Tesla Motor's Inc.'s first supercharger station in Beijing is now operational.
The news was confirmed by Peggy Yang, a spokesperson for the electric car company, according to CNET.
The station is open despite the delayed Model S deliveries in China.
The supercharger station is located in a small technology park in the North-Eastern section of Beijing. This is the same location where Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, handed over the keys to the first nine buyers of the Model S in China in late April, autoevolution reported.
Due to the huge demand for the Model S in China, opening the Tesla station in the country is a major move for the electric auto industry.
The company's superchargers include canopies that are covered with solar panels that counterbalance energy used from the power grid. Battery packs are used to store the generated electricity, CNET reported.
Tesla's delays for the Model S in China were reported to be caused by a lack of supercharging stations and after-sales service stations for Beijing. The company's spokesperson confirmed, however, that despite the rumors, Tesla has been delivering new cars on a weekly basis since the shipping of the first nine vehicles. The company appears to be making faster preparations for the growing demand for the vehicle in China.
The new station is located next to Tesla's new, nearly-finished satellite office.
Greater China's first superchargers were officially switched on to be used by the public on April 26, with the latest opening in Beijing two days ago, CNET reported.
Tesla confirmed that it opened two supercharging stations in Shanghai. The company added that it is looking into opening stations in Hangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen before the China fall season. It also plans to open a station in Dalian City.
The Chinese government is persuading buyers in the country to switch to Tesla's green cars with free license plates that cost close to 57,000 yen ($15,000), autoevolution reported.
The Tesla S is starting at a price of 648,000 yen ($103,900).
