Tesla announced today that it will donate 5 million yuan to assist the Chinese government in supporting the CDC and other agencies in responding to the Wuhan pneumonia epidemic.
At the same time, Tesla’s China region allocated a budget of 5 million yuan to subsidize vehicle owners’ free energy costs during the epidemic.
Tesla stated:
The epidemic prevention and control of the new coronavirus pneumonia affects everyone’s heart. Tesla will donate 5 million yuan of special funds to assist the Chinese government to support the disease control center and other institutions to respond to the epidemic.
At the same time, a budget of RMB 5 million was allocated by the China Region to subsidize vehicle owners’ free use of energy costs during the epidemic.
We hope that we can overcome the difficulties and overcome challenges in this special period.
With the continued spread of the new coronavirus across China, Tesla car owners have recently received notifications that they can charge at supercharging stations for free.
According to a screenshot of the notice posted online by an owner, Tesla said from now until the epidemic is resolved, all Tesla cars can be charged at supercharging stations in China for free.
At present, Tesla has more than 2,300 supercharging stations in more than 140 cities in China, and its destination charging stations have exceeded 2,100.
The China-made Model Y electric car is expected to start production at the Shanghai plant in 2021, according to Tesla’s financial report released on Wednesday.
