Revenge of the Electric Car movie for anyone interested in cars." "The Guardian" noted that the film "is more than just a snapshot of the gamesmanship behind the creation of mass-market vehicles. "Revenge" offers a look inside the minds of business leaders struggling through one of the most troubled periods of recent economic history. ... [It] captures rich natural tension as it unfolds." The film premiered on television in PBS's Independent Lens series in 2012 and was encored again in 2013 to strong ratings given the expanding popularity and interest in Tesla Motors with the release of its subsequent Model S electric car. Scenes from
Tesla Model S August 2013. In comparison, the average in the United States was about 1,630 units delivered per month since the electric car went on sales in 2012. , Norway continued as the second largest Model S market by volume, with about 9.4% of cumulative global sales. After a stagnant year of 4,000 plus deliveries for 2015, deliveries of Tesla dropped 54% in the first quarter and 52% in the second quarter of 2016 in Norway. Tesla Model S registrations in Norway totaled 2,051 new units in 2016 and 3,712 in 2017. Since its introduction, a total of 15,825 new Model S