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.

  • Anivia@feddit.orgEnglish
    73·
    10 days ago

    Tesla also has a big unneeded tv in the car

    I used to think the same, before I bought a (non-Tesla) EV myself. It’s very convenient to have some entertainment other than your phone during charging stops.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
      5·
      10 days ago

      The problem is actuarial data that shows Teslas have more frontal collisions which is because of the screen which is on track to being banned in EU. The second problem is the brittle cast aluminum frame shit out of Giga presses that makes most collisions a right off. Hence very high insurance costs on the Teslur.

      • Tollana1234567@lemmy.todayEnglish
        2·
        10 days ago

        musk, eliminated QC, because it was preventing him from selling them quickly, and its too expensive to add in quality materials.

        • Tollana1234567@lemmy.todayEnglish
          1·
          10 days ago

          it is one of the reasons he doesnt use LIDAR in the newer models? waymo is already way ahead of tesla robotaxis, eventhough its still limited right now, musk was too late to the game. although he couldve used this to slow down the pump and dump scheme thats going on.

    • BackgrndNoize@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      10 days ago

      You can have a big screen in your car and physical buttons to control things, also anyone can carry a tablet in their car for entertainment as well

    • vga@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      3·
      9 days ago

      Also, the big screen is very well designed in a Tesla. It’s difficult to move to inferior UX models like pretty much every other car is after experiencing it. I’ve practically never used it for “entertainment”.