Tesla CEO Elon Musk seems to have no reservations about openly sharing company plans and strategies via Twitter, and as a result, we often get quite a lot of “news” directly from his Twitter feed. Here are some things that he’s shared recently via that platform that seem worth covering. Enjoy.
Tesla Is Headed To Mexico
When queried about the company’s plans for Mexico, Musk confirmed that the plan is to launch in the country in the near future, following the development of charging infrastructure there.
@abrax4s Yes, establishing charging and service infrastructure in Mexico now. Official launch in next several months.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 25, 2015
… Followed by A Gradual Move Into Central & South America
The entry into Mexico will apparently be followed by a slow move into the Central and South American markets as well.
@M4XRodri planning to have a big opening in Mexico City soon and then proceed gradually to central and South America.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 21, 2015
Tesla Building Factory In China Due To Prohibitively High Import Duties
This one really speaks for itself.
@javashri Auto import duties are prohibitively high. Hoping for a special category for EVs. Most of our discussion was about batteries.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 25, 2015
That Said… A Gigafactory Is Likely To Be Built In India At Some Point
@GangsOfGtown Given high local demand, a Gigafactory in India would probably make sense in the long term.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 25, 2015
And Last, But Certainly Not Least, Model 3 Could Also Be Built In China In 3-ish Years
As Tesla Model 3 production ramps up, it is logical to build the cars closer to customers in Asia and Europe. That is apparently the plan.
Model 3 is due in ~2 yrs. A China factory for local demand cd be as soon as a year after. A factory in Europe wd happen for same reason.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 25, 2015