Graphs of the Day: Tesla’s volatile but weakening EV sales performance
Tesla's monthly EV sales have always been volatile, but now the peaks are not as high and the valleys are very low. So how is the rest of the market travelling?
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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and also edits and founded the Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid web sites. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review, and owns a Tesla Model 3.
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