Der Verkauf von Elektrofahrzeugen boomt in Südamerika – ohne Tesla

When Peruvian green energy entrepreneur Luis Zwiebach wanted to buy an electric vehicle in 2019, he flew 4,000 miles to California to test drive Tesla’s (TSLA) Model 3 sedan. But Tesla lacked an official importer and he couldn’t find a way around Peru’s complex vehicle import procedures.

He was not deterred. “There was a gentleman who had already imported one and wanted to sell it,” Zwiebach said. “So I went to see it, and I bought it.”

Charging the Tesla initially proved difficult at his friend’s beach house outside Lima. “The car wouldn’t charge because there was no grounding device,” he said. “We grabbed a fork, stuck it into the soil to make a ground — and the car charged.”

Today, it’s not so hard to take the plunge on an EV in Peru. Tesla still lacks a showroom but there’s been an influx of Chinese models from the likes of BYD, Geely and ‌GWM, which sell electric vehicles here at around 60% of the price of a Tesla, as well as legacy manufacturers such as Toyota , Kia and Hyundai. Tesla did not respond to a request for comment.

Let me guess, Chinese EVs are eating Tesla’s lunch?

Live close to Rivian plant. There are a lot of Chinese engineers helping Rivian get ahead.

Ironically if Tesla would like to deliver and extremen and proper a full self-driving experience, this would be the perfect place to training their cars.

If autopilot (self-driving) made it in Dominican Republic, certainly would be the greatest technology achievement of these technologies.

Reckless drivers
Reckless pedestrians
Motorcyclists
Lack of Marked Lanes
Lack of Clear Signage
Vehicles Traveling in the Wrong Direction
Vehicles Without Lights
Streets filled with holes
Disregard for Traffic Laws
Uneven roads
Unsigned roads
Insufficient Lighting
Unmarked Speed Bumps and Dips
Unpaved Roads
Missing Manhole Covers
Limited Road/Street Width
Animals on the Road