Tesla Opens 1st Bucks County Store

WARMINSTER, PA —They stood in the showroom, two brand-new Teslas awaiting their new vehicle owners.

Here, at the old Pathmark property on York Road on Saturday afternoon, employees welcomed customers as Tesla opened its first store in Bucks County.

Tesla employees told Patch that the store's showroom and service center are now open, but Tesla is still awaiting a state permit to deliver vehicles.

The business is also the largest Tesla in Pennsylvania. Tesla has stores in King of Prussia, Devon, and Lawrence, N.J.

The project's cost is estimated between $6-8 million.

The 56,000-square-foot building sits on nine acres across the street from Archbishop Wood High School and near Street Road. It had been considered by Lidl for another grocery store.

Its operating hours would be 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and closed Sunday.

Tesla, the car company led by CEO Elon Musk, models itself on clean energy and designs and manufactures electric vehicles, battery energy storage from home to grid-scale, solar panels, and solar roof tiles.

The Tesla was expected to add 30-40 local jobs.

There is a service area with space for two rows of parking, an alignment center, a storage area for tires, windshield wipers, fluids, and other auto supplies.

The front features a waiting area and showroom featuring two Tesla vehicles people can examine, a car wash area, and two loading areas for deliveries.

Service and repairs would happen in the building by appointment only. The repair area would have 18 lifts. Vehicles would be purchased online with appointments made for pickup.