RPreeb wrote:
It's also notable that diesel autos are far more prevalent in Europe than in the US. Even the little Lancia that we rented in Italy several years ago was diesel - had just about as much get up and go as a mouse on a hamster wheel.
Absoultely. Some countries more than others. Germany as well but they are also big on the orderly phase out approach. They were initially a little slow in adapting electric vehicles in comparison to countries like Norway where almost half of all new vehicles are electric. Germany was like 1 percent in 2015. However that is changing now and with so many electrics coming to market in the next 18 months they are expected to be presold 2 years ahead of production. Another unknown and with mass speculation is the location of the Gigafactory number two from Tesla. It looked like Britain was going to be the winner but with the coming Brexit that is pretty much over as the tariffs will effect sales in europe once Britain is no longer part of...well...europe. It is starting to look like Germany now as engineering resources and talent are readily available. Lots of speculation on the collapse of trade deals with the US affecting the location of Gigafactory number three but it is pretty much a given that the US has now been ruled out although many feel that Gigafactory number three is at least 5 years away anyway. There are lots of countries trying for it though. As I said, lots of speculation and guessing. Read all about it on the Tesla Forums.
