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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.
Toyota: am l a joke to you
Toyotas are great cars, but they have been dragging their heels with their EV models.
Yeah what’s up with that? They could’ve eaten the entire market twice over with their momentum.
Toyota was a pioneer in EV/gas hybrids. So perhaps they had invested too much into that tech that they couldn’t pivot fast enough.
I drove a Toyota corolla hybrid. It was fantastic. I am a fan of Toyota Corollas in general.
Good point, that data is about EVs, and Toyota doesn’t make any that sell well.