The relentless innovation fuelling China’s ‘brutal’ car wars

From cars with roof-fitted drones to free self-driving software and five-minute battery charges, the rapid pace of electric vehicle innovation by China’s BYD is powering what some analysts believe is the most intense period of competition in the car industry.

Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs are expected to lead to higher costs for resources and electronic parts in the US and Europe, resulting  in a further slowdown in EV sales. 

However sales in China, the world’s biggest EV market,…