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I spent a few weeks in Hong Kong recently and the vast majority of my UberBLACK Sedans were Tesla Model S, many with the insane mode / ludicrous mode / whatever it's called that unlocks the rapid acceleration. They were more than happy to demonstrate it too, which was fun.

Discussing the sustainability, they noted that after the purchase of the car, running costs were effectively free. Due to subsidies provided by the government, there is no refuelling charge, and as an electric car, it's not subject to emissions laws e.g. requirement to turn your car off if stationary for more than 2 mins, not allowed to be stationary for more than 2 minutes with air conditioning turned on.

Two of the drivers I spoke to intended to buy more Teslas for their family for this reason, one already had another one on order.