Tesla’s sixth and largest location in Denmark officially opened on November 23. Esberg Mayor Jesper Frost Rasmussen attended the event. The 48,500 square foot building is home to a store, service and delivery center. It was established to meet the growing market demand.
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The Tesla team held various competitions among visitors to win gifts from the company. In addition, the first 50 visitors received good gifts from the manufacturer. Those interested had the opportunity to get a test drive of the Tesla Model Y. The organizers of the opening offered a free car wash to visitors who took a test drive, which was a nice bonus.
Tesla has announced that it will open a new location in the industrial area of Ribe in March 2022. Located in Ribe, 11 Ole Rømers Vej. This is the first location in Denmark to combine a store, delivery and service center. In addition to the Model Y, Tesla says there will be a Model 3, and soon the new Model S and Model X plaid will be available at the Riba showroom.
A few pictures from today’s grand opening of Tesla’s new sales and service center in Ribe. Congratulations @NicholasElston2 And the Tesla Ribbe team at the opening ⚡️🇩🇰
H/T Bjarne Lund Jepsen pic.twitter.com/EUMMzolh3E
– Tesla Club Denmark (@TSLA_Ownrs_DK) November 26, 2022
Danish sales
In the year In 2020, Denmark’s Tesla car sales continue to experience significant growth. Cars of this brand were sold more than 4,700 times in the same year, and the number of sales last year was about 2,700. The numbers shown in the statistics show the total number of electric cars registered on January 1 of each year. In addition, according to Statista MMO, electric, hybrid and alternative cars are sold very little in Denmark compared to other types of fuel. While sales of petrol cars are over 139,000, not even 1.5 lakh electric cars were registered in 2018.
In Denmark, electric cars are not as popular as in other Nordic countries. In the year In a study conducted in selected European countries in 2018, it was found that 0.7 percent of all newly registered passenger cars were powered by battery electricity. With this, Denmark got 13th place. In contrast, Norway holds the highest position with a total market share of 31.2 percent. Sweden is in the top five. In the past few years, the number of electric cars registered in Denmark has increased, reaching more than 15,000 in 2020. The car inventory was just 219 a decade ago. The highest growth was achieved between 2015 and 2016 when electric cars registered in Denmark doubled. In the total stock of the car in the year In 2020, it was 2.7 million. (According to the official data analysis, however, the numbers increased in 2021 and 2022.)
