Energy, EU – Baltic States, Lithuania, Transport

The negotiations are ongoing regarding a 2.13 hectare commercial land plot in Mastaiciai village near Kaunas. The land plot owned by furniture manufacturing company Ideju Parkas is ideally suitable for an electric car charging station.

According to Silvija Mikutaviciute, Export Manager at Ideju Parkas, the plot is located near the international highway Via Baltica, which is included in Tesla's route network enabling to travel by electric cars across Europe. Detailed plans were prepared, a slip road was designed and a construction permit was granted. A project of an electric substation was also prepared and design criteria guidelines will be provided.

According to the export manager, negotiations are ongoing not only with Tesla Motors but with possible local partners as well. In 2015-2016 Tesla Motors will be expanding its network of Supercharger charging stations in Europe. In Western and Central Europe and in Scandinavia more charging stations will be erected while the first ones will be built in Eastern Europe and the Baltic States – two in Latvia and one each in Lithuania and Estonia.