California 2024 vehicle sales results now in.
The number of EVs sold in 2024 was roughly the same as in 2023 but Tesla sales fell by 11.6% in the state vs a nationwide fall of 5.6%
California registered 31.1% out of all national EV registrations
The most EVs sold in California were the Tesla Model Y and 3; Cybertruck was the sixth most sold.
Overall the most sold vehicle was the Toyota Camry.
During the end-of-year sales results presentation, Elon mentioned a self-driving problem with Chinese bus lanes due to an automatic penalty for entering one at the wrong time.
Tesla Inc. registrations plummeted 63% last month in France, the European Union’s second-biggest market for battery-electric vehicles.
The manufacturer registered only 1,141 cars in January, the fewest since August 2022, according to French industry association La Plateforme Automobile. Tesla underperformed the overall industry and total EV sales, which dipped 6.2% and 0.5%, respectively.
Looks like I quoted false numbers, I hope these are correct
Tesla’s vehicle registrations in Germany fell 59.5% year over year in January to 1,277 units, following an overall decline across most European markets
I don’t think the new Model Y is going to make much difference, its basically the same Highland refresh as the Model 3 (ventilated seats, very slight increase in economy and tiny rear passenger screen) which didn’t move sales a jot.
Two years ago the Model Y was sitting pretty with lots of tail wind from poor competition, $7,500 federal tax incentives and a largely benign Elon Musk. Today its a very different climate.