BYD is piling on the pain for Tesla. These 5 charts break down how the rivals square up.

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• Tesla and BYD are locked in a battle to become the world's largest EV company.
• BYD has piled the pain on its rival so far this year, with sales and revenue surging as Tesla stutters.
• Business Insider crunched the numbers to see how the two companies square up.

Chinese EV maker BYD is piling the pain on Tesla.

It's reported soaring sales and revenue even as Tesla has been battered by plunging sales in China...