Tesla has formally opened its first retailer and showroom in Qatar, after the automaker initially launched gross sales within the nation late final 12 months.
The brand new Tesla retailer was introduced by Supply Operations Supervisor Momo Elmegrahi in a LinkedIn post on Friday, together with photographs of the positioning. The Tesla retailer is positioned in Doha, on the Doha Competition Metropolis mall, and it’s open seven days every week, in accordance with Tesla’s web site.
“This milestone marks a big step in our mission to speed up the world’s transition to sustainable power,” Elmegrahi writes within the put up. “Our Qatar retailer will present prospects with the chance to expertise and buy our cutting-edge automobiles, together with the Mannequin S, Mannequin 3, Mannequin X, and Mannequin Y.”

Credit score: Momo Elmegrahi | LinkedIn

Credit score: Momo Elmegrahi | LinkedIn
Qatar has the fourth-highest gross home product (GDP) per capita on the planet, being properly often called one of many world’s largest exporters of oil and pure gasoline. As Elmegrahi appears to reference in his put up, the nation gaining an electrical car (EV) firm appears like an vital step towards electrification.
Like most of Tesla different shops, prospects in Qatar will now be capable of go to the positioning to see and buy the automaker’s automobiles in particular person, schedule demo drives, and extra. The corporate can be aiming to open two Supercharger areas within the capitol metropolis someday this 12 months, and the shop’s opening follows Tesla’s initial launch of vehicle sales in the country in December.
Tesla additionally put in a Megapack system for the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation in 2020, positioned at a web site south of Doha in Nuaija. The undertaking value round $2.7 million, and building on the 1 MW/4 MWh undertaking took a few 12 months.
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