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 […]
New Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin WON’T build batteries – is Tesla heading to the UK for battery production?
Tesla won’t be making electric car batteries at its new Gigafactory in Berlin, perhaps meaning the plan is to have a battery Gigafactory in the UK. Despite a chunk of local objections, and the Covid-19 lockdown, Tesla is making progress with the construction of its first Gigafactory in Berlin. But despite making progress at the […]
UK Government “Searching for Tesla Gigafactory site in the UK” – is Tesla heading for the UK?
An industry report claims the UK Government’s Department for International Trade is searching for a UK site for a new Tesla Gigafactory. All the UK car news in recent months has, unsurprisingly, been pretty negative, with production virtually at zero and even apparently successful companies like McLaren cutting jobs and trying to raise finance as […]
Tesla plans to be an electricity SUPPLIER in the UK
Tesla has applied to the UK’s Gas and Electricity Markets Authority for a license to sell electricity, although beyond that there are no details of Tesla’s plans yet. Is Tesla a car maker that just happens to build batteries and electricity ‘farms’, or is it an electricity provider with a sideline in car making? That […]
Tesla Model S will now do 0-60mph in 2.3 seconds, and the Model X in 2.6, thanks to new OTA update
The latest Tesla over-the-air update sees performance and thermal efficiency improvements lowering 0-60 times for the Model S and Model X. We’ve become used to over-the-air updates (OTA) arriving at regular intervals for our phones, improving performance (hopefully, although not always) and security, and making them more efficient. As cars become more like computers on […]
Tesla has just built its MILLIONTH car – a red Tesla Model Y
After twelve years of building electric cars, Tesla has just built its millionth car, a red Tesla Model Y, as production grows rapidly. Who’d have thought, when Tesla launched the Roadster 12 years ago – based on a Lotus – that it would grow in to the world’s most ‘valuable’ car maker in a little […]
Tesla Model 3 WINS 2020 UK Car of the Year – the second EV win in a row
The electric Tesla Model 3 has been declared the UK Car of the Year for 2020, the second electric car to win in a row following the Jaguar I-Pace in 2019. We recently reported the category winners for the 2020 UK Car of the Year Award, and it was an eclectic mix of everything from […]
Tesla Model Y PRODUCTION starts with first deliveries in the spring – but not for the UK
The Tesla Model Y – Tesla’s more compact electric SUV – goes in to production earlier than expected with first deliveries in the US this spring. Elon Musk’s Tesla has survived on a wing and a prayer – and incredibly loyal fans – so far, despite huge amounts of cash swallowed, promises which never materialise […]
Tesla Model 3 set to overtake Nissan LEAF as the best-selling electric car of all time
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 […]