Tesla’s car sales in Germany fell in September, even as the country’s overall EV market grew by nearly 32%. The drop comes amid rising competition from BYD and anticipation ahead of Tesla’s October 7 announcement.

BYD, China’s largest EV maker, registered 3,255 new vehicles in September, more than twenty times its sales from a year earlier. BYD has sold 11,810 cars in Germany since January, narrowing the gap with Tesla’s year-to-date total.

  • Zdvarko@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 day ago

    Obviously more competition in the market however Tesla is fractionally behind on charging curve performance considering whats coming out of China atm… which adds another angle, how fast do you actually need to charge?

      • Hotznplotzn@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        5·
        1 day ago

        No, these are total car registrations.

        The German Federal Motor Vehicle Office (KBA) has a press release for more detail (only available in German).

        TLDR:

        In September, registrations of purely battery-electric passenger vehicles (BEVs) rose by 32% to 45,500 units. New registrations of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) recorded growth of 85%, reaching 27,700 vehicles. For the year as a whole, new BEV registrations increased by 38% to 382,200 units. The PHEV segment grew by 64%, reaching a volume of 217,800 vehicles in the first nine months.

        BYD and Tesla’s volume are a fraction of these numbers.

        Don’t know about the car service.

  • ArtemZA
    1·
    1 day ago

    Germany can’t make it’s own EV? Shame