- Nearly 50% of vehicles sold in Australia in the last quarter were EVs or plug-in hybrids: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/electric-vehicle-ev-s...
- Why would anyone buy a Tesla in 2026?
- Self driving maybe? I’m happy to be corrected but I think most brands don’t offer the full self driving package Tesla offers.
- Price? They are quite cheap these days relative to comparable cars from other manufacturers.
- only if you exclude cars made in Asia
- Tesla does have production in Shanghai.
- Europe is not exempt of fascist happy to throw money in a Svatiscar.
- I wish the article was written in a better way. It throws put many percentages in different contexts. 50-26-37-41- …
Not saying any particular number is wrong, just wishing it was a clearer way of writing.
- What are their sources? How are they defining Europe?
- They don't seem to link their sources (that's bad) but the general numbers seem to match The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) report for H1 2026 [0]. They include EU + EFTA + UK.
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0: https://www.acea.auto/pc-registrations/new-car-registrations-5-7-in-h1-2026-battery-electric-20-7-market-share/ - I'm not entirely sure why you're getting downvoted. I wasn't able to find a source for the data but it is probably new vehicle registrations. Europe here seems to include Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Switzerland.
- Why wouldn't it?
- Typically European Union vs Europe.
- they’ll get included again if they order a few humanoid robots that will be shipping by 2078
- Vehicle registrations.
