Tesla sales do not appear to be stagnating at first. According to the latest registration figures, updated up to and including 23 May, the American electric car manufacturer is in sixth place in the brand statistics here at home.
The entry-level model, Model 3, pulls most of the load. Reduced price, long range and low interest rates are some of the reasons for this.
But soon there is more news on the way. For Norway, there are initially three that will be important: The compact little brother of the SUV Model X – called Model Y – and new generations of already well-established Model S and Model X.
However, you have to be patient if you want one of these cars. You have to apply an extra amount if you want the new and, to put it mildly, groundbreaking family car Model S Plaid +.
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The bestseller
First out is Y. It is also the most interesting, if we have sales volume as a starting point. A cross between Model 3 and Model X is a recipe that hits many in the middle of nowhere: Suitably large, decent ground clearance and SUV-like body, a lot of technology – and long range.
There are two variants: Long Range and Performance. The former has a range of 505 kilometers (WLTP), does 0-100 km / h in 5.1 seconds and costs from 535,000 kroner
The Performance model has 21 “rims, better brakes, lowered body, does 0-100 km / h in extreme 3.7 seconds, has a range of 480 kilometers and a starting price of 590,000 kroner.
– Tesla Model Y will be a common sight on Norwegian roads, when it finally arrives. Right now the plan is for it to happen towards the end of the year.
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Great interest
As usual, Tesla will not comment on the number of orders, but it is not difficult to predict that this may be one of the best-selling cars in Norway in 2022.
The very lucky ones can expect to have their car before the New Year:
– New orders for Model Y are expected to be delivered at the end of 2021, says information manager at Tesla Norway, Even Sandvold Roland.
In the US, the first customers have had their cars for a year, already. But Model Y, which will be sold in Europe, will be built at a new factory in Berlin, Germany, and there have been major delays here. That is why it takes so much longer before we can get cars to Norway.
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Beyond fast
As for the new Model S and Model X, which are coming in a new generation, Roland states that the first customers can expect to receive their cars in the first quarter of next year.
– The exception is the top model Model S Plaid +. It is expected to be delivered during 2022.
Plaid + is spinnville stuff to say the least. It gets over 1,000 horsepower, should do 0-100 km / h on under 2.1 seconds, clear a range of 837 kilometers and a top speed of a staggering 322 km / h. The price? It starts at 1.5 million kroner.
The vast majority will probably manage for a long time with a “normal” Plaid – which has 1,000 horsepower and manages 0-100 km / h in 2.1 seconds.
– More and larger screens – including a separate one for those sitting in the back seat – and a cockpit-inspired “steering wheel”. The new Model S and Model X get some major changes on the inside.
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Aircraft “steering wheel”
Externally, the new models are more or less identical to today’s. But inside, things have happened. Among other things with a brand new “steering wheel”. In short, it looks more like the joysticks of an airplane. So not the “pretzel” we are used to.
Whether this will be included in the production models, however, is more uncertain.
– The rear seats appear to be better padded than before.
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Tesla has shown pictures of the Model S and Model X both with joysticks and with a regular steering wheel. Maybe it will be a choice the buyer can make himself?
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Several charging stations
In Norway, the focus right now is on expanding the capacity of the charging infrastructure. Around 40 new stations will be in place during 2021 and the start of 2022.
– We are also working on the final construction phase of the service center at Karihaugen outside Oslo, which is definitely our largest location, now also with offices and improved customer facilities. There is a significant demand for the upgraded version of the Model 3 that was launched this autumn, and we want to ensure that all new and existing customers have a good experience both in terms of service and charging, says Even Sandvold Roland in Tesla.
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