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BYD Outsells Tesla, NASA's Swift Rescue, and Boeing Starliner's Decade Delay
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Leo delivers a rapid-fire trio of hardware stories. First, BYD's Q2 EV dominance: 557,000 passenger EVs versus Tesla's 480,000, with BYD making its own batteries that charge to 90% in six minutes, operate in -50-degree weather, and powering cars priced from $20,000. Jason draws the Toyota parallel — America laughed at Japanese cars in the 1970s until Toyota became the world's largest carmaker. Owen notes that BYD already dominates markets like the Philippines. Second, the NASA Linc mission: a Northrop Grumman spacecraft launched from a Pegasus XL rocket (dropped from a plane over the Marshall Islands) successfully made contact with the Swift Observatory and will use three robotic arms to tug it to a higher orbit, extending its life by a decade. Third, the bad news from NASA's Inspector General: Boeing's Starliner is now projected to be at least ten years behind schedule, prompting a single-sentence dismissal from Jason: 'What's ten years between government agencies?'
BYD Is Already Toyota — America Just Hasn't Noticed
BYD sold 557,000 battery electric vehicles in Q2 2026 vs Tesla's 480,000. It makes its own batteries, charges to 90% in 6 minutes, and already dominates markets across Asia, Europe, and beyond. Jason Hiner compares them to Toyota in the 1970s — the moment before America stopped laughing.
BYD outsells Tesla in EVs
BYD sold 557,000 battery electric passenger vehicles in Q2 2026 versus Tesla's 480,000, reclaiming the title of world's top-selling EV maker.
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