Tesla Singapore

[Lloyd]

Saw a news blurb that Tesla pulled the plug so to speak on the Singapore store yesterday. I have been unable to confirm.

 

[TEG]

http://wildsingaporenews.blogspot.com/2011/02/electric-car-firm-pulls-plug-on.html

Electric car firm pulls plug on Singapore
Tesla exits after failing to secure 'green' tax incentives, making its cars unviable here...
...Tesla Motors Asia-Pacific director Kevin Yu told The Straits Times: 'Unfortunately, Singapore has not turned out to be the market we hoped it would be...

There is still a store link w/phone #:
http://www.teslamotors.com/singapore
and the old press release:
http://www.teslamotors.com/about/press/releases/tesla-roadster-roars-lion-city

 

[benji4]

The Singapore store was also to have serviced Thailand and Malaysia, so I guess those markets are gone for awhile now too. I think it makes more sense really to focus on Japan now though -- Tesla should sell as many Roadsters here as possible and ramp up for selling the Model S here in volume. Wasting time, money, and resources on token markets probably isn't the best play at the moment and clearly Tesla sees that. Maybe the tax break not coming through will turn out to be a good thing by helping them keep focus.

 

[D5M]

Tesla has closed the Singapore store after selling only 2 cars for the Singapore market and 3 cars for export. The news report didn't say where, but I wouldn't be surprised if one car went to Brunei. Tesla pulls the plug on Singapore

 

[DaveD]

http://www.todayonline.com/Columns/TheFinerLife/EDC110724-0000012/Electrifying-pace-and-grace

04:45 AM Jul 24, 2011

The Tesla Roadster roared into Singapore this week, carrying with it all of the style and swagger you'd expect from a supercar worth over S$500,000 (including COE).

Singapore firm FSG - Fast, Sexy & Green - is selling the car here as well as being committed to other environmental projects.

http://www.eco-business.com/press-r...egions-first-electric-mobility-concept-store/

http://fsgmobilityconcepts.com/tesla.htm

 

[doug]

"misunderstanding over a green tax incentive"

 

[twinklejet]

14th Jan 2014: Elon 'confirms' RHD deliveries of Model S to Singapore after UK, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong (on CNBC Closing Bell)