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ROI may be? the market size in Israel is not as big in other countries, so it makes sense to target bigger audience first. Also does Israel have any good local
by coldfire 7y ago
ROI may be? the market size in Israel is not as big in other countries, so it makes sense to target bigger audience first. Also does Israel have any good local EV manufacturers that can give Tesla any competition?
- propercoil 7y agoNo competition for Tesla at all, only e-tron is selling here a bit and I think the model 3 and Y will crush it here. In terms of market size, well they have them in Jordan next to us which have the same population size and they don't have half the country working in the tech space as our GDP per capita is way higher.
- seniorivn 7y agoWell, you probably not very interested in politics, if you was, you would know the answer...
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y agoI’m mildly interested in politics and don’t know the answer.
- ascorbic 7y agoI have a degree in politics and don’t know the answer.
- petre 7y agoIf their neighbours really want a Tesla they'd have to get it from Israel.
- fennecfoxen 7y ago> the market size in Israel is not as big in other countries Why, comma, you say that as if building a car outside of Germany and selling it inside of Germany would face some sort of unfair obstacles, rather than being a straightforward and painless process as it ought.
- erikpukinskis 7y agoI think the main issues are shipping costs, supply chain, and skills base. So you’d have to argue for Israel on those three points. I don’t think the domestic market size is primary. They built a factory in Nevada.
- robotresearcher 7y agoNevada is in a pretty stable free trade deal with the other United States.
- ijidak 7y agoThat made me laugh
- IfOnlyYouKnew 7y ago> Inside of Germany That should be "Inside of Europe" because the barriers to selling cars in the EU are just about the same as selling Nevada cars in California. For US->Europe tariffs for cars are around 10% I believe.
- Jommi 7y agoNot true. There can be huge import taxes on cars depending on country, even inside EU.
- Symbiote 7y agoThere are no* import taxes on any goods moved within the EU. That's a fundamental principle of the thing. The fee to register a car for use on public road varies. It's very high in Denmark (120% of the value or something) but the place of manufacture doesn't affect that. Second hand imported cars still need to pay it. * Exception is the duty paid on alcohol and cigarettes, depending how you define it.
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- elihu 7y agoMobileEye (which was acquired by Intel) does not make cars but is a competitor in autonomous driving technology. They're based in Israel.