Geneva Motor Show will be Europe’s chance to show off its Tesla killers
This year’s Geneva Auto Show is shaping up to be a blockbuster event, with a whole slate of supercars, ultra-fast racers, and bold concepts for us to feast on. Moreover, this is going to be the European auto industry’s chance to shine, with major electric cars coming from Jaguar, Audi, Volkswagen, and Mercedes-Benz.
It’s a sign that the European automakers are beginning to take Tesla more seriously, especially after wrestling with the fact that the Model S outsold both the Mercedes-Benz S class and BMW 7 series on the continent for the first time last year. Countries all over the world are considering banning fossil-fuel burning vehicles, which is also helping encourage a faster pivot to lithium-ion batteries. And if Tesla can overcome...