'Tesla shame' bypasses Norway as sales jump despite Musk's politics

The fuck are you doing Norway, hold the line.

It's shit like this that brings me closer and closer to being convinced that we're completely fucked as a species. We can't even keep it in our pants when the fucking Fascists are at play...
Musk is not fucking over their country (yet) so they don't give a shit.
- He is a billionaire, he is definitely fucking up their country, just as he is fucking up every single county, just by being a billionaire doing billionaire things.
- Tesla's bang for buck is horrible. You get a shitty car made from the worst plastic possible, and on top of that they don't even have good quality control. The only thing that differentiated Tesla from the competition previously was the battery technology, but they no longer have that edge nowadays.
  The Norwegians are probably getting them because they got used to it, and probably don't want to rely on Chinese cars. Beats me why they would select a Tesla nowadays over the European brands.
- The quality of the product completely aside, I would suggest it is your moral duty to not do business with corporations where the CEO can publicly throw sieg heils without repercussions when there are other choices available.
- Money is power and Elon is a Nazi. So buying a Tesla is similar to voting for Nazis.
- They're shitty cars though.
- It's about principles, not practicality.

Norway. Not cool, bro.

Bizarre. So many other EV options.

In Norway (and Denmark), for the price, there is nothing which compares for range, performance, boot space, and software with the Model Y. I know it's taboo on Lemmy to speak well of Teslas but there's a reason it's been the best selling car in the world for two years running. It's a great family car. Prove me wrong. What's an EV with better range, performance, and boot space for the price?
- Don’t know what the prices are in Norway, but a Hyundai Ionic 5 and Kia EV 6 have a similar range and price in the US. The Equinox is substantially cheaper at $35k with a 319 mi range. Only 10 mile shorter range than the base Model Y.
  https://www.caranddriver.com/tesla/model-y-2025
  https://www.caranddriver.com/chevrolet/equinox-ev
  https://www.caranddriver.com/hyundai/ioniq-5
- Well that’s not true. There are plenty of options, XPENG is pretty much a 1 to 1 upgrade.
- Tesla Model Y AWD LR
  Boot space: 9 + 1 banana boxes/420 L (ADAC)
  Power: 384 hp
  Range: 568 km
  Price: 535 813 NOK
  KIA EV6 AWD LR
  Boot space: 9 banana boxes
  Power: 325 hp
  Range: 546 km
  Price: 519 900 NOK
  VW ID.4 GTX Businessline
  Boot space: 9 banana boxes /455 L (ADAC)
  Power: 340 hp
  Range: 563 km
  Price: 524 272 NOK
  Skoda Elroq RS
  Boot space: 8 banana boxes/470 L (manufacturer says so)
  Power: 335 hp
  Range: 547 km
  Price: 486 700 NOK
  BMW i4 xDrive40
  Boot space: 5 banana boxes/470 L (manufacturer says so)
  Power: 400 hp
  Range: 533 km
  Price: 617 000 NOK
  Software is subjective, I guess. But in my opinion always-on heavy regenerative braking, no indicator stalk, shift buttons in the ceiling, and a complete lack of other buttons, are pretty glaring issues. The Tesla is in no way leaps and bounds ahead of the competition.
  By buying a Tesla, you are choosing to support a company that actively works against the rules-based international order, and against the interests of the country you live in. You are supporting them with hundreds of thousands of kroner. Our position as consumers is the only way we can effect change in today's world, and by supporting Tesla you are wasting it.

That's the last straw, Norway. You are hereby declared to once again be west Sweden.

North Denmark!
- How dare you

I'd sooner buy a BYD than a Tesla. Can't understand the Norwegian buyers at all on this.

Who can afjord a new car nowadays?

But it's really all about the charging infrastructure and the seamless technology of the car. No one comes even close."

Norway is big and sparsely populated. Having access to supercharging stations really makes several hours difference on your roadtrip if you exceed the car's range

idk how it is in norway, but don't they have to let anyone charge there by now?
- I understood they let anyone charge only on paper, using higher fees as a barrier for non-teslas. I might be wrong though.

The norwegians are shameless subhumans, unlike the englightened swedes, where Tesla has experienced a 90%+ drop in sales.

God i hope i can visit Sweden again someday

The reason might be because they pushed the new model Y with a zero down payment, zero interest at start loan. Norway has experienced higher inflation and interests rates than Sweden and coupled with NOK being a volatile currency experiencing a pretty severe devaluation that option seems good right now.

And Tesla as had a high star for years in Norway being among the most mature EV markets. Tesla was early into the Norwegian market.

😭 .... Norway in population size equals a medium big city in other countries, so it doesn't really make that much of an impact 😆