the first tesla model s came out on february 2015.
the first tesla model s came out on february 2015.
when did the first tesla model s come out?
february 2015
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on 13 february 2016, charged hong kong facebook page broke the news of singapore-based charged hong kong associate member joe nguyen's importing of a tesla model s from hong kong to singapore, making it singapore's first tesla model s and the world's first electric vehicle to be taxed s$15,000 (us$10,900) for carbon emission. singapore's land transport authority (lta) issued such a fine based on a test result of 444wh/km using a united nations economic commission for europe (unece) r101 standards. this news has triggered vast news coverage from both singapore and on an international level starting from march 2016. on 4 march 2016, tesla ceo elon musk tweeted that he contacted singapore prime minister lee hsien loong and various agencies are investigating. an official statement from tesla motors was published on its official website on 10 march 2016 arguing that joe's tesla model s has an energy consumption of 181wh/km and therefore qualifies for an incentive rather than a fine. in a news report by channel newsasia, chief of the information unit at unece jean rodriguez said that the land transport authority of singapore "appears to be the only national regulator to have included power grid emission into the evaluation of electric vehicles’ (evs) carbon footprint" and that "r101 only specifies the way to measure the energy consumption of the vehicle, or "tank-to-wheel"". two months after charged hong kong broke the news, joe nguyen said in a video interview published on 2 may 2016 that land transport authority has yet to make any contact with him regarding the retest mentioned by the authority in numerous news reports. joe nguyen mentioned that he is also singapore's first tesla roadster owner but was not subjected to similar fine in the past until the singapore government changed their policy towards electric vehicles, and he does not mind paying taxes three times the price of his tesla model s price in order to advocate for electric vehicles for the future generations.
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