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I feel that Australian demand for EVs isjust not relevant to the overall demand picture. Will help sentiment for sure.
The ones that actually matter are
- China and Asia
- Europe
- US and Canada

FOLLOWING FROM ELECTREK

Fred Lambert- Jun. 13th 2022 7:44 am PT

Tesla has been surprised by the demand for the Model Y inright-hand drive markets, and CEO Elon Musk says that the automaker willincrease production.

The Model Y has been onthe market for a few years, and it has already become the most popular electricvehicle in the world.

Whileit has been on the market for a few years, it always takes Tesla a few years tolaunch its new vehicles with a right-hand drive configuration, and the Model Ywas no exception.

Tesla opened Model Y orders in the UK late in 2021, and it started deliveries inFebruary 2022.

ByMarch, it was already the best-sellingelectric vehicle in the UK and pushing the country’s EV shares to new records.

Butthere are a few other right-hand drive markets out there, and Tesla is stillexpanding the Model Y to those markets – with the biggest ones being Australia.

Teslahas just launched the Model Y in the country, and it is reportedly seeingstrong demand, which CEO Elon Musk acknowledged and said that Tesla plans toaccelerate Model Y right-hand drive production:

A few days ago, you could still place an order for the Model Y andget an August-November for the base version or get it a bit faster,November-February, for the Performance model.

Teslaapparently received a surge of orders since the Model Y arrived in the countryas the delivery timelines for new orders have now extended to February-May2023.

Teslawas already successful in Australia before the Model Y. In the first quarter of2022, Tesla vehicles accounted for around two-thirds of EV sales in the countrywith 4,417 units.

If Australia is like any other market where the Model Y has beenintroduced, the electric SUV is expected to quickly catch up to its smallerolder brother.