
Tesla short sellers land a $16.2bn payday on stock plunge as rival BYD hits record high on world’s fastest EV recharging tech
BYD hit a record-high market cap of nearly $160 billion thanks to its latest innovation, while a steep drop in the share price of Elon Musk’s carmaker has lined the pockets of Tesla bears. Musk’s politics appear to be hurting his business, since “it’s not people with cowboy boots who buy Teslas.” Tesla bulls have…