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Tesla's Model Y tops new car registrations in Europe in September
- guerby 4y agohttps://archive.ph/BLIpI https://archive.ph/BLIpI
- guerby 4y ago"Supermini car Peugeot 208 was at the second spot and Renault's Dacia Sandero came third in the September rankings."
- throwaway894345 4y agoGenuinely curious: when, if ever, was the last time a US auto manufacturer topped the list in Europe?
- guerby 4y agoProbably a first yes :). Model Y is predicted to be the best selling car for 2023 in volume worldwide https://insideevs.com/news/602829/tesla-modely-best-selling/ https://insideevs.com/news/602829/tesla-modely-best-selling/ And in 2022 it will probably be the best selling car model in revenue.
- theluketaylor 4y agoDepends of what it takes to be a "US auto manufacturer". Ford has had strong sales for decades throughout europe and is routinely the biggest volume seller in the UK. Nearly all those cars were designed and manufactured in Europe and until the Focus none of the popular european models were available for sale in the US. Is is a US manufacturer doing well in Europe when it's an entirely european effort to design and build? Even if it's on the american branding? This is likely the first time a car designed, engineered, and manufactured in the US tops european sales figures. Tesla is expanding manufacturing to China and Germany and the actual vehicles for sale in europe right now were manufactured in China, but the cars are the same as built in Fresno or Texas, but I think the point stands.
- jgalt212 4y agoHow does this make sense given electricity prices on the continent right now? Is there free charging?
- guerby 4y agoIn France electricity price to consumers hasn't changed much, there's a state fixed price "tarif bleu" 0.1740 EUR/kWh flat rate (all taxes included).
- uni_rule 4y agoPossibly it's a sign of new cars becoming relatively less common compared to used ones, causing higher end cars to be over represented because more well off people are the only ones buying new. Also EV's also have lots of price incentives including a complete exemption from the EU car ownership tax until 2025 which is a rather solid perk. That or it might just be really fashionable to own to own "a Tesla" in the current year.
- hulitu 4y agoPeople who can afford a Model Y are not affected by energy prices.
- rosnd 4y agoTaxi/Uber drivers are not affected by energy prices? That's 90% of the Teslas you see in Europe.
- SideburnsOfDoom 4y agoStill cheaper than Petrol or Diesel at non-US prices.
- jgalt212 4y agoYes, I forgot how high petrol taxes were on the continent.
- detaro 4y agoAccording to random numbers off the internet, a Model Y needs 16-18 kWh/100km. A comparable ICE car is going to need lets say 7-8 l/100km, so 2 kWh ~ 1l (which seems realistic). A kWh of electricity is generally not more expensive than half a liter of fuel, and maintenance costs etc are also still a factor.
- slaw 4y agoI knew Chinese made cars are coming. I thought it will be Chinese companies selling Chinese cars in Europe not Tesla. 29,367 Model Y cars were registered, Berlin factory makes 8,000 a month, the rest comes from China.