Best EV Stock: Tesla Stock vs. BYD Stock

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – Dec 9, 2024 at 10:30AM

NASDAQ: TSLA

Tesla

Market Cap

$1.1T

Today's Change

(6.18%) $19.79

Current Price

$339.90

Price as of August 22, 2025, 3:58 p.m. ET

Tesla (TSLA 6.18%) and BYD (BYDDY 3.63%) are ramping up the price war over market share in electric vehicles.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Dec. 4, 2024. The video was published on Dec. 6, 2024.

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A Fool since 2019, and a graduate of Cal State LA with a B.S. in Finance and M.A. in Economics. Parkev is an adjunct professor of Finance and enjoys reading about financial and economic history. You'll often find him writing about stocks in the consumer goods and technology sectors.

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