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Well, that applies to this article. Tesla left other automakers in the dust "in some markets" -- and by "some" I really mean just one: the US. Tesla is the lea

Well, that applies to this article. Tesla left other automakers in the dust "in some markets" -- and by "some" I really mean just one: the US. Tesla is the leader globally, but the article claims that other automakers aren't even a threat to Tesla, and goes further to argue that the reason they aren't a threat is because they haven't built out charging networks. I don't see how one can reach that conclusion when in the two biggest EV markets, China and Europe, Tesla is no longer the market leader. I'd also point out that Tesla doesn't have 28% of the global EV market anymore (that was H1 2020). As of October 2020 Tesla comprised 18% of 2020's global market [1]. Still the clear leader, and almost the only contender in the US, but globally other automakers are threatening their lead. [1]: https://electrek.co/2020/10/30/tesla-tsla-market-share-global-ev-sales-change/ https://electrek.co/2020/10/30/tesla-tsla-market-share-globa...

lampenrad 6y ago
>As of October 2020 Tesla comprised 18% of 2020's global market [1]. Still the clear leader, and almost the only contender in the US, but globally other automakers are threatening their lead. Worth noting that VW owns Audi and Porsche, so according to those statistics, VW made up 12% of the EV sales last year. They’ve been catching up quite a bit.
BadOakOx 6y ago
Just to be completely fair, the statistics you linked includes PHEVs too. So, they counted vehicles like the BMW 530e as well, that could only go 16 miles (26 km) in electric mode only [1], and all big automakers have similar well-selling beasts. On the other hand, I agree that Tesla is not that far from classic automakers, who are just getting traction. I think a nice thing to follow to predict EV trends in EU is Norway [2]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_5_Series_(G30)#530e_iPerformance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_5_Series_(G30)#530e_iPerfo... [2]: https://bestsellingcarsblog.com/2021/01/norway-full-year-2020-audi-e-tron-tesla-model-3-vw-id-3-top-market-down-just-0-7/ https://bestsellingcarsblog.com/2021/01/norway-full-year-202...
- threeseed 6y ago
  Or you could just look at the best selling EV cars across all of Europe for 2020: https://i.redd.it/m6z20txyyvd61.jpg https://i.redd.it/m6z20txyyvd61.jpg

lampenrad 6y ago

>As of October 2020 Tesla comprised 18% of 2020's global market [1]. Still the clear leader, and almost the only contender in the US, but globally other automakers are threatening their lead. Worth noting that VW owns Audi and Porsche, so according to those statistics, VW made up 12% of the EV sales last year. They’ve been catching up quite a bit.

BadOakOx 6y ago

Just to be completely fair, the statistics you linked includes PHEVs too. So, they counted vehicles like the BMW 530e as well, that could only go 16 miles (26 km) in electric mode only [1], and all big automakers have similar well-selling beasts. On the other hand, I agree that Tesla is not that far from classic automakers, who are just getting traction. I think a nice thing to follow to predict EV trends in EU is Norway [2]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_5_Series_(G30)#530e_iPerformance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_5_Series_(G30)#530e_iPerfo... [2]: https://bestsellingcarsblog.com/2021/01/norway-full-year-2020-audi-e-tron-tesla-model-3-vw-id-3-top-market-down-just-0-7/ https://bestsellingcarsblog.com/2021/01/norway-full-year-202...

threeseed 6y ago
Or you could just look at the best selling EV cars across all of Europe for 2020: https://i.redd.it/m6z20txyyvd61.jpg https://i.redd.it/m6z20txyyvd61.jpg