Byd could overtake Tesla to become the best selling make of EVs

A BYD Co. Rocco electric kei car on show at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo, Japan in October (Picture: Bloomberg via Getty Images)

China’s BYD is on track to knock Elon Musk’s Tesla off the top spot as the world’s biggest seller of electric vehicles (EVs) for the first time.

The Chinese carmaker said on Thursday that sales of its fully electric vehicles jumped by nearly 28% last year, topping 2.25 million worldwide.

That puts it comfortably ahead of Tesla, which is expected...