The Norwegian car dealer said on Tuesday that the Model S all-electric car produced by the American Tesla Motors Company became the best-selling car in Norway last month. Last month, there were some people in Norway with a population of 5 million who were willing to pay a high price for second-hand Tesla Model S electric cars, because it took five months to buy a new car.
The luxurious Tesla Model S electric car is highly praised for its high performance, and it was launched in Europe in August. According to the latest official figures, Tesla's Model S electric vehicle's market share in Norway reached 5.1% last month, while conventional-powered Volkswagen Golf ranked second with a market share of 4.6%.
Tesla Model S all-electric car
Allegedly, the Tesla Model S electric vehicle has a maximum speed of 201 kilometers per hour, an acceleration of 96.5 kilometers per hour in 5.4 seconds, and a maximum mileage of about 482 kilometers, far exceeding all other types of electric vehicles. In the US market, the Tesla Model S electric car has become the best-selling car, with sales estimated at 14,300 so far this year.
Now, some consumers in Norway are willing to buy a new Tesla Model S electric car at a price higher than the original price by $ 20,000.
"The market for this car needs to be huge, and it continues to grow. There are many people waiting in line to buy our car," said Joar Tenfjord, a Tesla dealer in Bergen, Norway.
Electric vehicles are particularly popular in Norway because of the generous government subsidies, free parking, free charging stations, and the right to use fast lanes on highways and free transportation fees.
“In Norway, it ’s very cost-effective for people to buy Tesla Model S electric cars,” Tenfjord said. “It ’s spacious inside ... and it ’s also environmentally friendly.”
In the high-priced car market in Norway, a new Tesla Model S electric car is priced at US $ 11-117,000, which is much higher than the US market price of US $ 70,000. But in the United States, the price of used cars for Tesla Model S electric vehicles can reach $ 130,000, Tenfjord said.
At present, there are only 12 new Tesla Model S electric vehicles on sale on Finn.no, Norway's top classified website, with a price of up to $ 130,000.
"I have noticed that some people make a lot of money by reselling second-hand Tesla Model S electric vehicles." Tenfjord said, "The market demand has reached the extreme."
Anders Langset, a 27-year-old second-hand Tesla Model S electric car buyer, said that because of the punitive tax of the Norwegian government, a conventional power car with similar performance and the same engine size as the Tesla Model S electric car may cost $ 330,000 higher.
The price of a BMW 5 Series car in Norway is between 10-115,000, which is lower than the Tesla Model S electric car, but its internal combustion engine is not as powerful as the latter. Because of tax issues, cars with traditional engines of similar power are usually sold for more than $ 200,000. In Norway, car dealers usually like to sell traditional cars with smaller engines in order to attract customers.
It is worth mentioning that last week, a traffic accident occurred near Seattle, USA, which caused a Tesla Model S electric car to catch fire. After the accident, Tesla ’s stock price, which continued to rise this year, suffered a little setback.
"Customers have responded to us with some problems, but these problems are easy to solve, and the market demand for Tesla Model S electric vehicles has not been weakened." Tenfjord said.
Tesla said the Seattle fire originated from a "very rare event" in which a "huge, strangely shaped metal object" smashed a quarter-inch hole in the deck protecting the lithium-ion battery pack. "If it is a gasoline-powered car, the consequences will be more serious."
