The Tesla Model 3 Has Instantly Become Europe’s Best-Selling EV

The stream of people desperate to get their hands on one of the first Model 3s to come to Europe has instantly made the American EV the most popular of its kind
The Tesla Model 3 Has Instantly Become Europe’s Best-Selling EV

The Tesla Model 3 has become the best-selling electric car in Europe in February, a month that started just days after the model first arrived in the EU.

With 3657 units shifted last month, not only has the mid-size saloon outsold the likes of the Renault Zoe (2884 cars), but it has also outsold its petrol- and diesel-fuelled rivals including the A4, 3-series and C-Class.

The Tesla Model 3 Has Instantly Become Europe’s Best-Selling EV

The early rush for the first cars has meant that Tesla could sell as many as it could physically put on a boat. It’ll be interesting to see whether the March and April figures stay close to those from February. However, industry analyst Jato Dynamics says that the level of demand being seen today for the Model 3 doesn’t normally arrive until five or six months after the model first lands.

Interestingly, most Model 3 registrations are also private sales, putting a sword through the potential argument that fleets are simply loading up on them to reap the EV tax benefits.

The Tesla Model 3 Has Instantly Become Europe’s Best-Selling EV

Other popular EVs last month were the Nissan Leaf, BMW i3 and Hyundai Kona Electric, which took third, fourth and fifth respectively in the charts. EVs as a whole still only make up 1.9 per cent of the market, says Jato, but this is growing and now comprises 20,000 registrations in February.

Norway is leading the way: some 40 per cent of cars registered there in February were electric. Diesel sales have stabilised at 34 per cent of all sales, but that’s still five per cent down versus 2018. It would have been more, after sharp falls in the large French, Spanish, Italian and UK markets, but Europe’s biggest new car market, Germany, offset the drop with an eight per cent rise in diesels sold.

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Chewbacca_buddy (McLaren squad)(VW GTI Clubsport)(McLaren 60

Yis

03/26/2019 - 13:48 |
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RWB Dude

Im still not a fan of Tesla
incoming EV/Tesla fanbois

03/26/2019 - 13:53 |
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Miata Man (Miata Squad)

In reply to by RWB Dude

I agree with you.

03/26/2019 - 14:32 |
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TheCuttingboard

In reply to by RWB Dude

Incoming Tesla hate club

03/26/2019 - 21:12 |
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I mean i was the same till i drove a Model S and it was actually pretty damn fast now i agree its never gonna take the place of combustion to me but i do have a bigger respect for the car now

03/26/2019 - 22:57 |
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Anonymous

Ummm cool I guess

03/26/2019 - 14:40 |
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Tomislav Celić

TBH I like the Kona more

03/26/2019 - 15:10 |
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yea, as much as i love this, the Kona EV just feels more

normal?

03/27/2019 - 04:55 |
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GunMax

Not surprised. Even in the medium size city where I live in in Midwest USA, I can at least see two or even three Tesla Model 3 in a single day, which is more than any other EVs combined. Bear in mind that we only have one supercharger, it is f*cking freezing in the winter and we don’t actually have a single Tesla dealer in the whole state.

03/26/2019 - 15:29 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by GunMax

I cannot count how many i see a day here in Oslo Norway. and ithas only been on sale for less than a month here.
I was at a overflow parking lot where tesla had to store arount 1000 cars waiting for delivery due to dealers being over capacity, i think at least 700 of them was model 3’s.

03/26/2019 - 17:16 |
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Markus Walker

And by Europe you mean UK, GER and FRA. Since 2012 when Model S started production I saw 2 S’s IRL and 3 or maybe more on pictures (in Croatia). Tesla’s are too expensive for us common folks

03/26/2019 - 15:45 |
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I see them pretty regularly here in Slovenia. The biggest problem for EU is transportation and taxes that make them really pricey. Also that we dont have a strong leasing market like USA and UK doesn’t help. It is mostly financing.

03/26/2019 - 17:20 |
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Anonymous

Why does nobody say how many 3series BMW sold?
Last year in February they sold over 10000. Even with Tesla, that is 7000, which is twice Model 3 sales

03/26/2019 - 17:46 |
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White Comet

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

because it’s just a bunch of people buying 328 BMW, which is not something significant to write home about.

03/26/2019 - 23:05 |
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Oli BMW12

What a pile of crap

03/26/2019 - 18:00 |
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Can you stop talking about yourself?

03/27/2019 - 11:08 |
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Oli BMW12

ThatAsianDude, what’s your dream car?

03/27/2019 - 16:17 |
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Anonymous

But i couldn’t care less

03/28/2019 - 05:09 |
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