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.

  • Ernstrommel@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    12 days ago

    I will never buy a Chinese EV after the magnitude of spontaneous combustions that I had seen as an expat for 3 years in Beijing. Stick with safety.

    • gnuplusmatt@reddthat.comEnglish
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      12 days ago

      Funny BYD is the battery OEM on heaps of non-chinese EVs. If you saw for example a Mercedes EV in traffic today, it likely had a BYD battery. They’ve been doing battery tech for literal decades. Their blade battery system is one of the safest and efficient ones on the market.