Tesla Model Y just did something EVs were not supposed to do
It became the #
1# car, not just the #
1# EV. It's the #
1# car of any type. Period.
Official stats, all fuel types:
• California H1: 54,327 - #
1# overall (CNCDA)
• Australia June: 8,072 - #
1#, biggest month for any car in 24 years
• UK June: 6,765 - #
1#, with Model 3 at #
2#
• New Zealand June: 908 - #
1#, ahead of the Ranger and the RAV4
• Netherlands H1: 4,317 - #
1#, by 3 cars over the Toyota Aygo X
And that list is incomplete
In June the Model Y was also:
• Europe’s #
1# vehicle of any kind (34,050)
• Switzerland’s #
1#
• Germany’s #
1# BEV, and #
1# with private buyers
This is the part people still have not processed
For decades the auto industry said an EV could win a niche. Maybe a segment. Never the whole market against petrol, diesel, hybrids, and utes
Then one model started taking the actual #
1# slot. Family SUV markets. Ute markets. California. Britain. Australia
The refreshed Model Y is not competing with other EVs
It is competing with the default car....and winning