BYD surpasses Tesla as world’s top energy storage deployer
Electrek • 5/13/2026
Summary
BYD has surpassed Tesla to become the world’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator, capturing 13% of the global market in 2025, while Tesla holds 10%. This change ends Tesla's position as the top energy storage deployer, which it maintained in 2023 and 2024, as Chinese manufacturers dominate the growing stationary storage market.
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