Tesla set to open Dubai showroom 'next week'
Invites out for the event that will see the Middle East's first electric car showroom
Dubai: Excitement is in the air as the all-electric car maker Tesla is set to open its showroom in Dubai next week, the first all-electric car showroom in the oil-rich region.
Not only that, Dubai Taxi is set to roll out some 200 Teslas soon.
Invitations to the official opening of the Shaikh Zayed Road showroom and service centre have been issued to customers stating Wednesday, July 12, as the opening date, according to Arabian Business.
Even before Tesla was officially launched in the UAE, Dubai had already installed a number of electric car chargers, and regulations governing electric vehicles had been set in the UAE in July 2016.
Before Teslas became available in the UAE, a number of ardent lovers of the high-end electric supercars in the UAE had to import their units on their own.
Meanwhile, the California-based electric car maker says its keenly-awaited Model 3 car for the masses will go on sale on Friday.
The Model 3 will not be immediately available for sale in the UAE.
Bigger models like the full-sized sedan Model S and the 4x4 version, Model X, would be initially offered in the Dubai showroom.
Dubai has ordered 200 units of Teslas to be used as high-end taxis in the city, though it was not immediately clear when those taxis would be rolled out.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announcement Monday on Twitter that the mass-market car is to start around $35,000 (Dh128,555) and with a $7,500 federal electric car tax credit, could cost $27,500.
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