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.

  • Corn@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Batteries are heavy, you’re looking at .5-1 tons of Li-ion batteries. A number of companies are doing battery swap though it doesn’t seem to be catching on.

    If mass production of solid cell batteries works, that could be lowered to 5 40 lb batteries.