Tesla UK Price increase delayed until 15 January 2017

The 2017 Tesla price rise in the UK postponed until 15 January

Tesla has delayed the planned UK price rise of 5% due on 1 January 2017 by two weeks, citing ‘exceptionally high demand’ as the reason.

The Brexit referendum in the summer has seen the value of Sterling fall, and that means price increases for imported goods are inevitable. Which is why Tesla announced a 5% price increase in the UK taking effect on 1 January 2017.

But it seems UK buyers of Tesla’s Model S and Model X have been queueing up to beat the deadline, so Tesla – citing ‘exceptionally high demand’ – has given UK buyers another couple of weeks to get their deal arranged before the prices go up.

With prices starting at £58,895 for the entry-level Model S, buying before the 15 January will save £2,945, and jumping in to a fully loaded P100D at £110k is going to save you £5,500. Not to be sniffed at.

But there’s an added incentive to buy a Tesla now rather than after 15 January when the price goes up, because Tesla is also ending free use of its Supercharger network.

The cut-off point for free Supercharger use was also supposed to be cars bought before 1 January, but that too has been extended to 15 January.

For Model S and Model X cars bought after 15 January, owners will get 400kWh of free energy per year (about 1,000 miles worth) but will have to pay if they use more. Tesla has yet to say how much it is planning to charge.

So maybe, if you were planning on grabbing a Tesla Model S or Model X some time this year, it would be sensible to jump in now.