Tesla posts big loss, cuts production of Models X and S to catch up on Model 3

Re:Tesla posts big loss, cuts production of Models X and S t... by jVinc on Thursday November 02, 2017 @04:53AM (#15608797)

Might have something to do with countries cutting the subsidies for electric cars. I know in Denmark the price of a Tesla is set to more than double in the next years as they normalice registration taxes which were previously omitted on electric cars.

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Re:Tesla posts big loss, cuts production of Models X and S t... by jjeaff on Thursday November 02, 2017 @07:31AM (#15609404)

Are you saying that registration taxes in Denmark amount to tens of thousands of dollars?

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Re:Tesla posts big loss, cuts production of Models X and S t... by T-A on Thursday November 02, 2017 @08:08AM (#15609602)

> electric car dealers were for a long time spared the jaw-dropping import tax of 180 percent that Denmark applies on vehicles fueled by a traditional combustion engine

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-02/denmark-i...

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Re:Tesla posts big loss, cuts production of Models X and S t... by jdietrich on Thursday November 02, 2017 @08:04AM (#15609579)

Yes. A new car is subject to a registration tax of 105%, or 150% over ~$16,000. New cars in Denmark are very, very expensive.

http://www.skm.dk/skattetal/satser/satser-og-beloebsgraenser...

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Re:Tesla posts big loss, cuts production of Models X and S t... by rtuulik on Thursday November 02, 2017 @07:55AM (#15609530)

Yeah, they do. Luxury cars are taxed heavily in Denmark. Import tax on new cars can be up to 180%. After removing the subsidy on EVs, Tesla prices became comparable to other cars and sales dropped sharply.

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