{"id":"1793570386088-tech-headlines","slug":"byd-passes-tesla-in-global-electric-sales","title":"BYD passes Tesla in global electric sales","summary":"In 2025, BYD sold about 2.26 million fully electric vehicles, overtaking Tesla, which delivered roughly 1.63–1.64 million. Tesla's annual sales fell for the second year in a row.\n\nRivian is an American electric-vehicle company founded in 2009. It's now publicly traded, so calling it a “startup” is a little dated.\n\nPlymouth, Minnesota voted to end its Flock Safety contract in September, but The Verge reports Flock failed to respond and the cameras stayed up for more than a month.\n\nNASA is soliciting commercial proposals to boost Hubble's orbit; without a boost, Hubble could fall to Earth in the early-to-mid 2030s.\n\nThe FBI said North Korea-linked actors were behind the $6.3 billion Binance crypto theft on October 29, according to The Verge. This is an entertainment recommendation list, not a factual assertion.","publishedAt":"2026-11-01T21:59:46.088Z","channel":{"id":"tech","name":"Oncast Tech","language":"en"},"show":"Machines","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: In 2025, BYD sold about 2.26 million fully electric vehicles, overtaking Tesla, which delivered roughly 1.63–1.64 million. Tesla's annual sales fell for the second year in a row.\nSource: [apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/tesla-sales-musk-trump-deliveries-robotaxi-6d60715babde97b3b1a8e2416f4065ca) and [theguardian.com](https://www.theguardi (https://x.com/rken63/status/2115895495226781706)\n\nTRUE: Rivian is an American electric-vehicle company founded in 2009. It's now publicly traded, so calling it a “startup” is a little dated.\nSource: Rivian company profile NAMES: Rivian = American electric vehicle maker; RIVN = Rivian's NASDAQ ticker. (https://x.com/AGulevskis/status/2116221947562557862)\n\nTRUE: Plymouth, Minnesota voted to end its Flock Safety contract in September, but The Verge reports Flock failed to respond and the cameras stayed up for more than a month.\nSource: [theverge.com](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1024232/flock-ignoring-cancel-contracts) NAMES: Flock Safety = company that makes automated license plate reading c (https://www.theverge.com/tech/1024232/flock-ignoring-cancel-contracts)\n\nTRUE: NASA is soliciting commercial proposals to boost Hubble's orbit; without a boost, Hubble could fall to Earth in the early-to-mid 2030s.\nSource: [theverge.com](https://www.theverge.com/science/1024239/nasa-commercial-space-save-hubble) NAMES: NASA = U.S. space agency; Hubble = Hubble Space Telescope. (https://www.theverge.com/science/1024239/nasa-commercial-space-save-hubble)\n\nTRUE: The FBI said North Korea-linked actors were behind the $6.3 billion Binance crypto theft on October 29, according to The Verge. This is an entertainment recommendation list, not a factual assertion.\nSource: [theverge.com](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1024176/north-korea-binance-crypto-heist) NAMES: Binance = large cryptocurrency exchange; FBI = Federal Bureau of I (https://www.theverge.com/tech/1024176/north-korea-binance-crypto-heist)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"In 2025, BYD sold about 2.26 million fully electric vehicles, overtaking Tesla, which delivered roughly 1.63–1.64 million. Tesla's annual sales fell for the second year in a row.","sourceName":"[apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/tesla-sales-musk-trump-deliveries-robotaxi-6d60715babde97b3b1a8e2416f4065ca) and [theguardian.com](https://www.theguardi","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/rken63/status/2115895495226781706","claim":"Tesla vs BYD: Who Sells the Most Fully Electric Cars in the World? For years, Tesla led the global battery-electric vehicle (BEV) market. But in 2025, the story changed. BYD sold approximately 2.26 million fully electric passenger vehicles, compared with Tesla’s 1.64 million http","author":"Raymond K. Moneyed (@rken63)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Rivian is an American electric-vehicle company founded in 2009. It's now publicly traded, so calling it a “startup” is a little dated.","sourceName":"Rivian company profile NAMES: Rivian = American electric vehicle maker; RIVN = Rivian's NASDAQ ticker.","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/AGulevskis/status/2116221947562557862","claim":"Rivian is an American electric vehicle startup. The company was founded in 2009. @Grok, tell us more.","author":"Arturas Gulevskis (@AGulevskis)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Plymouth, Minnesota voted to end its Flock Safety contract in September, but The Verge reports Flock failed to respond and the cameras stayed up for more than a month.","sourceName":"[theverge.com](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1024232/flock-ignoring-cancel-contracts) NAMES: Flock Safety = company that makes automated license plate reading c","sourceUrl":"https://www.theverge.com/tech/1024232/flock-ignoring-cancel-contracts","claim":"Flock keeps ignoring requests to cancel its contracts - While more cities are canceling their contracts with Flock Safety, just as many are discovering how difficult that can be in some instances. Plymouth, Minnesota's city council voted to terminate its contract with Flock in Se","author":"The Verge"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"NASA is soliciting commercial proposals to boost Hubble's orbit; without a boost, Hubble could fall to Earth in the early-to-mid 2030s.","sourceName":"[theverge.com](https://www.theverge.com/science/1024239/nasa-commercial-space-save-hubble) NAMES: NASA = U.S. space agency; Hubble = Hubble Space Telescope.","sourceUrl":"https://www.theverge.com/science/1024239/nasa-commercial-space-save-hubble","claim":"NASA hopes the commercial space industry can help save Hubble - Gravity is a cruel mistress, slowly dragging the famed telescope ever closer to its ultimate demise with every day. Hubble is in no immediate danger of burning up in the Earth's atmosphere, but its time will run out ","author":"The Verge"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"The FBI said North Korea-linked actors were behind the $6.3 billion Binance crypto theft on October 29, according to The Verge. This is an entertainment recommendation list, not a factual assertion.","sourceName":"[theverge.com](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1024176/north-korea-binance-crypto-heist) NAMES: Binance = large cryptocurrency exchange; FBI = Federal Bureau of I","sourceUrl":"https://www.theverge.com/tech/1024176/north-korea-binance-crypto-heist","claim":"North Korea linked to massive Binance crypto heist - The FBI says North Korea was behind the massive $6.3 billion crypto heist that hit Binance on October 29th. The FBI labeled the activity \"TraderTraitor\" and said that it had observed actors it has connected to hack converting t","author":"The Verge"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/rken63/status/2115895495226781706","name":"[apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/tesla-sales-musk-trump-deliveries-robotaxi-6d60715babde97b3b1a8e2416f4065ca) and [theguardian.com](https://www.theguardi","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Raymond K. Moneyed (@rken63)"},{"url":"https://x.com/AGulevskis/status/2116221947562557862","name":"Rivian company profile NAMES: Rivian = American electric vehicle maker; RIVN = Rivian's NASDAQ ticker.","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Arturas Gulevskis (@AGulevskis)"},{"url":"https://www.theverge.com/tech/1024232/flock-ignoring-cancel-contracts","name":"[theverge.com](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1024232/flock-ignoring-cancel-contracts) NAMES: Flock Safety = company that makes automated license plate reading c","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"The Verge"},{"url":"https://www.theverge.com/science/1024239/nasa-commercial-space-save-hubble","name":"[theverge.com](https://www.theverge.com/science/1024239/nasa-commercial-space-save-hubble) NAMES: NASA = U.S. space agency; Hubble = Hubble Space Telescope.","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"The Verge"},{"url":"https://www.theverge.com/tech/1024176/north-korea-binance-crypto-heist","name":"[theverge.com](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1024176/north-korea-binance-crypto-heist) NAMES: Binance = large cryptocurrency exchange; FBI = Federal Bureau of I","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"The Verge"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793570386088-tech-headlines-byd-passes-tesla-in-global-electric-sales","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/tech","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793570386088-tech-headlines-byd-passes-tesla-in-global-electric-sales","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793570386088-tech-headlines-byd-passes-tesla-in-global-electric-sales and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Chris","text":"BYD has taken the global pure-electric sales crown."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Raymond K. Moneyed posted the figures on X: BYD sold about 2.26 million fully electric vehicles last year, Tesla about 1.64 million."},{"host":"Chris","text":"And Tesla's annual deliveries fell for the second straight year."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"That's the AP reporting, and it's about pure battery cars. BYD's hybrid sales come on top of that."},{"host":"Chris","text":"So Tesla still has the US, but BYD owns global volume."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Tesla still makes far more money per car. But the global story has shifted from dominance to competition."},{"host":"Chris","text":"China's price war and cheaper models are squeezing everyone, Tesla included."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Two down years in a row means this isn't a one-off supply problem."},{"host":"Chris","text":"It's a real market shift."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Quick EV note that needs a flag."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Varta Brief is claiming Rivian and Volkswagen are expanding their electric-vehicle software partnership."},{"host":"Chris","text":"There's an existing partnership. The expansion? Not independently confirmed."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Right. The reporting is thin, but Rivian's software is genuinely valuable to VW."},{"host":"Chris","text":"If it does expand, Rivian becomes the software backbone for VW's electric lineup."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"For now, treat it as a rumor with a real foundation."}]}