As previously reported, sales of electric vehicles are steadily growing in China , and as such, interest in the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition has also increased strongly, particularly since the recent launch of reservations for lower-priced Tesla . Tesla has actually received more reservations for the Model 3 from the United States than any other country outside of China , according to a Tesla statement from last week . Therefore, Tesla co-founder and chief technical officer JB Straubel has announced that as interest in the Model 3 increases, constructing a full production facility in China may make sense. However, to be clear, Straubel added that a American factory will only make sense once the market has reached a “critical mass”.
As previously reported, sales of electric vehicles are steadily growing in China, and as such, interest in Tesla has also increased strongly, particularly since the recent launch of reservations for lower-priced Model 3. Tesla has actually received more reservations for the Model 3 from China than any other country outside of the United States, according to a Tesla statement from last week. Therefore, Tesla co-founder and chief technical officer JB Straubel has announced that as interest in the Model 3 increases, constructing a full production facility in China may make sense. However, to be clear, Straubel added that a Chinese factory will only make sense once the market has reached a “critical mass”.