• Tesla registrations crash 17% in Europe as BEV market surges 14% New data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) confirms that Tesla registered just 8,075 vehicles across the EU, EFTA, and UK in January 2026, a 17% decline from the same month last year. • The drop is particularly damaging because January 2025 was already a weak month for Tesla, during the production transition to the refreshed Model Y. • The broader battery-electric vehicle market, meanwhile, grew 13.9%, making Tesla’s collapse increasingly difficult to explain away as a timing issue. • BEV market grows despite Tesla dragging it down Across the EU, EFTA, and UK, 189,062 battery-electric cars were registered in January 2026, up from 165,930 a year ago - a 13.9% increase. • BEV market share in the EU reached 19.3%, up from 14.9% in January 2025, according to ACEA data. • France (+52.1%), Germany (+23.8%), and Denmark (+52.7%) drove much of the growth, while the overall car market contracted 3.5%.

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  • New data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) confirms that Tesla registered just 8,075 vehicles across the EU, EFTA, and UK in January 2026, a 17% decline from the same month last year. The drop is particularly damaging because January 2025 was already a weak month for Tesla, during the production transition to the refreshed Model Y. The broader battery-electric vehicle market, meanwhile, grew 13.9%, making Tesla’s collapse increasingly difficult to explain away as a timing issue. BEV market grows despite Tesla dragging it down Across the EU, EFTA, and UK, 189,062 ba

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