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Re:Tesla Model S Sales Exceed Target by kristofferR on Monday April 01, 2013 @02:22AM (#5471770)
They're becoming really popular in Norway too, in large part because of how incredibly cheap it is compared to the equivalent gasoline/diesel cars.

In the US the Model S is a quite expensive car, but here in Norway the taxes on gasoline/diesel cars are so high that the Model S actually is really cheap for its class. In the US the Model S have often been compared to the BMW M5, but in Norway the BMW costs 3x what the Model S does.

  595.000 NOK ($101.495 USD) for the Tesla Model S Performance
  884.600 NOK ($150.915 USD) the BMW ActiveHybrid 5
  1 766.500 NOK ($301.370 USD) for BMW M5
In addition to how cheap the car is to buy in itself, it's also much cheaper to own. It's allowed free toll road passage (which can save you a lot of money if you are paying $8 a day for your commute), free "fuel" through both free government and Tesla charging stations (gasoline/diesel is expensive here in Norway), free communal parking, free ferries and it is allowed to drive in taxi/bus lanes (for now at least ;) ).
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Re:Tesla Model S Sales Exceed Target by marvin on Monday April 01, 2013 @08:44AM (#5472672)
Have Tesla deliveries to Norway started? Have you seen a Model S in Oslo yet?
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Re:Tesla Model S Sales Exceed Target by moakleaf on Monday April 01, 2013 @11:42AM (#5473728)
European production in June, and deliveries in July:

http://www.teslamotors.com/fr_FR/about/press/releases/tesla-...

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Re:Tesla Model S Sales Exceed Target by saraid216 on Monday April 01, 2013 @04:18PM (#5475618)
Two ignorant questions:

1) Does "production in June" probably mean that the factories become operational in June?

2) If so, is 1-2 months a normal amount of time for producing a car? How does it compare to the amount of time needed for other types of cars?

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Re:Tesla Model S Sales Exceed Target by lobster_johnson on Monday April 01, 2013 @02:05PM (#5474743)
Drove behind a Model S in Oslo a couple of weeks ago. Apparently they are popular in Norway, but this has been my first and only sighting so far. Edit: Probably because they are not sold here, you have to buy them overseas and ship them over.
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