The latest round of Euro NCAP crash test results sees the Tesla Model Y shine, with five-star awards for the Genesis GV60 and two Great Wall models too. Tesla may be facing growing competition in the EV market, but although mainstream makers’ EV efforts promise more involvement and better build quality, Tesla continues to shine […]
Tesla Model Y gets CHEAPER in the UK – but you do lose a motor
A new entry-level model for the Tesla Model Y electric SUV goes on sale in the UK, offering a RWD single motor Model Y from £51,990. If you’re in the market for an electric, compact-ish, electric family SUV, you may well have been looking at the Tesla Model Y. But it isn’t cheap (what EVs […]
Part of Tesla’s UK Supercharger network now OPEN to non-Tesla EVs
Tesla has expanded its pilot scheme opening Supercharger access to non-Tesla EVs to 15 sites in the UK, with prices around £0.60 kWh. If you’re going down the EV route, the best place to charge your car is at home, even with the massive increases in electricity prices making EV motoring costs not quite the […]
Tesla delivered 936,172 electric cars in 2021 – up almost 90% on 2020
Tesla delivered a record-breaking 936,172 electric cars in 2021, up by 87 per cent on 2021, the vast majority the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y. Volkswagen may be on a mission to be the world’s most prolific maker of electric cars, but it’s got a way to go to challenge Tesla as the US […]
Tesla gets order for 100,000 Model 3 from Hertz – and tops European sales
Tesla has received an order for 100,000 Model 3 EVs from Hertz – said to be worth £3 billion – and tops the sales charts in Europe in September. The Covid pandemic has turned the world upside down in the last eighteen months, with one of the big winners Tesla as it continues to roll […]
Tesla Model Y FINALLY goes on sale in the UK
The Tesla Model Y – Tesla’s SUV take on the Model 3 – finally goes on sale in the UK as a Long Range or Performance model. The Tesla Model Y has looked set to be a bigger deal for Tesla than the Model 3, with its on the Zeitgeist SUV body and much of […]
New Tesla Roadster – and the Tesla Lorry – will now go in to production in 2023
The Tesla Roadster, and the Tesla Lorry, will now start proper production in 2023, says Elon Musk, citing supply issues and Covid. It’s actually four years since Tesla revealed a new Roadster to finally replace the original Tesla Roadster, which started the whole EV juggernaut Tesla has become, and declared it would arrive in 2020. […]
Tesla Model S Plaid OFFICIALLY arrives with 1,020bhp
The Tesla Model S Plaid officially arrives as Tesla delivers a Model S with 1,020bhp, three motors, and sub-2-second 0-60mph. It’s just a few days ago that Elon Musk announced there won’t be a Tesla Model S Plaid+ as the regular Model S Plaid was just so good. Now it’s here, it’s hard to argue […]
Tesla Model S Plaid+ CANCELLED – because the regular Plaid is ‘Just so Good’
The Tesla Model S Plaid+ – the ultimate Model S – has been cancelled says Elon Musk because the ‘regular Plaid is just so good’. We’re rather used to Elon Musk declaring new product that will move Tesla even further away from the efforts of more traditional car makers to compete. And such is the […]
Apparently, the Tesla Model S is the world’s MOST desirable luxury car
According to a new survey, the electric Tesla Model S is the world’s most desirable luxury car, beating Rolls-Royce and Bentley. What is a luxury car? Is it the cream on the top of mainstream cars – like Bentley and Rolls-Royce – or does it float down to cars like the Mercedes S Class and […]