Dana Hull covers clean technology and energy policy for the San Jose Mercury News. She often writes about electric vehicles, the smart grid, the solar industry and California energy policy, from RPS goals to Gov. Jerry Brown's big dreams for distributed generation.
Tesla Motors gets ready to cross the pond
Tesla Motors is ready to begin delivering the Model S sedan to Europe, where high gas prices are the norm. The Netherlands will be the point of entry for vehicles entering Europe; Tesla’s European Distribution Center in Tilbrug will serve as Tesla’s European service and parts headquarters.
Tesla will only import the Model S with the 60 and 85 kWh battery packs; the 40kWh car is not a European option at this time.
The base price for a 60-kWh pack Model S in Germany would be 71,400 euros, or $94,370. The same model in the United States is $67,400.
In a blog post, Tesla’s George Blankenship said the higher costs of the Model S in Europe is due to additional transportation costs, import duties and additional business expenses.
Dana Hull covers clean technology and energy policy for the San Jose Mercury News. She often writes about electric vehicles, the smart grid, the solar industry and California energy policy, from RPS goals to Gov. Jerry Brown's big dreams for distributed generation.
