Battery tycoon charges ahead in wealth rankings

Dr Zeng Yuqun's net worth has jumped to $67 billionas shares of Contemporary Amperex Technology surged this year. PHOTO: REUTERS
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(BLOOMBERG) - Looks like selling car batteries is a better business than e-commerce and fintech combined.

After all, Dr Zeng Yuqun, founder of the world's biggest electric-vehicle battery maker, has overtaken Mr Jack Ma in the wealth rankings, a symbolic moment in the rise of China's green billionaires.

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