Wang Chuanfu (above), the founder of Chinese battery manufacturer and automaker BYD is reportedly the richest man in all of China. Already a wealthy man, Bloomberg reports that Chuanfu has jumped ...

Wang Chuanfu–a “combination of Thomas Edison and Jack Welch,” to quote Charlie Munger–cofounded BYD in 1995 as a battery maker for mobile phones, and pivoted to cars in 2003. BYD’s ultra ...