2,939 new Teslas were registered in Hong Kong in March—none in April
Found on Ars Technica on Monday, 10 July 2017
Hong Kong levies a new-car tax at the time of sale that can be quite hefty, in some cases as much as the car itself. The EV exception previously made Hong Kong one of Tesla’s most popular markets, but the autonomous territory decided to start imposing the tax on EVs again earlier this year as a way to combat traffic congestion.
A report from the International Energy Agency earlier this year noted that in 2016, Denmark reinstated registration taxes for new EVs and consequently saw adoption drop by 68 percent that year.
As long as those cars won't be noticeable cheaper than those with traditional engines, they won't catch on. Not to mention the required infrastructure for fast recharging.