KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 ― Shortly after the primary cargo of Tesla Model 3 items arrived in Malaysia a couple of days in the past, the corporate organised the primary handover ceremony to its first batch of clients this morning. The first ever Tesla Model 3 supply happened on the Tesla Centre in Cyberjaya which can also be the principle workplace in addition to the devoted service and supply centre in Malaysia.
During the handover occasion, Tesla’s Regional Director Isabel Fan welcomed the new owners to the Tesla household and offered a fast recap of Tesla’s developments in Malaysia to date together with its EV charging and repair community.
According to Tesla, there are 4 Tesla Supercharger areas in addition to six Tesla Destination charging areas deployed in Malaysia to date. The Superchargers which may high up a Model 3 as much as 282km in simply quarter-hour are priced at RM1.25 per kWh whereas the Destination chargers (AC Charge factors) are at present free to make use of till additional discover.
During the occasion, Tesla additionally unveiled its Premium Connectivity knowledge plan which allows Tesla owners to get pleasure from seamless knowledge connection for music and video streaming, media, reside visitors visualisation and extra. The plan prices RM35.99 monthly and it additionally has worldwide roaming enabled, permitting customers to remain related after they drive their Tesla to Singapore or Thailand.
New Tesla owners can benefit from the Premium Connectivity plan free for the primary 30 days they usually can allow it from the Tesla app. All Tesla autos include free Standard Connectivity for the primary 8 years and it offers a fundamental connection for navigation.
Tesla Model 3 owners given a tour of Tesla Service Centre in Cyberjaya. ― eNM pic
Tesla Malaysia has additionally offered an early have a look at the primary Tesla Service Centre which is situated throughout the street from the Tesla Experience Centre in Cyberjaya. The service centre has a complete of 10 bays and it’s anticipated to open someday subsequent week. Take word that the Tesla Service Centre at present solely accepts Tesla autos which are bought formally by Tesla Malaysia.
Unlike your conventional petrol-powered car, Tesla has no scheduled service intervals and owners are solely required to go to the centre when it’s mandatory. The EV can obtain Over-The-Air (OTA) software program updates and it helps distant analysis. If there are any points with the car, owners can contact Tesla instantly through the app for any service request.
In addition to a bodily Service Centre, Tesla Malaysia has additionally arrange a 24/7 customer support hotline to supply help and to reply any questions from their clients. The hotline is operational all day together with public holidays.
According to Tesla, they aren’t simply targeted on promoting EVs and it’s also essential to supply the very best service to their clients. Tesla can also be appointing authorised service centres and physique outlets all through the nation and the primary authorised physique store is claimed to be opening quickly.
The Tesla Model 3 deliveries are taking place at Cyberjaya all through the approaching weeks. For those that have ordered the Tesla Model Y, deliveries are solely set to start out someday in early 2024.
To recap, the upgraded Tesla Model 3 is formally priced from RM189,000 for the usual RWD mannequin and RM218,000 for the dual-motor Long Range mannequin. The Tesla Model 3 RWD has a WLTP-claimed vary of 513km and it might go from 0-100km/h in 6.1 seconds. Meanwhile, the Long Range mannequin has an extended WLTP-rated vary of as much as 629km and it boasts a 0-100km/h acceleration time of simply 4.4 seconds. Both share the identical high velocity of 201km/h.
In case you missed it, you possibly can take a look at our first drive with the upgraded Model 3 beneath. ― eNM
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