Icedbs Turbocharged August 17, 2013 Share August 17, 2013 (edited) Tesla was here, I spoke to one of the reps. But it just cant work economically for them and they departed. One of the hopeful projects was converting petrol driven engines to electric ones. Imagine what it could have been for car owners here. As a country, a legislation, an economy, we were simply not ready. maybe in another 20 yrs.... Anohter interesting video for this model Considering that one full charge can go 200-300km, it is very viable for Singapore driving. 200-300km one charge could easily last most drivers 1-2 weeksof daily driving in SGP. Furthermore, with no clutches or gears, perfect for our start stop traffic. Our start stop traffic would have been less efficient for petrol engines. Past electric cars have been crap in looks and performance, but Tesla model S look like the first very feasible and practical electrical car that look really great. Edited August 17, 2013 by Icedbs ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ins1dious Turbocharged October 10, 2014 Share October 10, 2014 They've announced an all-wheel drive 0-100 in 3.2s version of the model S... drool.. http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/9/6955357/this-is-tesla-s-d-an-all-wheel-drive-car-with-eyes-on-the-road 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceLover 1st Gear September 9, 2015 Share September 9, 2015 I wonder when Teslas will become common in Singapore. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickBurnham Neutral Newbie September 16, 2015 Share September 16, 2015 Hi, Is Tesla coming to Singapore and if so when ? Thanks Nick 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickBurnham Neutral Newbie September 16, 2015 Share September 16, 2015 http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/18/tesla-model-s-review Read the review. Sounds exciting! Hi, Is Tesla coming to Singapore and if so when ? Thanks Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aukang 6th Gear September 16, 2015 Share September 16, 2015 Came and left. You can Google to find out more about the history of Tesla in Singapore. .. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
X09a_justice 1st Gear September 16, 2015 Share September 16, 2015 sg gov calling for greener environment, yet they do not really give much incentives for both the manufacturer and also the consumers...sad case... hk is doing very well at the moment, gov is supporting EVs very well. Sg is a small area, and there wont be any range anxiety unless you're travelling up north. Very good place to have EV IMHO.... Came and left. You can Google to find out more about the history of Tesla in Singapore. .. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KR81 4th Gear September 16, 2015 Share September 16, 2015 This was in 2011 Tesla Motors will next week pack up its office in Singapore having failed to secure any kind of tax break for its Roadster electric sports car. Tesla came to Singapore believing they would be able to secure some kind of 'green tax incentive' from the Singapore Government which would make their car considerably cheaper than the petrol powered competition. For those who are unaware of the cost of ownership of cars in Singapore there's a 100% import tax and a hefty 'Certificate of Entitlement' which makes owning a car a significant undertaking, for example a new Audi A4 2.0T costs S$224,000 (US$175,000), a Porsche 911 Carrera S some S$415,000 (US$324,000). Without incentives the Tesla Roadster Sport was going for around S$450,000 (US$351,000) and that was just too rich for even the most keen electric power enthusiast. The official line from the Economic Development Board of Singapore was that the Roadster had 'not met technical requirements' (no detail on exactly what that means). By contrast the Tesla Roadster is tax exempt in both Hong Kong and Malaysia and attracts a 2.6 million Yen (US$30,000) rebate in Japan. Lets hope Singapore and Tesla change their mind before Tesla bring their competitively priced Model S sedan to market. For what will be some of the only photos of a Tesla Roadster Sport in Singapore check our review. http://www.zemotoring.com/news/2011/02/tesla-abandon-singapore-no-thanks-to-the-government?bcsi-ac-b5f45ffb1099c547=24EC087000000303wrmYEilwCHzwHBRUSIIFjbKtX52HAgAAAwMAAFnHkQAIBwAACgEAAErqDQA= Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vratenza Supersonic February 10, 2016 Share February 10, 2016 This was in 2011 Tesla Motors will next week pack up its office in Singapore having failed to secure any kind of tax break for its Roadster electric sports car. Tesla came to Singapore believing they would be able to secure some kind of 'green tax incentive' from the Singapore Government which would make their car considerably cheaper than the petrol powered competition. For those who are unaware of the cost of ownership of cars in Singapore there's a 100% import tax and a hefty 'Certificate of Entitlement' which makes owning a car a significant undertaking, for example a new Audi A4 2.0T costs S$224,000 (US$175,000), a Porsche 911 Carrera S some S$415,000 (US$324,000). Without incentives the Tesla Roadster Sport was going for around S$450,000 (US$351,000) and that was just too rich for even the most keen electric power enthusiast. The official line from the Economic Development Board of Singapore was that the Roadster had 'not met technical requirements' (no detail on exactly what that means). By contrast the Tesla Roadster is tax exempt in both Hong Kong and Malaysia and attracts a 2.6 million Yen (US$30,000) rebate in Japan. Lets hope Singapore and Tesla change their mind before Tesla bring their competitively priced Model S sedan to market. For what will be some of the only photos of a Tesla Roadster Sport in Singapore check our review. http://www.zemotoring.com/news/2011/02/tesla-abandon-singapore-no-thanks-to-the-government?bcsi-ac-b5f45ffb1099c547=24EC087000000303wrmYEilwCHzwHBRUSIIFjbKtX52HAgAAAwMAAFnHkQAIBwAACgEAAErqDQA= No wonder I see so many Tesla Model S in Hong Kong. Quite a few are driven by ladies too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vratenza Supersonic February 14, 2016 Share February 14, 2016 Spotted one white one along Moulmein road yesterday afternoon. Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the T emblem on the grill, but when the whole car went pass me on the opposite side of the road, confirmed is Model S. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runforyourlife 5th Gear February 14, 2016 Share February 14, 2016 Spotted one white one along Moulmein road yesterday afternoon. Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the T emblem on the grill, but when the whole car went pass me on the opposite side of the road, confirmed is Model S.Guess only pi import den can get one? Lol. Don't even know any pi doing tesla now hahaha. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyopet 1st Gear March 1, 2016 Share March 1, 2016 http://www.stuff.tv/sg/features/be-prepared-these-roadblocks-if-you-want-drive-tesla-in-singapore The only one in Singapore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mkl22 Twincharged March 1, 2016 Share March 1, 2016 http://www.stuff.tv/sg/features/be-prepared-these-roadblocks-if-you-want-drive-tesla-in-singapore The only one in Singapore. It is a big disgrace that Singapore which is known for minimal red tape made him go thru so many hoops to get the car on the road. Furthermore get charged 15k as cevs penalty. All thanks to our most useless stat board. LTA! Just when I thought their stupidity cannot get worse this report really really double confirms it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinceng Turbocharged March 3, 2016 Share March 3, 2016 (edited) 7 long months to get a Tesla into Singapore So much "No Action Talk Only" (NATO) about going "GREEN" ".....they admitted that they had never tested an electric car before so they did not know how to proceed," Joe told Stuff Singapore." http://news.asiaone.com/news/transport/guy-only-legal-person-drive-tesla-spore-and-he-went-through-lot-it Edited March 3, 2016 by Vinceng 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heman75 Supercharged March 3, 2016 Share March 3, 2016 I wonder when Teslas will become common in Singapore. when charging infrastructure is ready. else tough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
L23 6th Gear March 3, 2016 Share March 3, 2016 when charging infrastructure is ready. else tough. This infrastructure will not be ready even after SG100 !! More petrol tax is the way to go !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic March 3, 2016 Share March 3, 2016 I have a class 2B licence which allows me to ride motorcycle up to 200cc. Since i can't find any info on electric motorbike equivalent, i called TP. TP tell me to call LTA. I am not surprise with this sort of taichi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightWind 4th Gear March 3, 2016 Share March 3, 2016 (edited) Hi folks read this and weep. This is political greed and bureaucracy at its very worst. Well Done PAP!!!! ADMIN I AM SORRY please help me delete the previous treads. I did not mean to spam. I am sorry http://www.stuff.tv/sg/features/be-prepared-these-roadblocks-if-you-want-drive-tesla-in-singapore by Rahil Bhagat Few cars in memory have generated the kind of buzz that Tesla's electric cars have made. Since bursting onto the scene in 2008 with the Tesla Roadster electric sports-car, the California-based car maker has become a byword for showcasing the potential of electric cars in an internal combustion engine dominated world. Tesla's follow up to the Roadster, the Model S sedan is considered by many to be one of the best four-door cars in the world right now. With its killer looks, great ride, futuristic tech and an electric motor that produces basically zero emissions, you would expect the Model S to be selling like hotcakes in a country like Singapore. So why aren't they? Well, the answer is quite complicated. In 2011, Tesla did indeed open an office here. But less than six months later, it departed our shores without selling a single car. The logic for Tesla would be that, like in countries such as Japan and Malaysia, the Tesla's electric nature would entitle it to receive rebates from the government due to the vehicle being non-polluting. In fact, our government does have such a system, which offers subsidises of S$15,000 if you drive a green vehicle. However, for some reason, Tesla was not granted this subsidy, seriously hurting efforts to sell the cars here. According to the government, Tesla's cars did not meet certain "technical requirements" for the rebate. Since then, owning a Tesla in Singapore has been just a pipe dream. That is, until a few weeks ago when IT-professional Joe Nguyen managed to get his own Tesla Model S licenced for the Singapore roads. We sat down and spoke to Nguyen about the nearly year-long battle against a quagmire of red tape and bureaucracy that he had to go through to drive his beloved Model S, which his son nicknamed, Tessie. Powered by electricity Tessie's journey began not in Singapore, but in Hong Kong, where Nguyen purchased the 2014 model S. "It's the future of cars. It's green, quick and the perfect car for Singapore," he said. Until a few years ago, in a country where cars rely on fossil fuel and engines have gotten better and more efficient, electric cars were just not viable. The core physics, that of a mixture of ignited air and fuel driving pistons and a drivetrain to create motion, has not. Electric cars are a different beast entirely. Instead of using fossil fuels to drive an engine, they use electricity, stored in large battery banks in the chassis of the car to power electric motors. Cars like the Tesla Model S often only have one moving part, the driveshaft. Since there are no fossil fuels, there is no combustion, which translates to the absence of harmful gas. The downside here is one that owners of smartphones are familiar with - recharging the battery. An electric car is no different. But just like a smartphone, a single charge can go a long way. "You don't drive very far in Singapore. The range on a Tesla is 380 kilometres which, on a full charge, is more than enough for Singapore. You go home after work and just plug it in. The next morning you wake up, it's fully charged," Nguyen says. Tessie, come home Getting the car into Singapore, Nguyen reveals, was the easy part. "You take the car, put it onto a ship and then bring it down. When it arrives, you pay the customs duties on it and that's that. I thought that would be the end of it but in fact, that's when the whole process starts." The real challenge came when he had to liaise with the Land Transport Authority (LTA). "The first few weeks, the car just sat in a warehouse gathering dust while the LTA asked me for lots of paperwork," Nguyen said as he recounts the first roadblock in many to come. As far as Nguyen was concerned, the simple truth was that the powers that be had not dealt with a Tesla before. Instead of adapting their processes to fit this new kind of car, they would rather turn a blind eye. "They kept asking for more and more paperwork," Nguyen reveals," They wanted the specs, they wanted a number of different metrics, everything from emissions to the certificate of conformity, which is related to petrol cars and Tesla doesn't have it." So, what now? Read more at http://www.stuff.tv/sg/features/be-prepared-these-roadblocks-if-you-want-drive-tesla-in-singapore#GEfj3B3MZezzfx0C.99 Edited March 3, 2016 by NightWind ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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