The Tesla Model 3 is set to overtake the Nissan LEAF as the best selling electric car of all time this quarter and likely to hit 500,000 sales too. The best-selling electric car of all time is the Nissan LEAF. That’s been the case almost since the LEAF first went on sale in 2010. But […]
Tesla to build 500,000 Electric Cars a YEAR at new Berlin Plant
The new Tesla Plant in Berlin, planned to open in 2021, will produce 500,000 electric cars a year according to a report from Germany’s Bild. Last month, Elon Musk announced that Tesla is to build a new Plant in Germany as the centre of its European operations, as well as an engineering and design centre […]
Electric Volvo XC40 Recharge owes its range to TESLA
The new electric Volvo XC40 Recharge owes its range to TESLA, as the Model 3’s arrival convinced Volvo they needed to opt for a larger battery pack for the XC40. Logically, battery packs in electric cars should only need to be large enough to deliver the average daily driving range – plus a bit of […]
Tesla Model X and Porsche Taycan score five ‘ELECTRIC’ Euro NCAP stars
In the latest round of Euro NCAP testing, two high-profile and high-cost electric cars – the Tesla Model X and Porsche Taycan – secured five impressive stars. Are electric cars safe? Yes, of course they are, even if ‘electric cars are dangerous‘ is one of the top ten myths commonly cited when drivers are asked […]
Tesla Cybertruck – Tesla’s new electric Pick-up – has 146,000 ‘Orders’ already
The Tesla Cybertruck, an electric Pick-up revealed a few days ago, has already garnered 146,000 ‘orders’, most for the most powerful versions. The reveal of the Tesla Cybertruck in Los Angeles a few days ago saw Tesla reveal a pick-up like no other, with futuristic wedge styling, stainless steel bodywork, shatterproof glass (although the glass […]
New Tesla Cybertruck Pick-up – it’s completely BONKERS
The new Tesla Cybertruck Pick-up is revealed at an event in Los Angeles, with radical wedge-shaped design and stunning supercar performance. Elon Musk does like to surprise, and he had promised the new Tesla Pick-up – the Tesla Cybertruck – would look like nothing else when it arrived. And, this time, Musk wasn’t exaggerating. Revealed […]
‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ says Tesla – new European Tesla Factory to be built in Berlin
Elon Musk has revealed that Tesla will build its first European Factory in Berlin, as well as an engineering and design centre, bringing Tesla to the heart of European ‘Premium’ cars. There was a hint that Tesla would build a factory and design centre in the UK a couple of years ago. But Brexit uncertainty […]
Tesla Pick-up to be revealed on 21 November 2019
Tesla will reveal their electric Pick-up truck on 21 November says Elon Musk, promising a pick-up as capable as the F-150 and prices starting around £40k. We’ve been expecting a pick-up truck from Tesla for some time, with Tesla even giving us a bit of a glimpse back in 2017 at the reveal of the […]
Porsche Taycan would cost the SAME as the Tesla Model S – if not for Musk’s shenanigans
The new range-topping Porsche Taycan Turbo S costs a whopping £138,826 – almost £50k more than the Tesla Model S. But only because of Musk’s games. The Teslerati have been out in force since Porsche revealed the Porsche Taycan earlier this week, declaring it to be massively overpriced and stupidly-named. We can see their point, but […]
Tesla Model 3 does 1,697 miles on public roads in 24 hours
With rapid charge stations for EVs starting to proliferate across Europe, a Youtuber has managed to do 1,697 miles on public roads in just 24 hours. Apart from the up-front costs of buying an electric car, the biggest turn-off for potential Ev adopters is range anxiety. In a sense that’s a bit daft, as even […]