Tesla Model S Hits The European Market

August 10th, 2013 by James Ayre

Editor’s note: The first Tesla Model S built for the European Market has just been delivered to one of the biggest EV enthusiasts in the world. The man lives in Norway, which has a very strong EV market, and he sounds like a real character. I’m sure many Europeans are excited to see the Model S hitting European shores. As an American living in Europe, I certainly am! And I think this guy is a great symbol of that excitement (just look at the picture below). I wonder if he was the first European to order the car or if he was chosen to receive the first European Model S for another reason. Anyway, read on in this EV Obsession repost…

1st Tesla Model S Delivered In Europe (via EV Obsession)

Tesla’s nearly universally lauded Model S is now finally available in the European market! The first deliveries of the award-winning EV began earlier this week. The first man on the continent to get his Model S was apparently a Norwegian man by the…

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James Ayre 's background is predominantly in geopolitics and history, but he has an obsessive interest in pretty much everything. After an early life spent in the Imperial Free City of Dortmund, James followed the river Ruhr to Cofbuokheim, where he attended the University of Astnide. And where he also briefly considered entering the coal mining business. He currently writes for a living, on a broad variety of subjects, ranging from science, to politics, to military history, to renewable energy. You can follow his work on Google+.

TThor

The author forgets to mention that Mr. Hauge is the founder and leader of the environmental activist group Bellona. It used to be quite militant climbing on smoke stacks, civil disobedience etc. As age timne has passed Bellona has become more responsible and work closely with the Norwegian government, consult for the corporations and – is a good marketing tool for Tesla.
Mr. Hauge is not the “innocent” regular guy that is overly enthusiastic as prtrayed here.
Ivor O’Connor

We should start a betting pool on how many cars a quarter will be sold in Europe. I’m thinking possibly double to triple that of the USA. Anybody want to start the pool?
- AJ
  
  There already is a betting pool. Its called the stock market
  And Tesla’s shareprice has been going great, I believe.
  - Ivor O’Connor
    
    Naw. That’s for insiders only.
seraphim

The huge business opp right now is converting existing vehicles to EV. This is where Tesla could shine, by selling after market full conversion kits.