Have you ever ordered an Uber and climbed into the back of the wrong Prius?
That doesn’t happen much in Hong Kong, where—instead of the stereotypical Toyota—you’re far more likely to mix up Teslas. Nearly 7% of cars sold in Hong Kong last year were Teslas, and the company accounted for as much as 87% of newly registered electric vehicles in 2016’s final quarter, according to Bloomberg.
In fact, take a short drive downtown, and you’ll spot Teslas everywhere, including the coveted Model S. Hong Kong has accounted for about 6% of global sales of the sedan.
So common here is Tesla tsla —the storied brainchild of Silicon Valley legend Elon Musk, who last January praised Hong Kong as “a beacon city” for electric vehicles—that it’s become a standard-issue Uber vehicle, available to hail as an UberX, the app’s cheapest option, and not just as a premium Uber Black. That means you can ride in a Tesla for a price that rivals those of Hong Kong’s famously affordable taxis, which charge as little as $9 or $10 for an 8-kilometer ride.
The first couple of times Heather Chan hailed a Tesla through Uber, she “was quite excited, like, ‘Oh my God, this is such a cool car, with a big screen.’” The 34-year-old insurance agent estimates she’s taken 20 Uber rides in Tesla vehicles so far.
Chan said she’s always excited to show friends from out of town how accessible the luxury car is. “It’s a bit of a status thing,” she said. “Rather than standing on the street trying to grab a taxi, you have a private car picking you up.”
Uber, which initially made Tesla rides available only through Uber Black, began offering the Model S as rental cars after noticing the excitement from passengers.
“In 2016, Tesla was the third most popular car on the Uber platform in Hong Kong,” Kenneth She, general manager of Uber Hong Kong, told Fortune. “Riders in Hong Kong love getting around in a Tesla, and Uber is happy to make that easy and affordable.”
One Model S owner said that not having to worry about the fuel cost made it easy for him to work for Uber part-time.
“I do it for fun,” said the driver, who has another full-time job and called his shift “an excuse to get out of the house” after his kids go to bed at night. “I want to drive more but don’t want to pay that much. So I wanted an electric car.”
Tesla’s guarantee of lifetime free charging at its Superchargers—which the automaker is partially winding down—didn’t hurt either, Mark Webb-Johnson, chairman of Charged Hong Kong, an EV advocacy and drivers’ support group, told Fortune.
On the consumer side, several factors have been behind the rise of Tesla in Hong Kong, which Musk last year predicted would someday become “the leader of the world” in EV adoption. For one, there’s a lack of competition, says Kenneth Ng, president of the Hong Kong Automobile Association.