Summary
Tesla’s European market share is declining sharply, with EU registrations dropping 40.9% in November 2024 compared to last year, and year-to-date registrations down 15.2%.
Including the UK and EFTA, Tesla’s registrations fell 13.7% this year.
The drop stems from reduced government EV incentives and growing dissatisfaction with CEO Elon Musk.
Despite Tesla’s decline, overall EV registrations in Europe have remained stable as competing automakers gain ground. Tesla remains the largest EV producer in Europe but faces growing pressure from rivals capitalizing on its waning dominance.
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Reminder that the Tesla strike in Sweden is still ongoing.
Good and I did not consider a Tesla when purchasing our first EV. We will continue to shop from the Tesla’s competition until “Leon” rockets off to Mars.
I used to be really keen on Teslas but a combination of Elon and stories of poor quality and after sales support have killed the brand for me.
No way I’m giving my money to that fascist, I don’t care how good or bad his cars are
Damn shame too, cause the second gen Roadster is the car I’ve been dreaming of: hard top convertible, sporty, electric, faster than rabbits fucking. But I will never, ever own a Nazimobile.
I hope it at least inspires other automakers to bring back sporty convertibles. Until then I’ll hang onto my 350Z Roadster forever. If that never happens, I guess I’ll have to eventually convert the car to electric. I’m so sick and tired of every battery car being a god damn crossover. They’re too big and corner like shit because of their size.
Nazimobile
so no Volkswagen, BMW, heck perhaps no big car company?
Ford in the early days. Henry Ford practically was a Nazi.
Companies arent people. Don’t treat them as such. What’s important is who is running the company now and what the company stands for.
Polestar sells something for a similar price and better quality, and without awkward associations with a billionaire nazi.
the biggest player in the electric vehicle game is having a rough year.
You couldn’t tell by looking at the stock price.
because tesla is basically just a pump and dump now considering the board are just musk stooges who greenlight anything he asks and investors are just musk cultists.
I would characterize Tesla stock not as a pump & dump scheme anymore, but as a bet on Musk’s position to extract concessions from his political connections. He has got his way already with Trump planning to end EV subsidies that mostly benefited Tesla’s competitors (although Trump may have intended to do so anyway) and he might yet push against regulation that would threaten Tesla’s market position in the US, like federal charging standards. He may also get Trump to impose harsher tariffs on Chinese electrical vehicles than he otherwise would, although such tariffs enjoy bipartisan support.
Were stooges stooges before the Three Stooges? Or was it the Stooges that defined stooges as stooges?
Whoa. So, I was bored and looked into the etymology of this, and it’s way harder to answer than I’d have thought.
The etymology of the word “stooge” is unknown, but it was first used in 1913 as a noun. The earliest known use of the verb “stooge” was in 1939, in the writing of detective novelist Raymond Chandler.
In its first known use in 1913, the word was defined as “stage assistant, actor who assists a comedian.” So, while it looks like it predates the Stooges by a decade, they really redefined the word as we know it now.
As much as I’d like to, I don’t try starlink for the exact same reason. (Although Starlink has other reasons why I’m not going to give them any money)
I had to use it for in flight wifi on Hawaiian. I needed to work, and that’s the only wifi on Hawaiian. It worked fine, but I was annoyed that indirectly I was helping Musk. I would have happily paid 8 bucks even for worse internet. Thankfully I didn’t have to give them any information to use it.
other automakers have stepped up to try and fill the gap left by Tesla,
Absolutely, IMO VW group has made a stellar job with the MEB platform, and are selling very good Electric cars at competitive prices.
VW group has of course the VW ID series, Skoda Enyaq and Elroq, Cupra Tavascan and Born, Audi E-Tron 4-6-8, Porsche Taycan.This is a very impressive lineup IMO. And generally they have lower noise and better driving comfort than Tesla. Allegedly drive assist systems are way better than Tesla. No sudden phantom breaking, and no weird warnings about traffic that is completely irrelevant. Common for all is that they are all very good cars, without the weirdness of a Tesla. VW group has about 14 distinct models, so you have way better chance of finding a perfect fit than with Tesla.
Apart from that, if you don’t give a shit politically, we also have some decent Chinese options. Xpeng is very attractive IMO.
The best selling EV here is the Skoda Enyaq, and that’s absolutely with good reason, there is just about nothing to fault on that car IMO, it is also my own personal favorite, although I hate to go mainstream.
To quote Elon Musk:
You’d be a fool to buyanything buta Tesla today.Soon, we’ll find out VW’s electric line is a scam and they’re actually somehow gas-powered. Somehow. I mean sure you never fill it with gas, but
I get the joke, but it’s misplaced IMO, everybody cheated with emission numbers, and it turned out VW wasn’t even the worst of them.
The VW powerline is actually very good, and their electric engines among the absolute best in efficiency and build quality. They are also easier to repair than most, and definitely easier than Tesla.
I hate crossovers but I actually like the
Taycan. I love everything Porsche makes. Too bad I’ll never be able to afford one.I didn’t know they had an electric version of the
Taycan. That’s awesome.Edit - Macan not Taycan
I’ll never afford that either. But if the xiaomi su7 was available here at the typical China price + 50%, I’d seriously consider that.
https://www.drive.com.au/reviews/2024-xiaomi-su7-review-international-first-drive/
To be honest, VW EVs are extremely boring and overpriced. I would rather buy Volvo, Polestar, KIA or Hyundai. The fully specced ID.3 is something like 53K which is insane for such a small car. Their cars are simply uninspiring.
Personally the ID3 is a bit too small for me, but the ID4 is pretty good, but the Skoda Enyaq is just a tad better.
If you want something more interesting maybe the Cupra Born is more your style.
But the cars you mention also have their benefits, Kia and Hyundai have more features as standard, but it’s not quite the quality of VW from what I understand from reviewers.
If you want something that isn’t boring there is also BMW, but they are a bit expensive IMO.
Polestar is a bit of a mixed bag from what I understand, and they have financial difficulties. But some people seem to simply love them.
There is also the Ford Explorer, which is also built by VW on the MEB platform.I agree VW and the Skoda Enyaq are a bit boring,for instance the speeder is calibrated so it doesn’t jerk the car when floored, it’s designed and built to be safe, practical, reliable and comfortable.
I guess it doesn’t get much more boring than that, but it is also makes it a very pleasant car to drive and use.Anyways we certainly have many great alternatives to Tesla now, also without having to go Chinese.
I had never seen the Born before. To me it looks just about as bland as anything. What makes it interesting to you?
It’s a more sporty hatchback, not one of those bulky SUV cars. A heck of a lot prettier than Polestar and KIA. The new KIA 3 is outright ugly IMO.
It’s slowly becoming a point of abject loathing. Many of us openly laugh at Tesla drivers, not in the least because they’ve taken the crown of “deadbeat drivers” from BMW & Mercedes a long time ago. See an asshole on the road? 66% chance it’s a Tesla.
If you need to cut someone off, best to do it to a Tesla as the car is likely to prevent collision and you get to piss off a musk simp
How about not creating dangerous and potentially deadly situations in traffic, no matter how much we disdain the cars brand or think the other driver is an asshole?
You cut off the Tesla, the Tesla breaks, the car behind crashes and the whole thing might turn into a mass accident with dozens of injuries and some people killed…
