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 […]
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 […]