<ul><li>BYD, the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant, has become a competitor to Tesla with its diverse range of products.</li><li>Apart from manufacturing cheap EVs, BYD also produces batteries, buses, trains, iPhones, and iPads.</li><li>BYD's manufacturing expertise allows it to make most of the components in-house, helping it expand rapidly in the Chinese EV industry.</li><li>BYD's side hustles include assembling Apple products, battery production, energy storage, manufacturing buses, and building monorail systems.</li></ul>

BYD makes much more than cars. These 5 side hustles also helped turn the Chinese EV giant into a challenger to Elon Musk's Tesla.

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