As Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) become more and more common in the German market, new buyers can now safely look forward to subsidy support from the government. Germany’s Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) has added Tesla’s Model 3 and Y units to the list of EVs eligible for its full €4,500 […]
Tesla was the top-selling battery electric vehicle (BEV) brand in Germany for 2022, unseating local automotive giant Volkswagen for the first time, according to data from the country’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) that was shared by nextmove, a German electric car rental company (via @Captn_Hype). @tesla taking pole position in Germany in BEV sales […]
Tesla has opened a new parts distribution center in Giengen, Germany this week, according to a press release shared on Friday, reports TeslaMag (via @Berlinergy). An opening ceremony for the parts and distribution center was held on January 12, with the center set to employ 18 people to start before ramping up hiring, according to […]
Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg needs to to ramp up production even more, according to Germany’s Economic Minister Jörg Steinbach in a statement on Thursday (via Reuters). Steinbach said that Tesla’s Giga Berlin should speed up production specifically to help reduce wait times for buyers, stated at a public discussion hosted by one of Germany’s largest industrial […]
After another Supercharger price change was predicted to take place in some places in Europe on Monday, an update shows that Tesla has actually dropped costs after a series of price jumps over the past few weeks. Tesla’s prices have dropped at some Superchargers in Germany, as shown in a screenshot from @Tesla_Adri on Monday. […]
Tesla topped a number of vehicle sales categories in Germany, according to data from the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (kBa) shared this week (via @Berlinergy). The Model 3 and Model Y were ranked first and third, respectively, for the country’s top-registered vehicles in December among gas and EVs, while also ranking 10th and 12th, respectively, year-to-date (YTD). The […]
A new review of Tesla’s Model X Plaid surfaced on Sunday in a video from the YouTube channel Autogefühl. The in-depth review focuses on the luxury electric SUV’s exterior and interior, as well as how it feels when driving, looking at nearly every aspect of the vehicle from the user interface and cabin noise cancellation […]
Autogefühl‘s Thomas Majchrzak recently posted his in-depth review of the 2023 Tesla Model S Plaid — or as he calls it, the “hypercar from stock.” The first customer deliveries of the Model S/X Plaid in Germany were only just confirmed this week. Majchrzak, a journalist and car enthusiast from Germany, took the Model S Plaid […]
Tesla delivered dozens of Model S and X units in Germany in November, according to registration data from the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamtes (KBA) as compiled in a report from Tesmanian. The country’s registration documents showed that Tesla sold 106 Model S units and 35 Model X units in Germany during November, though it isn’t exactly clear how […]
Tesla adjusted its Supercharger pricing in Germany and some other European countries again, this time raising prices by six to nine cents per kilowatt-hour at each station, reports @Tesla_Adri, sharing screenshots from @ModelXOlli. Along with the news, Tesla Adri also shared screenshots of the Hilden Supercharger preview on the Tesla mobile app before and after […]
Tesla reached 13.5 percent market share in battery-electric vehicle (BEV) registrations in Germany between January and October this year, according to data from the KBA (via @Berlinergy). The U.S. automaker had 41,643 registrations in Germany during the 10-month period, followed by other top five OEMs Volkswagen, Hyundai, Audi and Fiat. German automaker Volkswagen was relatively […]
Tesla is offering to offset the cost of reduced electric vehicle (EV) incentives coming to Germany in 2023, saying that it will cover the difference on orders made through the end of the year that won’t be able to be delivered in time, reports @Tesla Adri. The news came in an email sent to customers, […]
Image via @nextmove_de For the first time, an electric vehicle has become the best-selling car in Germany, and it’s none other than Tesla’s Model Y compact crossover SUV. That’s according to data from Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), showing the Model Y led registrations at 9,846 in September 2022, beating out the gasoline-powered Volkswagen Golf […]
The new Tesla auto plant in Germany hopes to significantly increase the automaker’s sales in the country, even potentially outdoing a Japanese importer that’s consistently an auto industry front-runner. Tesla is looking to double its sales in Germany this year, in hopes to overtake import manufacturers such as Toyota, as reported by Automobilwoche. Tesla delivered […]
Tesla’s plans to expand Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg appear to be on halt for the time being, as the plant’s local council has removed it from an upcoming agenda. Grünheide, Germany Mayor Arne Christiani removed Tesla’s plans for expansion from a September council meeting on Wednesday, requesting clarification on the automaker’s plans, as reported by German publication […]
