The Challenges of Tesla

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Tesla has just five models if you count the Cybertruck. The Model 3, which is a small saloon, and the Model Y account for 95% of sales. No single car maker has ever held more than a 10% share in the segments they're in. If Tesla wants to expand, it's probable that they're going to have to expand their model range.

The carmaker, which reports results today, is still celebrating impressive growth and its boss has even bigger plans for it. But with the threat of fast-scaling competitors in the EV market, is the company losing its disruptive edge? Our data correspondent’s novel approach to counting Russian casualties in Ukraine (09:39). And, a nail-biting, ever riskier Tour de France nears its end (15:26).

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