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 […]
Tesla RECALL Model S and Model X for faulty Touchscreens that ‘Weren’t built to last’
Tesla is recalling a large number of Model S and Model X built between 2012 and 2018 to repair faulty touchscreens. There’s a lot to praise about Tesla’s cars, not least their performance and powertrain expertise, but one thing they’re not noted for is build quality. But it seems it’s not just bad panel gaps […]
New Tesla Model S Plaid+ delivers 1,100bhp and 0-60mph in 1.99s to trump the Porsche Taycan
The Tesla Model S has received an update with cosmetic tweaks, new interior and Plaid and Plaid+ models with up to 1,100bhp. Although Tesla has incrementally improved the Model S (and Model X) since launch, we now get a proper major update – although exterior cosmetic differences are small – with a new interior and […]
Tesla Model S CONVERTIBLE from Ares Design looks a convincing drop-top
Dany Bahar’s Ares Design reveals a Tesla Model S Convertible built as a one-off for a client with two doors and an OEM look. Dany Bahar may have made a bit of a pigs ear of things when he was at the helm of Lotus, with grandiose plans which came to nothing and ended in […]
The LAST original Tesla Roadster up for sale – for £1.2 million
The very last of the original Tesla Roadsters – the electric ‘Lotus’ – is up for sale, with the seller asking a not inconsiderable £1.2 million for a piece of Tesla history. The original Tesla Roadster – an electrified Lotus – didn’t have the easiest of rides, especially from Top Gear, but whatever you may […]