Dacia Sandero will most likely be the best-selling car in Europe in 2024, according to preliminary data covering 97% of sales in the EU, European Free Trade Association countries, and United Kingdom. Looking at the provisional rankings, the Sandero leads the Top 10 with 247,210 units sold in the...
(Disclaimer: not a car person, asking for clarification…)
Does what you said not apply to Tesla as well?
Tesla had an early popularity advantage. It was the first EV that actually made use of the performance advantages of an electric motor. Until some point you could get a crappy Leaf or an upmarket Tesla with little in-between.
You also need a lot more money to buy a Tesla, you can’t really generally get a 12 year old used one for the price of a new Dacia. So the market for Tesla was always people who probably have houses or don’t REALLY care about the charging prices at public stations.
Gotcha. Thanks for the explanation. I was also curious whether the existing EV infrastructure for Tesla is usable by other models, because I think this would be a crucial factor for mass adoption.
I believe Tesla started opening up their chargers to other brands a few years ago as they can’t stop people from buying other EVs, but they CAN make more money off their extensive charger network.
I don’t know if that also applies for the EU, I know it was being discussed in the US.