text:  a 4.8 percent decline from the same period a year ago, but that was still ahead of most estimates. Tesla also continued to hold on to its perch as the world's largest seller of electric vehicles. Head of Chinese company BYD, Tesla still sells nearly half of the electric vehicles in the U.S., though that percentage has come down since May. Crude oil futures prices lost ground today as concerns eased a bit about possible supply disruptions due to Hurricane Beryl oil at $82.81. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington.