Tesla sold 17,490 Model 3 cars in the European Union last month, making it the most sold plug-in EV on the continent, according to data compiled by Clean Technica. The other two Tesla models, X and S, sold a lot less, confirming the Model 3 as the flagship car it was conceived as: the affordable luxury EV that would turn Tesla into a mainstream carmaker. At the same time, however, sales in its home market fell by 39 percent during the third quarter of the year, affecting revenues, since home sales provide the biggest chunk of that. At $3.13 billion, Tesla’s U.S. sales were down from $5.13 billion a year earlier, not least because of the start of rollback of federal subsidies for electric vehicles. The rollback kicks in as soon as a carmaker reaches a certain number of cars sold. Sales abroad, however, rose across the board, not […]