[TechWeb] News on December 18, according to foreign media reports, more than a month after the opening of the first store, news also emerged that Tesla had built its first super charging station in the Philippines, deploying four V4 super charging piles, just in the Manila Metropolitan Area, Bonifacio Universal City Uptown Shopping Center, where the store is located.
Although Tesla has opened its first store in the Philippines for more than a month and its first supercharging station has been built, their electric vehicles will not begin delivery in the Philippines this year.
The first batch is expected to begin early next year.
As for the electric vehicles Tesla will sell in the Philippines, some foreign media reported that they only sell Model 3 and Model Y, two of their models with high production and more competitive prices.
Model S, Model X, etc.
Will not be sold for the time being.
In addition, foreign media also mentioned in the report that the Model 3 and Model Y sold by Tesla in the Philippines will be imported from the Shanghai Super Factory.
As Tesla’s current highest-capacity complete vehicle factory, the Shanghai Super Factory is the closest factory to the Philippines.
It has sufficient production capacity to meet the demand of the Philippine market, so exporting to the Philippines is not surprising.
However, foreign media also mentioned in reports that Tesla, which leads the world’s many electric vehicle market share, may still encounter some challenges in the Philippines.
Electric vehicles are still new in the Philippines, and Tesla needs to deal with misunderstandings among local car owners about electric vehicles, including misunderstandings about power, range and reliability.
Although Tesla may face some challenges in the Philippine market, foreign media also mentioned that their electric vehicles have advantages in development in the Philippines.
Since the Philippines is relatively small in land area and is composed of many islands, the cruising range of the Model 3 and Model Y is sufficient to meet the needs of local users.
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