You Shall Not Pass...Without Paying More: Gandalf's Guide to Tesla's Model 3 Price Hike in Europe

A Storm is Coming

Ah the winds of change blow through the lands of Europe! Tesla announces an impending price hike for its Model 3 as the European Union threatens to smite it with higher tariffs from the East.

The Eye of the Commission

The European Commission gazes upon the Chinese electric vehicles and deems them 'unfairly subsidized.' They decide to raise tariffs to protect their lands much like I do with Middle earth from the darkness of Mordor.

Speak Friend and Enter...but Pay More

Tesla remains tight lipped on how much more coin they shall demand from the good people of Europe for their Model 3 chariots. Will it be a small hobbit's purse or a king's ransom? Only time will tell.

A Calculated Duty Rate

The Commission whispers that Tesla may face an individually calculated duty rate. Will it be as perilous as facing the Balrog in the Mines of Moria or merely a nuisance like a mischievous hobbit at a party?

From Shanghai with Love

Tesla's Gigafactory in Shanghai churns out chariots aplenty sending them far and wide across the seas. Will these vessels weather the storm of tariffs or be dashed upon the rocks of trade wars?

The Trade Wars of the Ring

As the EU and China dance their tariff tango Tesla stands at the crossroads unsure of its fate. Will it emerge victorious like Aragorn against Sauron or will it be cast into the fires of Mount Doom?