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Well, given that the Model 3 is going to cost around 60k EUR in Europe according to recently announced prices, they aren't going to sell many of them. That's a
by janoc 8y ago
Well, given that the Model 3 is going to cost around 60k EUR in Europe according to recently announced prices, they aren't going to sell many of them.
That's a price you can have a huge (gasoline) SUV for. Or a luxury Mercedes. Or two smaller BMWs ... People aren't going to buy the Model 3 (which is supposed to be a "budget" car) only for Musk's puppy eyes at such price.
The other reason is a horrible lack of charging infrastructure. Europe isn't US where everyone has a house, garage and a driveway so plugging a car in to charge overnight isn't a problem. Here a huge amount of people live in apartments and the shared parkings simply don't have charging spaces. And a token one/two slow charging poles at some larger supermarkets are really not a solution. Even Tesla has a very poor coverage with their superchargers here.
That's why the electric cars aren't exactly selling like hot cakes here. That Model 3 doesn't have an equivalent electric competitor is very much irrelevant when everyone is going to compare it with a gasoline (or diesel) powered car - which cost half the price and have higher utility value.