World Map of Model S Reservation Holders

[AustinPowers]

Could Germans have a lower English literacy rate than in the Low Countries?

On the whole I would say yes. But not for those who can afford and would buy a Model S. And even many of those like myself, who haven't got a lot of money to spare, tend to be quite adequate when it comes to literacy in English. At least I get the impression that I can get my messages across most of the time ;-)

 

[AustinPowers]

Could Germans be more in love with their home-grown, fast, powerful ICEs from BMW/MB/Porsche/VW than are the rest of the Europeans who may not have as much of an emotional stake in the ICE vs EV situation?!

We Germans love our home-grown cars, that is true. But seeing how much know-how that went into the Model S comes from German engineers (and German manufacturing tools), one could say that the Model S has quite a few German genes. And Germans love fast, good-looking, exciting cars (if they offer a lot of luggage space - all the better), a description that fits the Model S perfectly.

There are only two things that come to mind why Germans seem so reluctant when it comes to EVs. Firstly, we don't get all that much info about EVs in the media, the ICE lobby is just too strong. And even if there is media coverage, it tends to focus on European efforts (except for the Opel Ampera/Chevy Volt - which is another matter as there was extensive coverage only about the potential safety problems after the battery of the crash-tested Volt caught fire) like the new Renault EV's, the Smart Electric Drive and the like, or the German hybrids. If it wasn't for the Internet and some small mentions here and there, I think no one in Germany would even know that there was a Model S (let alone X).

 

[Robert.Boston]

Also, even the Tesla offerings might not show well on the autobahns. They're quick off the line, but their top speed is limited. Moreover, the power consumption at 150+kph really trashes EV range.

 

[AustinPowers]

And that is actually a problem that would prohibit the use of the Model S as our new family car (replacement for the VW Touran - not Routan by the way, that is only available in the US, not in Germany) as we frequently drive to my parents-in-law who live over 300 miles away. So even at 55 mph the 85kWh battery wouldn't get us there one way, let alone at autobahn speeds. I therefor tend to rather go for the 60kWh battery, save some money in the process and rather exchange that battery sometime in future for whatever better type is available then.

 

[Sig698]

Finally got around to adding mine, but just did it in the general vicinity of where I am, not my actual house. Looks like I'm close neighbors with SS215 though!

 

[Cobos]

I would suggest a look at this Norwegian article. Scroll down to the table at the end which lists total EV sales for Europe both as percentage of total sales and absolute numbers. That should say a bit about EV penetration in Germany

Cobos

 

[VolkerP]

Norway is at 1% EVs of all car sales. Very impressive! Germany needs to buy > 30.000 to get over 1%, that's the combined S+X production volume as planned by Tesla in 2014.

 

[NigelM]

Speaking to our local Tesla Manager today, he tells me that Florida is second after California for Model S reservations. :biggrin:

 

[hcsharp]

Speaking to our local Tesla Manager today, he tells me that Florida is second after California for Model S reservations. :biggrin:

Yes but what percentage of your population is it? Vermont is #1 in the nation for Roadster sales per capita. Don't know about S reservations.

 

[NigelM]

Yes but what percentage of your population is it? Vermont is #1 in the nation for Roadster sales per capita. Don't know about S reservations.

Kinda silly comparison IMO. You have what, abut 600,000 population? I would take a guess that there are several counties that outdo you for Roadster sales per capita....

You have to remember that a sizeable proportion of our population drives old Cadillacs.

I was just making the point that it's really nice to see FL embracing EV's in such a strong way.

 

[Larry Chanin]

You have to remember that a sizeable proportion of our population drives old Cadillacs.

I was just making the point that it's really nice to see FL embracing EV's in such a strong way.

Hi Nigel,

Very true, but soon I expect those blue-haired ladies to be trading their old Caddies for the upcoming Cadillac ELR PHEV. :wink:

Seriously, from a selfish standpoint having more Tesla customers based on raw numbers should assist us in getting additional sales and service locations sooner in compariosn to states with fewer customers.

Larry

 

[hcsharp]

Kinda silly comparison IMO. You have what, abut 600,000 population? I would take a guess that there are several counties that outdo you for Roadster sales per capita....
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YOU might think it's silly, but up here we are proud and confident that Tesla will locate a store and service center within a year, if nothing else, to accommodate the 1 Roadster per 100,000 residents.:wink: Heck it will probably be worth it so the Rangers won't risk sliding off the road (which they have done) driving 5-6+ hrs to get here, considering the eternal winters we have... :tongue:

 

[Robert.Boston]

@hcsharp: Word on the street is that we'll have a Tesla center in Natick MA towards the end of this year. Not exactly close to you, but better than NYC!

 

[hj-45]

@hcsharp: Word on the street is that we'll have a Tesla center in Natick MA towards the end of this year. Not exactly close to you, but better than NYC!

Natick is within my range. 83.3 miles from my house in NH.

 

[NigelM]

YOU might think it's silly, but up here we are proud and confident that Tesla will locate a store and service center within a year, if nothing else, to accommodate the 1 Roadster per 100,000 residents.:wink:

Ok, it's not silly. We have 1 Roadster per 95,000 residents in Sarasota County. Wow, higher density than the whole of Vermont! Actually there's 2 more snowbird Roadsters here right now so if we count them.... :wink:

 

[aviators99]

Speaking to our local Tesla Manager today, he tells me that Florida is second after California for Model S reservations. :biggrin:

Hopefully this will be a good sign for priority of delivery...

 

[AnOutsider]

Hopefully this will be a good sign for priority of delivery...

As long as they all order signature or 85Kwh packs

 

[rsquared99]

I heard the Flordia reservations didn't count because of hanging chads.

 

[hcsharp]

I heard the Flordia reservations didn't count because of hanging chads.

I heard they converted those to Fisker Karma reservations.:smile:

 

[hcsharp]

@hcsharp: Word on the street is that we'll have a Tesla center in Natick MA towards the end of this year. Not exactly close to you, but better than NYC!

Did you hear "store" or "service center"? Does Natick have a big mall?
I heard the same from somebody in the NY store, but they didn't know if Natick would be the store, service ctr, or both. Natick is about a standard charge away from me.

@hj-45: You must be in Concord or somewhere thereabouts? I'm about 90 mi North of Concord. I drive my Roadster to the Boston area every couple of months.