EU Market Situation and Outlook

[Model 3]

In Norway we might see the first effects of the threatened cut of incentives (any news on this?)

No, they are now supposed to start the negotiations on the state budget next Tuesday.

And now the negotiations is done, and this part is just dropped.
Tesla-avgiften vrakes i budsjettavtalen
(This proposal was named "the Tesla tax" in the media, as Tesla would have been the only car on the marked that would be effected by this)

 

[hobbes]

And now the negotiations is done, and this part is just dropped.
Tesla-avgiften vrakes i budsjettavtalen
(This proposal was named "the Tesla tax" in the media, as Tesla would have been the only car on the marked that would be effected by this)

Electrek has an article on this, too: Tesla escapes special ‘EV tax’ in its important market of Norway

 

[schonelucht]

Small heads-up on Norway´s Tesla Registration Stats:

the Netherlands will be nice as well for November. At least two ships unloaded in Rotterdam. Maybe just too late for deliveries in other countries this month still, but in the Netherlands it's in full swing.

 

[Model 3]

Electrek has an article on this, too: Tesla escapes special ‘EV tax’ in its important market of Norway

I know it is nit-picking, but that article is a bit incorrect. The budget has not passed yet, but the four parties that has the majority has agreed to let it pass when it will be up for voting later this month or early next. Not that it makes any difference in the end...

 

[Spidy]

I think many European countries will have a pretty good 2nd month since Tesla stopped batching. Although some people in the German forum said it would probably be early December until their cars get delivered.

 

[KarenRei]

Hey, quick question. EAFO hasn't updated since July. Does anyone else have similar info about EV market penetration?

 

[hobbes]

Crosspost from Model 3 pics thread:

Can't believe this to be true but indeed looks like a German Autobahn and a white M3. Actually quite near to me ..... darn it!

That would be a strong sign that Employee deliveries are moving outside the US now. Not unrealistic as non Employee delivery ought to start around year end as well....

Cool! But I don´t think that has anything to do with deliveries. More likely a car that is passed around the service centers so employees can familiarize themselves to be prepared - or actually a German auto maker interested in the tech. There was one registration and sighting of a Model 3 a while ago in the Netherlands which was supposedly Tesla´s. But it doesn´t look like the car in this picture has a Dutch (yellow) license plate.

Wow, just realizing if it is indeed a German registration we should see it in 1-2 weeks in the KBA´s registration data!!

 

[mrdoubleb]

Crosspost from Model 3 pics thread:

Cool! But I don´t think that has anything to do with deliveries. More likely a car that is passed around the service centers so employees can familiarize themselves to be prepared - or actually a German auto maker interested in the tech. There was one registration and sighting of a Model 3 a while ago in the Netherlands which was supposedly Tesla´s. But it doesn´t look like the car in this picture has a Dutch (yellow) license plate.

Close to Ingolstadt? I see what you are doing there Audi, I see you!

 

[hobbes]

Crosspost from Model 3 pics thread:

Cool! But I don´t think that has anything to do with deliveries. More likely a car that is passed around the service centers so employees can familiarize themselves to be prepared - or actually a German auto maker interested in the tech. There was one registration and sighting of a Model 3 a while ago in the Netherlands which was supposedly Tesla´s. But it doesn´t look like the car in this picture has a Dutch (yellow) license plate.

Wow, just realizing if it is indeed a German registration we should see it in 1-2 weeks in the KBA´s registration data!!

Speculation on the German forum is that this is actually a car produced for Europe, as it has a rear fog light in the center of the bumper which the US cars don´t have. Was supposedly seen on the car spotted in the Netherlands, too. Also, the guess is this is a red color text license plate which would make it a manufacturers car. So most likely a car of Tesla.

 

[KarenRei]

Eagerly awaiting the first spyshot of the charge port on the EU version (come on CCS combo! )

 

[hobbes]

Speculation on the German forum is that this is actually a car produced for Europe, as it has a rear fog light in the center of the bumper which the US cars don´t have. Was supposedly seen on the car spotted in the Netherlands, too. Also, the guess is this is a red color text license plate which would make it a manufacturers car. So most likely a car of Tesla.

Confirmed it is a Tesla car. Someone ran into it while charging (they used a converter as it had the US charge port, sorry ) and talked to the drivers who identified as a US Tesla employees: Bilder und Videos vom Model 3 • TFF Forum - Tesla Fahrer & Freunde

 

[hobbes]

Another European trucking company ordered a semi, says third customer here (via reddit):
BREYTNER Transport on Twitter

Background article: Google Translate

They talked to Jerome Guillen who gave a presentation at a transport conference in the Netherlands yesterday. Electrek has an article and video on that: Tesla to be its own first electric semi truck customer with cargo route between Fremont and Gigafactory 1

 

[hobbes]

Looks like the German Model 3 was now spotted in Norway:
Tesla mod 3 in Norway • r/teslamotors

Update: also in a video:
https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/posts/2432173/

Unsure what kind of plate this is... Font type looks German though.

 

[hobbes]

Small heads-up on Norway´s Tesla Registration Stats:
512 S+X with one third of November to go!

Compares to 170 for Nov 16, 100 for Feb, 226 for May, and 195 for Aug (full 2nd months per quarter).

Actually, looks like we could beat the sum of all those months!
85 just today.

Done! 766 total for November so far. Sum of previous 2nd months per quarter: 170+100+226+195 = 691.
87 registrations today.

 

[ev-enthusiast]

Done! 766 total for November so far. Sum of previous 2nd months per quarter: 170+100+226+195 = 691.
87 registrations today.

Is this a record for a second month in a quarter?

 

[mrdoubleb]

Done! 766 total for November so far. Sum of previous 2nd months per quarter: 170+100+226+195 = 691.
87 registrations today.

So do we think this is because people were afraid of losing the tax incentives? This seems a little "too good to be true" as an indicator for the entire continent.

 

[Spidy]

I'd say it' because Tesla did not do their usual batching.

 

[hobbes]

Is this a record for a second month in a quarter?

Let´s see... (paper rustling) Yeah! Best second month of any quarter Tesla registrations in Norway EVER .

 

[ev-enthusiast]

Let´s see... (paper rustling) Yeah! Best second month of any quarter Tesla registrations in Norway EVER .

Yea! Congrats to Tesla and Norway!

 

[hobbes]

So do we think this is because people were afraid of losing the tax incentives? This seems a little "too good to be true" as an indicator for the entire continent.

Yeah. I think Tesla had a hand in this. This was too perfectly orchestrated. Scare people into buying S&Xs quickly before the incentives expire, coinciding with the 3 ramp up where they need to keep up the sales - and then call it off so it won´t be a net hit to sales, just pulling demand ahead. People won´t care so much about S&X once the 3 line is running full speed.