Tesla Model Y is performing excellently in China’s SUV market

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It appears that the Tesla Model Y is still a very notable presence in China’s SUV market. From January to August 2024, the all-electric crossover appears to have become China’s best-selling SUV, battery-electric or otherwise. 

Based on data compiled by Yiche, the Tesla Model Y sold a total of 292,489 units in the Chinese domestic auto sector from January to August 2024. China’s next two best-selling SUVs—the BYD Song Plus New Energy and the BYD Yuan Plus—sold 245,435 units and 169,960 units in the same period, respectively. 

The reengineered Tesla Model 3 is also performing relatively well in the Chinese domestic market, with the vehicle selling 99,198 units from January to August 2024. This may be partly due to the exports of the Model 3 to foreign territories, since Giga Shanghai is only one of two Tesla factories that are currently producing the revamped all-electric sedan for the global market. 

Tesla China seems to be gaining some momentum this Q3 2024, with the electric vehicle maker’s new vehicle registrations proving quite strong in recent weeks. In the week ending September 8, for example, Tesla China saw 16,200 new vehicle registrations, and in the week ending September 15, the company saw 15,600 registrations. If the electric vehicle maker maintains this pace until the end of the quarter, Tesla China’s Q3 2024 results could prove to be quite impressive. 

What is quite remarkable is that Tesla is performing very well in key markets like China with a very limited number of products. The same is true for other markets like the United States. Recent data suggests that the Model Y is within striking distance of becoming the U.S.’ best-selling vehicle, with a market share of 2.8% through Q2. This puts the Model Y just a hair below the Toyota RAV4, the country’s best-selling car through the second quarter. 

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This forgotten General Motors EV won’t have Tesla Supercharger access

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Tesla Superchargers will have General Motors electric vehicles accessing them on a daily basis. Well, at least most of them.

All but one of GM’s EVs will have access to the Supercharger Network after Tesla opened the capability up to the company’s vehicles earlier this week.

The company joined Ford and Rivian as companies that are able to access Tesla’s expansive EV charging presence in the United States and Canada.

However, one GM EV, the Chevrolet Spark, will not make it to Tesla Superchargers because it is simply not compatible. GM confirmed that earlier this week, GM Authority said.

The Spark was a cheap vehicle that had a base price of just below $13,000. In 2017, Spark sales dropped off the table, and GM could not justify continuing to build the vehicle, especially considering SUVs started taking over in the U.S. market.

Chevrolet also axed the Cruze and Sonic as a result of the boom of popularity in SUVs.

While the Spark is the only GM EV that does not have access to Tesla Superchargers, another vehicle will require some attention to charge. The Chevrolet Bolt is also in need of a software update.

Every vehicle in the GM lineup does need the GM-approved NACS adapter, which is first coming to U.S. customers.

Canadian drivers will get theirs later this year, the company said in its release earlier this week.

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Tesla Supercharger extension cord provider seeks to work with EV maker

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An EV accessory maker has reached out to Tesla as part of its efforts to ensure that its Supercharger extension cords are up to par with the electric vehicle maker’s safety standards. The company’s efforts came on the heels of a Tesla engineer’s comments warning EV owners about the potential risks of using extension cords in Supercharger stations. 

Earlier this week, Tesla Cybertruck lead engineer Wes Morrill posted a warning in response to an EV owner who was asking about A2Z EV/EVSE’s upcoming NACS DC extension cord. As per the Tesla engineer, using aftermarket extension cords on Superchargers could be risky, and he has seen multiple instances of cables overheating and shorting. 

“There’s a temperature measurement in the handle and the Supercharger derates based on that temperature. With the extension cable, that safety goes away. On top of adding an additional junction which generates heat, making matters worse,” Morrill wrote in a post on X. 

In response to the Tesla Cybertruck lead engineer’s post, A2Z EV/EVSE noted that they would love to work with Tesla to make sure the electric vehicle maker’s safety concerns are fully addressed with their products. The EV accessories maker also highlighted that its DC extension cord already features a number of safety systems, and that its products will not be released to consumers until safety tests are completed. 

“We are open to a collaboration with Tesla,” the EV accessory maker wrote. Morrill, for his part, responded by asking the accessory maker to send him a direct message so they could discuss his safety concerns. 

Tesla has worked with aftermarket accessory makers in the past. Earlier this year alone, Tesla came to an agreement with EVject, whose popular “Escape Connector” initially incited a lawsuit from the electric vehicle maker. After comments from the EV community about the matter, as well as Elon Musk stating that he would look into the matter, Tesla and EVject came to an agreement.

In a post on its official Tesla Charging account on X, the electric vehicle maker noted that it is open to working with OEMs to develop safe accessories for its customers. “Tesla and OEMs will keep working with the industry to provide safe adapters and develop common sense regulatory standards,” Tesla Charging wrote in a post. 

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