Tesla's Taiwan headquarters is open for the first time: it provides maintenance and sales services, and also has an industry-academic exchange area

Tesla was founded in 2003 when the team of engineers who started Tesla hoped that people would not have to make any compromises because of driving electric cars. Products over the years include the two-door sports car Roadster launched in 2008, Model S in 2012, Model X in 2015, and Model 3 launched in 2016 and expected to be produced in 2017. Today, Tesla has not only created all-electric vehicles, but also introduced pure electric energy production and storage products with unlimited expansion capabilities, such as Powerwall, Powerpack, and Solar Roof.

Tesla Asia Service Director Matthew Parker (Matthew Parker) emphasized that Taiwan is a very important market for Tesla. Therefore, in addition to all talents from the local area, including service managers, counters, and technicians, they will all accept the United States. Original factory training.

officially entered the Taiwan market in September last year. After about a year of planning, Tesla's Taiwan headquarters today (11th) announced the official opening. The location is located in the service park on Jiuzong Road, Neihu. In addition to having offices and sales experience Outside the center, repair services from the United States have also been introduced, and the fourth super charging station in Taiwan has also been activated, hoping to build Taiwan's first demonstration platform for the electric vehicle ecosystem.

Tesla Taiwan headquarters was formally established, which will have multiple functions such as sales, experience, maintenance and office.

Tesla's Neihu headquarters is in red brick style with white light logo, which is quite conspicuous. The

Industry-University Exchange Office will invite college students to attend lectures with the purpose of promoting more sustainable energy knowledge. The

Tesla repair center will be divided into four major areas, including areas for quick maintenance, car wash, battery replacement, etc. The division of labor is quite detailed.

Currently, Tesla has more than 300 service parks around the world, and the Neihu headquarters in Taiwan is the latest one to go online. In addition to being present to support the opening, Ren Yuxiang, Tesla’s global vice president and president of the Asia-Pacific region, also announced the Taiwan market related data.

"90% of Tesla Taiwanese car owners have installed home charging stations," Ren Yuxiang said. This means that consumers are increasingly accepting electric vehicles. At the same time, it can be found from sales data that electric vehicles are already regarded as There is an option to "replace" fossil fuel vehicles, "because the current Model S owners in Taiwan are 100% trade-in or additional purchases," he said.

Compared with the United States, the Tesla repair center first publicized

Generally speaking, Tesla owners can receive the service in the 30-minute quick maintenance zone first. If there are more complicated situations, they will use the vertical cantilever lifter

even if it is an eagle wing. The Model X, which develops the door, can also lift the vehicle through the machine cantilever

Tesla repair center also has a dedicated battery repair area, allowing car owners to replace the replacement battery during repairs.

Compared with traditional garages, Tesla repair shops also need four-wheel alignment.

Tesla Asia Service Director Matthew Parker (Matthew Parker) said that Taiwan is a very important market for Tesla, so in addition to all talents from the local area, including service managers, counters, and technicians, they will all accept the United States. Original factory training. He also revealed that the maintenance methods of electric vehicles and general gasoline vehicles are very different. "More than 70% of maintenance services can be completed without large machinery."

In particular, Tesla owners can use the The central control panel makes an appointment for maintenance time, and then directly enter the maintenance center, there will be a dedicated reception service, which claims that the maintenance time is four times faster than that of the traditional car factory.

Matthew Parker also emphasized that in the future there will be "mobile services" in Taiwan that are comparable to those around the world. As long as the vehicle problems are not too complicated, communicate in advance and make an appointment, the original repair team can bring the parts and drive to the house. service.

Taiwan Tesla also stated that in addition to electric vehicle products, Tesla’s related services, such as solar storage systems, will be introduced from Taiwan in the future.At times, the headquarters will be used as a display and sales center.

Tesla has been producing Roaster coupes since 2008, and has shipped 200,000 electric vehicles through Model S and Model X.