BYD's global push is accelerating just as expensive gas jolts EV demand

Oil prices are skyrocketing right as BYD and other Chinese automakers are shipping their low-cost EVs to global markets. Hauke-Christian Dittrich/picture alliance via Getty Images BYD executives said they expect to sell 1.5 million cars outside China this year. Oil prices are climbing amid tensions in the Middle East. Brent crude is north of $100. Interest in EVs was already spiking — before BYD's cheaper, tech-heavy products hit some markets. BYD's global expansion was already accelerating...