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AFAIK when I was in Europe I would have loved to be able to buy Japanese cars but they were the top taxed cars, some crazy >20% amount or so. So there was no ch
by d1zzy 7y ago
AFAIK when I was in Europe I would have loved to be able to buy Japanese cars but they were the top taxed cars, some crazy >20% amount or so. So there was no choice but to buy "local". With Tesla it seems a lot of countries are giving out serious tax breaks so I wonder how much of that will continue once those incentives stop.
- nordsieck 7y ago> With Tesla it seems a lot of countries are giving out serious tax breaks so I wonder how much of that will continue once those incentives stop. My understanding is that gas is quite expensive in many European countries compared to the US, so even if there are purchase incentives that expire, I think there is probably still strong economic pressure to buy electric. Until someone else comes out with a strong electric vehicle offering, that means Tesla.
- bjelkeman-again 7y agoAn electric car is generally 1/5, or less, the cost per km to “fill up” in Europe
- mrich 7y agoUnfortunately not the case in Germany, unless you have a house with solar. And its mostly due to taxes.
- jungturk 7y agoIts 2-3x what most US residents would pay. https://www.electricchoice.com/electricity-prices-by-state/ https://www.electricchoice.com/electricity-prices-by-state/ https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/what-german-households-pay-power https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/what-german-house...
- hibikir 7y agoJust like a big percentage of Japanese cars destined to the US market are assembled in the US or Mexico, Tesla will probably build their highest volume cars in the EU the moment it makes sense. They've broken ground for a large factory in Berlin already.
- prostoalex 7y agoThe intense focus on robotic assembly seems to make sense in this context. Once streamlined, it makes it relatively cheap for Tesla to open up a new factory if supply chain allows for it.
- baud147258 7y agoFrom what I've heard, if you buy Toyota in France, your car is more likely to have been assembled locally vs any of the local brands (Peugeot, Renault, Citroën). So buying a Japanese car in Europe can mean buying a local car.
- mark-r 7y agoMuch the same in the US. A Toyota bought here is likely to have more US value-add than a Ford or Chevy.