Another tempting Chinese Model Y rival in Europe is the Xpeng G6. Its base price in Germany is €47,600, which gets you a single-motor G6 with 296 hp and a 66 kWh battery. The small battery nets the base G6 a WLTP range of 270 miles (435 km), which can be increased up to 354 miles (570 km) with the optional 87.5 kWh battery.

European sales of Tesla electric vehicles tumbled 49% in the first two months of the year even as overall sales of EVs grew.

The Tesla CEO acknowledged his DOGE activities are impacting the electric vehicle maker's stock price amid boycotts and protests.

Tesla sales tumbled by 42% in Europe in January and February despite overall EV sales on the continent rising almost 30%.

While Musk is telling his employees to hold fast, other Tesla insiders have been dumping the stock amid the roller-coaster ride in recent months and the controversy surrounding Musk and the company.

Tesla ( TSLA) stock fell as much as 6% Monday, leading Big Tech stocks downward amid investor concerns over President Trump's tariff policies and CEO Elon Musk's government role turning off potential buyers.

Tesla investors are bracing for a drop in first-quarter vehicle deliveries as a backlash against CEO Elon Musk's politics exacerbates weakening demand for the electric vehicle maker's aging lineup.

Some people have gone beyond protest, setting Tesla vehicles on fire or committing other acts of vandalism that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has decried as domestic terrorism. In a March 20 company meeting, Musk indicated that he was dumbfounded by the attacks and said the vandals should “stop acting psycho.”

MORE than a dozen Tesla cars have been destroyed by a massive inferno at one of Elon Musk’s top dealerships in Italy. A slew of Tesla attacks plaguing dealerships in the US have now swept to

Tesla's market share in Europe continued to shrink in February as sales of the all-electric car maker dropped for a second month even as EV registrations overall on the continent grew.