Tesla will no longer enjoy U.S. new energy subsidies starting from January 1. China will become the largest market

According to foreign media reports, Tesla will no longer enjoy the U.S. government’s tax credit policy for electric vehicles from January 1, which has reduced the competition of Tesla models in the United States to a certain extent. In response to this, Tesla also raised the price of the US version of Model 3 some time ago.

The tax credit policy will no longer be available in the United States. This move will have a considerable impact on Tesla’s U.S. performance growth. Faced with the withdrawal of subsidies, Tesla will turn its attention to China for growth. Chance. Foreign media said Tesla may become increasingly dependent on the Chinese market for future growth. Tesla has also said that China may become the largest market for Model 3. And Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory has officially delivered the first batch of domestic Model 3 models to car owners, and the second batch of delivery events will also be held in the near future.

It is understood that the Model 3 standard range upgraded version (made in China) has a cruising range of 445 kilometers (NEDC estimate), the fastest acceleration time from 0-100 km/h is only 5.6 seconds, and the top speed is is 225 km/h, and the starting price of the car is 355,800 yuan.

On December 6, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the 326th batch of "Announcement on Road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Products", agreeing to establish pure electric passenger vehicle manufacturers in the "Announcement". Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. The company's Tesla brand TSL7000BEVAR0 pure electric sedan was selected into the 11th batch of the "Catalogue of Recommended Models for the Promotion and Application of New Energy Vehicles" in 2019.

According to the 2019 subsidy policy, the domestic Tesla Model 3 can receive a national subsidy of 24,750 yuan. Currently, the domestic Tesla Model 3 is an upgraded version of the standard range rear-wheel drive, priced from 355,800 yuan. After the removal of state subsidies, the price of the domestic Model 3 will drop to 331,050 yuan.

Relevant news shows that Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory currently has a daily production capacity of 280 vehicles, and its production capacity is being expanded. The factory’s target production capacity is an annual production of 500,000 vehicles. The second phase of Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory is currently under construction. In addition to producing the domestic version of Model 3, the Model Y model will also be put into production here in the future.

With the full delivery of the domestic Model 3, Tesla expects to add more than 4,000 super charging piles in mainland China in 2020, doubling the total number of super charging piles built in the past five years. At the same time, Tesla will also open up the Chinese part of the Shanghai-London charging line to prepare for cross-border travel of electric vehicles.

In 2019, Tesla opened 112 super charging stations and 874 charging piles for the first time. These charging piles are located in core business districts, scenic spots, main highways, special self-driving routes and other areas in cities. So far, Tesla Supercharging stations have covered 140 cities in China, the number of Supercharging piles has exceeded 2,300, and the number of destination charging piles has also exceeded 2,100.

Recently, Tesla China once again launched 10 Tesla Super Charging Stations at Beijing Red Star Macalline, Shanghai Tangzhen Sunshine City, Shenzhen Vanke Binhai Cloud Center, Hangzhou Xixi Longhu Tianjie, Chengdu Youfang, Nantong Hai'an County Qitong Electric, Lanzhou Qilihe District Lanzhou Center, Chaoyang Phoenix Hotel, Enshi Aoshan Century City and Cixi Kandun.

In addition, Tesla officially released the V3 super charging pile in March 2019 and is expected to begin full implementation in the second quarter of 2020. V3 charging piles can support a peak charging power of up to 150kW, which is twice as high as V2. Under peak power conditions, 5 minutes of charging can ensure that the vehicle travels about 120 kilometers. Under ideal conditions, it can save users half of the charging time.

In terms of technology, V3 uses a lighter liquid-cooled charging cable than V2, which has the characteristics of multi-vehicle charging without shunting. It also has a battery preheating function, which can effectively reduce the time required for charging.

The Shanghai factory has mass-produced new cars, expanded production capacity, put new models into domestic production, and built large-scale infrastructure. These are all things that have never been done before.

This shows Musk’s determination that China will become Tesla’s largest market.

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.