Tesla has announced that it will be setting up several test-drive and EV education events across the country in the coming weeks.
Roadshow events across the country
The US-based electric car maker has two dealerships in Ireland; one in Sandyford, just outside Dublin, and a second location in Cork, which opened in September (there's a third one on the island - on Boucher Road in Belfast). To spread the Gospel of Tesla a little wider than those locations, the company is embarking on a series of test-drive and information events, starting this weekend (the 23rd of November to the 25th) in the Arcadia Retail Park in Athlone.
That will be followed, from the 30th of November to the 2nd of December, by an event at Bridgewater Shopping Centre in Arklow, and then another from the 5th to the 9th of December, at the Galway Bay Hotel.
Accelerate the transition to sustainable energy
"Tesla's mission in Ireland is to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy," said Telsa's Country Sales and Delivery Manager Melanie Naughton. "We're extremely proud to be contributing towards this, and we're continuing to invest in jobs, infrastructure and upskilling our employees in the market as we go through this energy transition to electric vehicles."
The carmaker is also open to setting up events in other areas, saying: "As part of a continued effort to increase engagement within the Irish community, Tesla are looking for more locations in Ireland to educate on electric vehicles and the value they can bring to Ireland." Tesla is inviting interested groups to get in touch to propose other locations where a roadshow can be held.
11.1 million Supercharged kilometres
Tesla is also pushing ahead with its Supercharger charging location roll-out. There are a total of 50 Supercharger stalls across 9 locations in Ireland. Superchargers are designed and built by Tesla and are capable, according to Tesla, of ' charge in minutes rather than hours.' Since the beginning of 2023, Tesla claims that owners of its cars have 'Supercharged' 11.1 million kilometres in Ireland, offsetting 2.4 million kilograms of CO2.