On Thursday evening, Tesla oficially opened its first Sales-and Service location in Luxembourg, on Route de Thionville in Luxembourg-Howald.

BELUX Country Manager, Mrs. An De Pauw, stressed the milestone of this lastest store which is the 80th such store in Europe. She was deligthed to use the opportunity to launch the Tesla Model X in Luxembourg, distinctive with its gull wing design. She confirmed that there are now 100+ Tesla vehicles on the road in the Grand Duchy, and announced that a super-charger is to be opened soon in Arlon, off the main Brussels-Luxembourg motorway.

Luxembourg's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy, Étienne Schneider, mentioned that he had visited the Tesla headquarters in California in 2014 and stressed how delighted he was with the opening of the first official store in Luxembourg.

He also referred to the new taxi law which includes provision for electric vehicles, as well as the €5k grants for purchases of new vehicles with zero emissions, plus the €30 vehicle tax for all electric cars in the Grand Duchy. He consluded by talking about autonomous driving and legal provision.

Photos by Geoff Thompson