Tesla, Inc is an electric car manufacturing company based in America. Its head office is in Palo Alto, California. Tesla’s existing products consist of electric cars, electric batteries array from home to grid-scale, solar panels, and solar roof tiles. Tesla’s vision is a “Stimulus of Change”.It is contributing to introduce renewable energy sources. They are exploring new horizons, showing the world the direction towards environment-friendly energy resources.
Tesla was founded in July 2003, the company was founded by an electrical engineer “Nikola Tesla”.Its name was attributed to him as “Tesla”.The other contributor to its foundation was “Elon Musk”.He led the company as CEO. According to his point view Tesla is a company “To expedite towards sustainable transport and renewable energy resources by introducing electric vehicles and solar power”.
Mission:” To speed up the World’s transition to sustainable energy”.
Tesla Objectives and Goals:
- Minimize reliance on “Fossil Fuels”
- A zero-emission carbon future
Tesla’s transition
In 2008, Tesla introduced cutting edge battery technology and electric powertrains. By using these batteries Tesla introduced its premium all-electric sedan named Model-S. Now we are presenting a list of Electric vehicles introduced by Tesla and their brief description one by one.
- Model S
- Model 3
- Model X
- Model Y
Model S features
Standard features of Model S include:
- 12-way power-adjustable front seats
- Heated front and rear seats, heated steering wheel
- Proximity keyless entry
- A rearview camera
- Panoramic glass roof
- Model S. Starting MSRP. $70,620.
Model 3 features
Standard features of Model 3 include:
- Battery Long Range
- Acceleration 3.1s 0-60 mph
- Drive Dual Motor All-Wheel Drive
- Seating 5 Adults
- Wheels 20″
- Model 3. Starting MSRP. $36,200
Model X features
Standard features of Model X include:
- Battery Long Range
- Acceleration 2.6s 0-60 mph
- Seating Up to 7 Adults
- Wheels 20” or 22”
- Model X. Starting MSRP. $81,190
Model Y features
Standard features of Model Y include:
- Battery Long Range
- Acceleration 4.8s 0-60 mph
- Range 326 miles (EPA est.)
- Drive Dual Motor All-Wheel Drive
- Seating Up to 7 Adults
- Wheels 19″ or 20″
- Model Y. Starting MSRP. $49,200
Why Pakistan inviting “Tesla”
Pakistan’s auto sector is currently captured by three big players i.e. Honda, Toyota, and Suzuki. However, the country wants to introduce itself as a destination for electric car manufacturers to avoid carbon emissions. Pakistan has cities with poor air quality indexes especially Karachi, Lahore, and Faisalabad. That’s why the Federal Minister of Science and technology has given an open invitation to the CEO of “Tesla Elon Musk”.
Salient Features of Pakistan’s Invitation:
- Ten years zero tax facility
- Custom free import for the factory set up
- Free land acquisition for factory
According to the Federal Minister why Pakistan is an attractive marketplace and looking for a positive response from Tesla.
- About 68 % of the world’s population lives around a 3-5 hours flight radius from Islamabad
- Worlds third-biggest freelancer software exporter
- It a haunting place for three big giants like Honda, Toyota, and Suzuki
- The willingness of the Government to give every Possible Incentive to Tesla, which is possible
The credit should be given to this Government as they are focusing on changing the environmental conditions of Pakistan. Pakistan falls third in the category of Countries which are affected by global environmental change.
Pros and Cons of importing “Tesla” Cars in Pakistan
Now start with the Pros of importing Tesla cars in Pakistan:
Maintenance
The primary focal point is that Tesla electric cars are easy to maintain, meaning less maintenance cost. You don’t have to bother yourself by thinking about how to maintain the car’s engine just like traditional cars as the cars don’t feature engines.
Eco-friendly
They don’t pollute the air, environment, and eco friendly. It contains only a brake fluid, and nothing else.
Now Cones of Importing Tesla Cars
Imported spare parts and motors
The Cars run on electric batteries and if they receive any kind of damage, you have to import them. The imported batteries and other damaged parts cost a lot in Pakistan.
Availability of supercharger
There are no superchargers for electric cars in Pakistani right now, so it means you cannot travel long distances with Tesla electric cars. In these circumstances, the final option right now is to charge the car from your home. Superchargers are fast chargers that can charge Tesla cars in a few minutes for example Superchargers can charge “Model 3” in 15 minutes for a 300Km drive. Superchargers are free to use for all Tesla owners.
Why the future of cars is electric
Martin Eberhard co-founder of Tesla forecasted that the future of cars would be Electric. The main reasons for this transition are:
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- Electric cars are far more efficient than any other car
- They are ultimately multi fueled Cars
- They are environmental friendly
- We can generate electricity from Renewable energy Sources
- The Cost Effectiveness of Electric Cars
Comparative cost analysis
The compared cost of a cross-country drive by using each available fuels are:
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- The benchmark drive with petrol cost is $212 in a Honda
- The VW diesel golf came close at $230
- E85 ethanol (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline) $425
- methanol cost $619
- The hydrogen fuel cell drive cost upto $804!
- Compressed natural gas looked pretty good at $110
- The electric car cost $60
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