Tesla Model S - Tesla's assembly plant opened

After BMW before the baton over from Mitsubishi to start production at NedCar in Born, Tesla has now established them. And indeed in Tilburg, where the European Tesla Model S of the tire will roll.

Admittedly, in Tilburg will no ready-made Tesla’s is being built, but of course we as car enthusiasts pretend we do not know. In fact, the Brabant establishment of a Tesla Motors assembly plant and also acts as a distribution center for parts delivery throughout Europe. Also something to be proud of, right?! We do!

Tilburg of all places?
With an area of 18,900 m2, the modern assembly plant for the storage and distribution of the Tesla Model S and shipped. From the United States After crossing by ship out the cars in Tilburg where the final assembly takes place before they are transported to the final destinations in Europe.

Tesla has chosen Tilburg because this place is not far from the port of Rotterdam is - where the containers with Tesla's mooring - and in addition also has a good infrastructure on land features. "A modern network of rail, road and inland waterway provides excellent connections between Tilburg and the rest of Europe," said Tesla. According to the American builder of electric cars is such a place ideally suited to work quickly, efficiently and economically viable to implement. Parts can be delivered anywhere in Europe within 12 hours.

Model S
For the time being only assembled the Tesla Model S in Tilburg. Originally, the all electric sedan in Fremont, California, built and checked for errors; the cars that are destined for Europe then dismount part (see attached photos). The batteries are again separated from the car and the drive gets its own container for the crossing to Rotterdam. Once in Tilburg "remarriage" the body and powertrain plus his power and roll them after roughly a half hour out unscathed, on the way to a European customer. Why this cumbersome process? Simple: this saves significantly Tesla in import costs. In other words, the European tax is double-crossed on a smart, but legal way.

10,000
The first European Tesla Model S was delivered earlier this month in Norway. The coming period are some Dutch, Belgian, French and German clients turn to take in Tilburg. Their new branch in addition to receiving

In the first full year (2014) Tesla expects to sell, of which 10,000 in Europe. 30,000 copies of the Tesla Model S And if there is something wrong with the delivered European models, then Tilburg again point because the establishment does double duty as a service center for all of Europe.