Tesla announces Hong Kong prices for its Model S electric car
A 60 kilowatt-hour model starts at HK$579,000, an 85 kilowatt-hour model at HK$657,000
American electric car manufacturer Tesla announced the Hong Kong prices for its Model S vehicle today.
Model S cars with the 60 kilowatt-hour battery will start at HK$579,000, while models with the 85 kilowatt-hour battery will start at HK$657,000.
The Tesla Model S Performance 85, a specialised 85 kilowatt-hour vehicle with a high performance drive inverter, will start at HK$761,800.
Tesla’s Hong Kong prices are substantially cheaper than what it has announced for the mainland China market.
In late January, Tesla told expectant Chinese buyers that an 85 kilowatt-hour Model S – which is being sold as the standard in the mainland – would retail with a starting price of 734,000 yuan (HK$941,000).
Tesla has said the price difference is entirely because of the shipping costs and hefty customs duties and taxes levied by China, minus which the price of the car is exactly the same as it in the US.
