US electric carmaker Tesla Motors, which is just starting to sell vehicles in China, wants its Model S to qualify for China’s electric car subsidies. China confirmed on Monday that electric-vehicle incentives will be higher in 2014 than previously announced.
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Model S side panels await installation at Tesla’s factory in California. Noah Berger / Reuters -
Mark Cuyler, an operations manager at Tesla, walks a Model S through the company’s factory in California. Tesla began delivering the electric sedan to customers on June 22, 2012. Noah Berger / Reuters -
A Model S wheel awaits installation at Tesla’s factory in California. Investors are expecting the electric carmaker to post favourable sales in China and Europe. Noah Berger / Reuters -
A console screen displays information in a Tesla Model S electric car. Noah Berger / Reuters -
Robotic arms assemble Tesla’s Model S sedans at the company’s factory. Noah Berger / Reuters -
Sales of Tesla’s Model S in China, which begin next month, may match US volume as early as next year. A production supervisor examines a Model S for paint quality at the company’s factory. Noah Berger / Reuters -
A man looks at Tesla’s Model S at its showroom in Beijing. The Model S will be priced from 734,000 yuan in China when deliveries begin. Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters -
A child plugs a supercharger into a Model S sedan outside of Tesla’s California facility. The superchargers allow owners of the Tesla Model S to charge their vehicles in 20 to 30 minutes for free. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images / AFP -
The Tesla Model X computer screen mounted on the dashboard is introduced at the Detroit Auto Show last year. Stan Honda/ AFP
In pictures: The Tesla Model S from assembly to delivery
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