EV sales in the region are growing, but not for Tesla.

Early car sales data for January is starting to arrive from countries across the pond, and they paint an alarming picture for Tesla. Sales are crashing in France, Germany, and the UK—all affluent countries that are key markets for Tesla’s electric vehicles. Coming on the heels of a large financial miss, it’s just one more problem for the automaker.

    • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      1 hour ago

      Keep in mind a lot of people purchased their vehicles back when Tesla actually seemed to be following their states goals, before many FSD debacles, and well before Elon’s purchase of Twittera and shift to being a public Nazi.

  • Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    111·
    2 hours ago

    They’re massively overpriced cars, the design quality is shit, and the “luxury” is basically zero. It’s an outdated model that’s now lagging years behind the competition.

    Why would anyone get one, even if they didn’t shout “I financially support nazism”.

    • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 hour ago

      Simple, when I purchased my Model 3 back when it launched in 2018, I was making 150 mile trips weekly. The other available EVs either had less than 100 mile range, or were made by other brands that already make shit ICE vehicles (so why would I trust them to make good EVs with new tech) like Ford/Chevy. Or they were on the much higher end of pricing, competing against the expensive Tesla models, not the new cheaper Model 3.

      There wasn’t much of a middle ground, either a grocery getter like the Leaf, or expensive luxury models at $80k+. There still isn’t much in the middle market honestly.

      • sucius1@lemdro.idOPEnglish
        2·
        35 minutes ago

        At least for Europe that’s not the case any more. The US market might be different but here there’s plenty of cars in the €25/30k range with 350+ km range from the traditional manufacturers. They also have established dealership networks for repairs, financing, testing, etc.

        I really think Tesla has ficked it up big time, at least here.

  • Ziggurat@fedia.io
    8·
    2 hours ago

    Beside the whole Elon is a Nazi story,

    Peope who can spend the price of an appartment in a car, already own a Tesla, and other brands start to make decent electric car. Sure the Electric version of the Peugeot 208 or the fiat 500 may lack a bit range to be usable, but if you go to intermediate models you’ll find car which can definitely compete with a Tesla.

    • CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      3·
      1 hour ago

      Sure the Electric version of the Peugeot 208 or the fiat 500 may lack a bit range to be usable,

      Um, I disagree. According to ADAC (german automobile club) testings, a Fiat 500 EV has a range of 150 km or 250 km (small and big battery, respectively). Even 150 km is perfectly fine for the daily ride to work and some groceries on the way home.
      The latest Peugeot e-208 according to ADAC tests has a range of 360 km.
      For comparison: ADAC tested the Skoda Enyaq 85x (their test winner for compact cars in that testing cycle) in march 24 with 300-450 km. Both the Fiat 500 and the Peugeot 208 are designed for urban environments though, and you don’t need a huge range there. Both cars have adequate ranges for their environment.
      (Both are way too expensive though, but that is a common issue among european BEVs.)

  • thanksforallthefish@literature.cafeEnglish
    12·
    3 hours ago

    The people who support Nazis are not the same people who buy Teslas in Europe. I’ve seen on reddit (ie may be fake don’t rely on it) that one person had put a " I bought it before we knew he was a Nazi" sticker on their tesla.

    • AllPintsNorth@lemm.eeEnglish
      11·
      2 hours ago

      There a four Teslas in my buildings underground parking garage here in Germany. One of them my own.

      3 of the 4 of them have that sticker. Also, one of them my own.

      The one that didn’t, did have it, until he needed some service done, and when the car came back, the sticker was gone. So, I don’t know if he removed it to avoid any issues, or if that was a “service” that Tesla provided.

      I placed the order in 2021, so truly we didn’t know. It was back when Germany had the €9,000 subsidy and it made sense.

      It’s sad what he’s done, because I love the car, but hate what he’s done. But I’m not at a point where I can just get rid of it because he lost his marbles.