Tesla leads way as electric car sales double in 2013
http://ecomento.com/2014/01/06/tesla-notches-25000th-model-s-sale-market-luxury-electric-cars-grows/ Tesla notches up 25,000th Model S sale as market for luxury electric cars grows by Richard Lane [2014/01/06] hybridcars.com Tesla Motors [image / Tesla Motors Events http://cdn.ecomento.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tesla-model-s-sales-2013.jpg tesla-model-s-sales-2013 ] Without putting an exact figure on it, we can assume that Model S number 25,000 recently rolled its way out of Tesla’s Fremont plant in California. While it’s only been on the market for 18 months, the electric sedan has outsold Tesla’s first car, the 2008 Roadster, ten to one in half the time. Hybridcars.com, who originally made the claim, say that the figure may be as high as 26,000 after collating sales reports from Tesla’s various markets. Keeping up with precise numbers of Teslas sold is difficult as the company only release quarterly reports. By way of comparison, in August global sales for the Nissan LEAF, currently priced at just $28,800, surpassed 75,000, which only shows what rude health the global luxury car market currently enjoys. The numbers also reflect the fact that the Tesla Model S lacks any credible rival. Early in November the company said it was building 550 examples of the Model S every week with more than 19,000 cars on the road. Sales are set to continue growing as Tesla’s Supercharger network expands substantially in North America and Europe. The first Chinese deliveries of the Model S are also scheduled for the first quarter of 2014, although that hasn’t stopped the odd car from being imported via Hong Kong. In anticipation of this growth, Tesla renewed its agreement with battery supplier Panasonic, and a deal is now in place for the Japanese electronics giant to supply at least 1.8 billion lithium-ion battery cells over the next four years – roughly three times the previous volume. These battery cells will find themselves in the Model S, the new Model X SUV and Tesla’s breakthrough car, the $35,000, 200-mile Model E in 2016 ... [© 2014 · ecomento] http://kpbj.com/business_daily/2014-01-06/tesla_leads_way_as_electric_car_sales_double_in_2013 Tesla leads way as electric car sales double in 2013 January 6, 2014 ... A survey released this month by Consumers Union and the Union of Concerned Scientists said that some 42 percent of respondents would find a plug-in hybrid to be a good fit for their needs. Is it significant that Mary Barra, who will take over as chief executive of GM next month, was trained as an electrical engineer? ... For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: Elm EV Charging Solutions, Apollo, Marin, Evatran & Bosch EVSE EVLN: Wilde's International EV Museum wants to focus on EV history EVLN: China nEVs displayed in Beijing are sold for city commuting EVLN: São Paulo EV Fleet Increase Cuts Yearly Emissions + EVLN: BMW unknowingly snagged EV advocate Tom Moloughney {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Tesla-S-25-000th-sale-as-market-for-luxury-electric-cars-grows-tp4667294.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
