This is it! As confirmed a few months ago with the company’s hiring spree in the country, Tesla has officially arrived in the Philippine market with its first showroom at Uptown Mall in Bonifacio Global City. Let’s just say that when the world-renowned electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer announced its prices, it caught everyone off guard, but beyond the prices and its offerings, here’s what you need to know about Tesla Motors Philippines.
Yes, This Is Tesla Themselves
Unlike in the past when numerous gray market or parallel importers sold Teslas in the Philippines, none of them are so-called official dealers. Remember, Tesla is known for its direct sales, meaning no third-party dealer principal or distributor to think of. It is only now that Elon Musk’s own Tesla, Inc. themselves have set up shop in the Philippines.
This also leads us to our next point. Don’t call their retail spaces dealerships. Going back to that direct selling aspect, there aren’t any deals or discount negotiations that happen when you go inside their showroom. Heck, you can even configure and order your Model 3 and Model Y online, and just visit the Uptown Mall dealership when your car finally arrives.
Model 3 Starts At Just P2.109M
Two models will be sold by Tesla Motors Philippines for now–the Model 3 and the Model Y. Let’s begin with the 2025 Tesla Model 3, which recently got a facelift last year, unofficially called “Highland”. Therefore, the new Model 3 gets a cleaner yet sleeker front end, slimmer LED headlights, new 18- and 19-inch wheels, and a cleaner rear end where the redesigned LED taillights are now a single piece that’s integrated into the trunk lid (which is powered, by the way).
The interior of the 2025 Tesla Model 3 also receives a major update. The dash is all-new, and it features a fabric layer along with an LED light strip that wraps around the interior. This is configurable in around 200 colors and is controlled mainly through the large 15.4-inch touchscreen. This facelift was also controversial in some ways due to Tesla removing all the vehicle’s stalks since the wipers, turn signals, and other vehicle functions have been moved to the steering wheel. It’s also the case for the gear lever, which has also been removed in favor of swipe gestures on the touch screen for the PRND functions. Two interior color choices are available, either in black or white, while other features worth highlighting are the Tesla key cards, the 8-inch rear touch screen, and the panoramic glass roof.
Three variants of the Model 3 are being offered. The Standard Range RWD starts at just P2,109,000, and it offers 513 km of WLTP-rated range, and a 0-100 kph time of just 6.1 seconds This variant also uses a lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery. Meanwhile, the Long Range AWD has dual motors and a base price of P2,489,000. This version also has a lithium-ion nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) battery, a range of 629 km under the WLTP testing cycle, and a quick 4.4-second 0-100 kph time.
Lastly, the range-topping Model 3 Performance retails for P3,099,000, has a dual motor AWD layout, and a 528-km WLTP-rated range. This model sprints from 0-100 kph in just 3.1 seconds and also comes with a host of chassis and suspension upgrades to match its rapid acceleration and sporty orientation.
Model Y Starts At P2.369M
Finally, if you’re in the market for a crossover SUV, there’s also the 2025 Tesla Model Y. Last year, the Model Y became the world’s best-selling car—an impressive feat since the brand has mostly been absent in developing markets. Now that it’s present in the Philippines, we can expect the Model Y to continue its growth trajectory, especially since at P2,369,000 for the Standard Range RWD, it even undercuts mainstream hybrid crossover SUVs like the RAV4 Hybrid and CR-V Hybrid. The Standard Range RWD has a range of 455 km and a 6.9-second 0-100 kph time. Like the Model 3 Standard Range RWD, this also uses an LFP battery.
Then there’s also the Long Range AWD variant, which retails for P2,689,000. This has a dual-motor drivetrain, which reduces its 0-100 kph time to just 5 seconds, while its larger lithium-ion NMC battery is good for 533 km of WLTP-rated range. Finally, the range-topping Performance has 514 km of range, a blisteringly-quick 3.7-second 0-100 kph time, performance brakes with red calipers, and 21-inch wheels.
As for its design, the Model Y has remained largely unchanged ever since the vehicle went on sale in 2020. Still, the Model Y is a sleek crossover SUV with flushed door handles, bulbous LED headlights, and wheel sizes that range from 19 to 20 inches, as well as an interior that keeps most of the traditional controls such as the stalks and the gear lever. Likewise, there’s a large central touchscreen that houses most of the vehicle’s functions.
All Tesla EVs have a 4-year/80,000-km warranty for the vehicle itself, while the electric motor and battery have an 8-year/160,000-kilometer (192,000 km for the Performance models) warranty.
They Also Make Infrastructure
Of course, you know Tesla not just for their cars, but also for their Supercharging infrastructure. Tesla’s Supercharger network globally is one of the most diverse, and that’s what you can also expect from the brand in the years to come. At the moment, Tesla is set to open its first set of chargers at Uptown Mall in Bonifacio Global City at the Basement 2 parking, while more at expected to be deployed in and outside Metro Manila.
The Tesla Superchargers will be offered at a rate of P19/kWh, wherein a full charge for most Tesla EVs costs around P1,140, way cheaper than filling up with gas. With a peak output of 250 kW, the Superchargers can deliver 120 km of range in a Tesla EV in just 5 minutes.
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