Tesla faces a number of challenges in Europe including continued intense competition and brand damage from Elon Musk's political involvement.

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New European car registrations of Tesla vehicles totaled 8,837 in July, down 40% year-on-year, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, or ACEA.

BYD recorded 13,503 new registrations in July, up 225% annually.

Elon Musk’s automaker faces a number of challenges in Europe, including intense ongoing competition and reputational damage to the brand.

  • vga@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    22 hours ago

    Toyotas are great cars, but they have been dragging their heels with their EV models.

    • icelimit@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      21 hours ago

      Yeah what’s up with that? They could’ve eaten the entire market twice over with their momentum.

      • vga@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        2 hours ago

        Toyota was a pioneer in EV/gas hybrids. So perhaps they had invested too much into that tech that they couldn’t pivot fast enough.