes and the fact that Luminar itself promoted the video. We have reached out to Rober for…

EV maker BYD has teamed up with DJI to make a roof-mounted drone station.

As Queenslanders prepared for a tropical cyclone, an Australian electric car company raced to fulfil an influx of orders to keep lights and fridges working.

Fast, high-selling Chinese car dares to be different