President Luis Abinader is using an electric car as vehicle No. 1. Electric cars are just starting to take off in the Dominican Republic. The fact reached Elon Musk, who got in touch via Twitter. President Abinader would respond: Welcome @Elon Musk. Dominican Republic is a land of opportunities for investment especially for innovative companies such as @Tesla.”
It was that EuricSanti tweeted that the Dominican President had made a Tesla Model S his official vehicle and asked why Elon Musk hadn’t commented on this.
Elon Musk responded: “Thank you! Tesla is most honored.”
Commenting on President Luis Abinader’s choice of an electric car, Roberto Herrera, general manager of InterEnergy, said: “These are the times for electric mobility, and yesterday we witnessed a historic moment. The fact that President Luis Abinader attended his inaugural on an electric vehicle is a very firm message in favor of more sustainable mobility, following our commitment as a country to meet the Sustainable Development Objectives,” he said.
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