Tesla setting up shop at Toa Payoh property, with lease term of up to 20 years

[Mooose]

8 minutes ago, Soya said:

Think Tesla won't be doing business the usual way like other ADs

In US, i've gone into Tesla showrooms in shopping malls. Just another shopfront next to Gap or Nike

 

same same but different .. porsche and bentley also have showrooms in siam paragon mall in bangkok ..

[inlinesix]

27 minutes ago, Soya said:

Think Tesla won't be doing business the usual way like other ADs

In US, i've gone into Tesla showrooms in shopping malls. Just another shopfront next to Gap or Nike

Tesla is tech company.

Primary distribution channel is online.

No need showroom unlike traditional automakers

[inlinesix]

19 minutes ago, Mooose said:

same same but different .. porsche and bentley also have showrooms in siam paragon mall in bangkok ..

Siam Paragon is upmarket mall.

Need Porsche and Bentley to keep that image.

[hansmith]

17 hours ago, inlinesix said:

For standard range plus, 

2021: $2.4k

2022: $1.9k

If mileage low, confirm petrol + road tax is lower than electric + road tax.

These figures are not correct.

[awhtc]

EVs are nothing new in Singapore. We have it for many many years. You can even see little kids driving them. Now the adults also want to drive them. 

[inlinesix]

Just now, hansmith said:

These figures are not correct.

I know.

It was based on 211kw.

It should be 239kw

[Colin03]

3 hours ago, DOBIEMKZ said:

Oh yea, Fiat seemed to be next building beside TC Nissan.

And what happened to Fiat now..? ://

I still remembered around mid 1990s there was a Fiat model named Punto i quite like.

I also looking at the Punto Turbo at the very time.

Nearly sign-up but HOLD back as the trade in car price is very low on my car.

[Colin03]

1 hour ago, Ody_2004 said:

If i not wrong.. long long time ago Motor Image final assemble some WRX simi edition at TPY.. dunno S204.. TAN Chong got is the distributor in regional mkt..

Maybe cheaper in TPY and must well serve as a showroom

Yes, they have a 3rd party contractor doing up the performance parts for them.

I bought a forester and add-on a few parts from the contractor too.

Price is higher than outside but just to secure the warranty of the car.

[DOBIEMKZ]

4 minutes ago, Colin03 said:

I also looking at the Punto Turbo at the very time.

Nearly sign-up but HOLD back as the trade in car price is very low on my car.

That era many nice pocket-rocket cars (rocket as in relatively speaking). 

Pity then I was not financially ready to afford those cars. :/

[Ingenius]

5 hours ago, Kb27 said:

let me guess, 

the high road tax for EV is to compensate the loss of potential petrol tax due to gahmen.

Don’t forget government still need to maintain the roads and manpower cost. 

[Ahwhye]

6 hours ago, Kb27 said:

let me guess, 

the high road tax for EV is to compensate the loss of potential petrol tax due to gahmen.

Don't under-estimate their resolve and innovation to collect more money..... they can easily slap a surcharge or electricity tax on usage of charging points..... remember what happened to CNG vehicles?

[Volvobrick]

6 hours ago, Kb27 said:

Don't be surprised, after EV takes off, years later, environmentalists will say, more lands are being cleared to build battery factories, incurring more damage to the environment and more disposal of toxic batteries, more damaging than previously thought.  

planted "environmentalists" you mean? to justify more upfront road/carbon taxes for EVs....

[Sdf4786k]

20 hours ago, BanCoe said:

If Im not wrong it was also for Renault and further up was Subaru.... I could be wrong though ... there was also a big Toyogo plastic wares shop quite near to it too

Toyogo is still there .. just that it’s for pickup n warehouse.. main store in Bedok 

[MafiaGeek]

i think model 3 insurance is 3.5 - 4k at 50% NCD 😨

[Mkl22]

10 hours ago, Kb27 said:

first is environment, then car lite.

all the bs about EV. 

It’s $$$$ in their pocket 1st. Everything else is secondary. 

[13177]

11 hours ago, kobayashiGT said:

https://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.php?ID=978360&DL=2052

500K wor. I can buy a 3 room flat and stay. hahaha

If the suzuki every / wagon got electric car, and they come to Singapore, I will highly consider..

those tesla, taycan I cannot one lah. I sell my kidney i think still cannot afford. hahaha.

3 room flat for 500k, so ex? You buy those just MOP resale 3 rm flat in popular location ah? Lol.

Edited July 30, 2021 by 13177

[Yewheng]

20 hours ago, Kb27 said:

Don't be surprised, after EV takes off, years later, environmentalists will say, more lands are being cleared to build battery factories, incurring more damage to the environment and more disposal of toxic batteries, more damaging than previously thought.  

hmm.. so government should start thinking now on the forseeable problem in say 10 to 20 yrs time on what to do with EV cars that are to be scrapped. 

[inlinesix]

53 minutes ago, Yewheng said:

hmm.. so government should start thinking now on the forseeable problem in say 10 to 20 yrs time on what to do with EV cars that are to be scrapped. 

https://www.tes-amm.com/press-release/southeast-asias-first-battery-recycling-facility-opens-in-singapore