"UK Tesla Details — Tesla CEO Elon Musk Gives Q&A At Store Opening in London" (TSLA)

From Clean Technica:

Tesla’s first showroom in the UK, located in the high-end Westfield Shopping Mall in White City London, was officially opened last week.

While the opening of Tesla’s first showroom for the Model S in the UK was an event in its own right, CEO Elon Musk was also on hand and gave an interesting speech detailing the company’s plans for the UK, as well as spending over an hour answering questions.

The showroom opening was apparently quite a success, with the three Model S’s on hand drawing a lively crowd, and a number of people taking Tesla up on its offer for short test drives around the nearby neighborhoods. The most interesting part, though (for reporters anyway), was Elon Musk’s question and answer session with the crowd. Some of the highlights are below (via Green Car Reports):

• The UK market will be the first to feature right-hand-drive Model S EVs.
• The Model S will be priced at £55,000 ($89,000) in the UK, including Value-Added Tax — or possibly “a bit below”.
• Tesla is aiming to deliver about 50 Model S cars a week in the UK at launch, before working up to about 100 cars a week.
• Tesla is currently in the process of mapping the UK in order to set-up its Supercharger quick-charging network, working to make sure that stations are set up at the appropriate locations. 

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