Tesla’s relatively quiet execution of its goals in 2023 seemed to have paid off in Europe, with the electric vehicle maker posting impressive sales results in several countries. Over the course of 2023, Tesla, especially its Model Y crossover, proved that electric vehicles could be best-sellers — they just have to be legitimate, compelling cars.
In Sweden, Tesla managed to register 20,330 vehicles in 2023. This number represented a growth of 121.3% year-over-year. Similar to other markets, the Tesla Model Y drove most of the company’s sales in the country, with the all-electric crossover seeing 16,415 registrations during the year, as per data from car.info.
These numbers are particularly impressive considering Tesla Sweden’s ongoing issues with trade union IF Metall, which has made the EV maker’s recent operations more complicated than necessary.
Over in Denmark, the Tesla Model Y also made a huge impact in 2023. The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling car overall in 2023, with 17,955 units sold. This meant that the Model Y outsold popular and significantly more affordable vehicles like the Peugeot 208 and the Ford Kuga, which sold 6,035 and 4,425 units, respectively.
BREAKING: The @Tesla Model Y was Denmark’s best-selling vehicle overall in 2023 ??⚡️ @elonmusk
? Tesla Model Y: 17.955
? Peugeot 208: 6.035
? Ford Kuga: 4.425
Thank you to all the new @Tesla owners who have contributed to this historic milestone! ?
Great job team ??? pic.twitter.com/kDcqtnkdRz— Philip Powers (@PhilipPowerss) January 2, 2024
In a post on LinkedIn, Tesla Regional Lead Kim Gaba Jensen noted that the number of Tesla vehicles on the road in Denmark more than doubled from 29,752 to 59,559 units during 2023.
Norway, which is arguably the EV capital of the world, saw some serious domination from Tesla in 2023 as well. As noted in a Reuters report, Tesla topped Norway’s car sales statistic for the third year in a row, with the company’s overall market share rising to 20% in 2023, a notable improvement from its already impressive 12.2% share in 2022.
Over 80% of new cars sold in Norway are EVs and Tesla is leading the way. pic.twitter.com/89SZiMCB0l— Tesla Owners Silicon Valley (@teslaownersSV) January 2, 2024
The Model Y carried Tesla’s sales in Norway, with the all-electric crossover selling 23,088 units over the year. Its closest rival is the Volkswagen ID.4, which sold 6,614 units in 2023.
In a post on its official Tesla Europe account on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, the electric vehicle maker also confirmed that Tesla was the most-sold vehicle brand in Iceland in 2023. Tesla noted that this milestone effectively broke the previous record held for 33 years.
Tesla is the most sold vehicle brand in Iceland (2023, all segments)—breaking the previous record held for 33 years
Kærar þakkir til allra Tesla eigenda á Íslandi! ✌️— Tesla Europe & Middle East (@teslaeurope) January 2, 2024
Tesla Europe’s results all but prove that there is a legitimate demand for well-designed, proper electric vehicles. The company’s numbers are also especially impressive, considering that Tesla is still just producing premium-priced electric vehicles. Once Tesla starts entering the affordable segment, the company’s numbers will likely reach even greater heights — in Europe and beyond.
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Tesla Cybercab is using a unique strategy for picking up the correct rider, which is a crucial part of ride-hailing to ensure people end up in the right place and are charged the correct price.
Cybercab will utilize an RGB strip in its front light bar that will illuminate in a variety of different colors to mark itself.
This identifying mark will also appear in the Robotaxi app, giving riders in the same location a notable distinction in an effort to avoid any confusion regarding who should get in each vehicle.
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$19.99 USD🚨 Tesla is using different light bar colors to help riders understand which vehicle is theirs
Pretty cool strategy pic.twitter.com/eGMpEMeRpc
— TESLARATI (@Teslarati) August 27, 2026
Other ride-hailing services use similar strategies: Lyft and Uber rides are recognizable through driver identity, vehicle type and color, as well as license plate. Waymo will display the rider’s initials on top of the vehicle, letting them know that the specific vehicle for them has arrived.
Tesla’s strategy is unique and interesting, but there are some flaws. Cybercab’s main purpose is aimed toward being an autonomous ride for all, including those who have disabilities like being blind or even color blind.
Tesla will likely have something in the pipeline for those who cannot see colors or have limited vision. There will definitely be multiple ways to identify which vehicle is the one that “you” specifically ordered.
Cybercab is set to start giving public rides next Thursday, September 3, in Austin, as it announced a dedicated event last week and invited many members of the Tesla community.
Additionally, members of the public will be invited as well. Tesla has been offering employee rides in Cybercab for nearly two months.
Tesla has said goodbye to one customization option for its vehicles: the wrap service it launched several years ago.
After launching an in-house wrap service in August 2020 for the first time in China. In the U.S., it launched in October 2023. Tesla continued to expand the program and adjust it with better pricing and fewer options for the Cybertruck.
By December 2023, it was giving owners of the Model 3, Model Y, and the Cybertruck the opportunity to give their vehicle a fresh look with a vinyl wrap.
Tesla revamps in-house vinyl wrap service with better pricing
It was only available in five locations: Costa Mesa, Oceanside, Santa Clara, West Covina, all in California, and Seattle, Washington.
However, Tesla made some big adjustments to its shop, and the wrap service is officially gone:
Tesla has made a LOT of changes to its online shop recently — price increases, price cuts, new options, and several products being removed entirely.
Some of the biggest increases are wheel covers. 👀
📈 PRICE INCREASES
• 2017-2023 | Model 3 Aero Wheel Cover — Style: Refresh…— Phoenix Self-Driving 🐦🔥 (@PhoenixFSD) August 25, 2026
Wraps are very popular across the Tesla lineup, especially since the company offers relatively few colors. Many choose to wrap their Teslas with interesting colors, patterns, or even finishes, turning their cars from glossy to satin or matte.
However, Tesla’s wrap service was so limited geographically that it never really had a chance to get off the ground or compete with local shops. Every area in the United States is now overflowing with detailing shops, mobile detailers, and other automotive specialists, many of whom perform wrap services.
Tesla’s service was confined to the Pacific time zone and only spanned across two states. It was never going to be something Tesla was a major competitor in, nor was it going to disrupt the wrapping industry. Now that the program has ended, it seems pretty ideal to believe it was always going to be a short-term thing.
Along with the wrap service, Tesla removed several other products, but nothing too crazy. The Model 3 Door Pocket and Cupholder Liners, the Model S 19″ Magnetite Wheel and Winter Tire Package, Model X/Y Ski/Snowboard Carrier for Hitch Rack, Tesla’s Electric Summer Party Tee, and the Electric Summer Tee were the other items the company totally eliminated from its online shop.
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Tesla Robotaxi fleet gets a brain upgrade ahead of Cybercab launch event
Tesla’s Robotaxi service now runs longer hours nationwide as its unsupervised fleet quietly grows larger.
Tesla’s Robotaxi service just got easier to catch, with the company’s official Robotaxi account noting that rides are now available from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week, across its operating footprint. The account also said its unsupervised fleet is “a lot bigger” than before, though without specifics. The bigger change is what Tesla says upgraded intelligence in vehicle distribution and routing is what’s actually cutting wait times, not a new Full Self-Driving version.
While Tesla did not name the team behind the upgrade, the language points to its AI and fleet software group rather than the driving stack itself. Vehicle distribution and routing in Robotaxi has functioned mostly as a dispatch problem with the software deciding which idle car goes to which rider, and how far it has to travel to get there. “Upgraded intelligence” suggests a smarter version of that dispatch logic, likely using demand forecasting to position idle cars near where riders are about to request them rather than reacting once a request comes in. Tesla’s AI division has built similar prediction systems for other parts of the business, including the neural networks that power FSD itself, so applying that same approach to fleet logistics would be a natural extension rather than a new discipline for the team.
Robotaxi now runs 6am to 10pm, 7 days/week
Unsupervised fleet is a lot bigger
Also, upgraded intelligence in vehicle distribution & routing means you wait less pic.twitter.com/UFZ4bqg2dZ
— Tesla Robotaxi (@robotaxi) August 26, 2026
Tesla is also about a week away from a separate robotaxi milestone. The company plans to launch Cybercab, its purpose built two seat robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals, in Austin on September 3. Cybercab has been giving employees rides on public and private roads for weeks, and the September event is expected to fold those vehicles into the existing Robotaxi fleet within days of the launch.
Thank you so much @Tesla for inviting us to the Cybercab launch in Austin! 🤠 pic.twitter.com/F1rAR8zd5O
— TESLARATI (@Teslarati) August 22, 2026
Austin previously ran Robotaxi from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. as of last September, a schedule set before the service expanded into Dallas, Houston, Miami, Tampa, Orlando and the Bay Area. Wednesday’s post did not specify whether that extended overnight window still applies in Austin specifically or whether 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. is now the standard across every market. Tesla’s post, visible on its official Robotaxi account, framed the change simply as fewer riders waiting around for a car.
Whether the wider hours hold once Cybercab enters the fleet next week is the next thing worth watching. Tesla has tended to expand Robotaxi in increments, first geofence, then hours, then fleet size, and each step so far has arrived without much advance notice.
Tesla Cybercab uses a unique strategy for picking up the right rider
Tesla ends in-house wrap service that always seemed like a short-term program
