Tesla Sales in Europe Almost Halve Amid Anger Against Musk
European sales of Tesla electric cars dropped 49 percent in January-February compared with the same period a year earlier, the ACEA manufacturers’ association announced.
Ageing models are one factor behind the plunge so far this year, but e-vehicle clients may also be refusing to buy in protest of Tesla’s billionaire owner Elon Musk since he became a key supporter of US President Donald Trump, AFP reported.Musk has been leading a vocal and divisive cost-cutting drive at the head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).Several Tesla dealerships around the United States have been vandalised in recent weeks and the company’s stock price has plummeted over the past month.In Europe, he has also been increasingly vocal about his support for far-right parties, throwing his weight behind for example Alternative for Germany (AfD), just before the country's February elections.New Tesla registrations in the European Union fell to 19,046 in the first two months of the year, giving the company a market share of just 1.1 percent, the ACEA added.
In February alone, Tesla registrations were down 47 percent at 11,743.The sales drop came even as overall electric vehicle sales jumped 28.4 percent over the first two months of this year to 255,489 – for an EU market share of 15.2 percent.But for ACEA director general Sigrid de Vries, “The latest new car registration figures confirm that market demand for battery electric vehicles remains below the level needed for the transition to zero-emission mobility to progress.”She cited a need for tax and purchasing incentives for clients and investments in recharging stations, at a time when the EU is preparing to ease emission reduction targets for struggling European automakers.Hybrid-electric vehicles continued to be the biggest market segment in the first two months of the year, rising to 594,059 registrations – for a 35.2 percent market share.That outpaced both petrol and diesel models, with market shares of 29.1 percent and 9.7 percent in February.An EU filing showed last week that Tesla had formed a pool to sell carbon credits to more than half a dozen automakers as they try to meet European CO2 emission targets which came into effect in January.
While based on 2024 figures, analysts estimate that Tesla’s sales can more than compensate for those companies’ emissions, the situation might change if its sales continue to drop.The EU introduced the targets to help EV pickup in the bloc, but it is on Tuesday expected to approve a relaxation of those measures, to allow a three-year averaging of fleet emissions.
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