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I am with Iresa. They are cheaper, I am on an Eco7 tariff Elecrtric only (10.92p per kw and 7.72p per kw). I have had no problem with they in the 1 year and 3 months that I have been with them but who knows if they are better.I live in South Wales where rates may be different.

This is starting to happen in the UK and Europe. Welcome to Shell Recharge Shell are an Anglo Dutch (Headquarters in UK and Holland). They are starting before the end of 2017 with some petrol (Gas to you in USA) stations with charging points. The artical says that they wil be charging 25p per...

According to the Teslsmotors site the service centre is coming soon. Cribbs causeway site is only sales and is about 5 miles away from centre of Bristol.

Elon was interviewed by the BBC recently and he said "would go into production at the end of 2017".

BMW showing mirrorless i8 at CES. BMW i8 Mirrorless concept unveiled at CES How long ago did Tesla have Model X shown on their website with camera's only?

The link below is for an item on MSN to announce record cr sales in United Kingdom in 2015. The main picture is of 2 Model S's although Tesla is not mentioned in the article. Car sales set to hit an all-time record

In the UK, DRL is ONLY front lights. I asked about this a few years ago on a new Peuguot I had purchased as to why the rear tail lighrs were not lite at the same time and was told it was only the fronts. Wikipedia has the following write up A daytime running lamp (DRL, also daytime running...

The VED will go into the Road fund from 2020/21 (ie at the time of the next election

There are 2 open superchargers near Exeter and the Supercharger map for 2015 shows one Bodmin area Supercharger | Tesla Motors Europe and 2015

The figures I quoted were when prices were high and subsidy was high. As far as I am aware the payback time is about the same for the high price/subsidy model and the low price/subsidy model. The difference is that the higher model lasts for 25 years and the lower model is over 20 years.

I have 3.8kw solar near Swansea which I installed in 2010. It looks as though payback will be in about 9.5 years just taking the subsidy into account. It is about 8.5 years if I include the saving on imported electricity. I recently bought a Leaf (to long to wait for Model 3) to use some of the...

There is another thread just started Kentucky has something in the works which seems to think that there is a supercharger planned for London KY.

DJ, why do you think that means something is going to happen. Could it not be that a developer built into the website the fact that if modelx is detected in url then direct to model x 'home page'?

The BBC news has just reported that the ship carried Jaguar and Land Rovers as well as heavy equipment (JCB's etc). NO TELSA's

Item on Worldcarfans.com Mercedes reportedly working on a bespoke EV architecture Mercedes reportedly working on a bespoke EV architecture The first Ecoluxe-based model is slated to arrive in late 2019 or early 2020 and it could be a crossover coupe that measures approximately five meters...

Worldcarfans web site has a report that 'Porsche has announced they are not working on a model to compete head to head with Tesla's Model S' Talking to Autocar, Hatz said "until the technology offers a solution to those problems [short range, long charging times], we will not be looking at...

Tesla are showing it on there website Darts Farm Dart Farm Village Exeter EX3 0QH. Couple of miles off M5 down A376 to Exmouth.

I saw this comment a couple of days ago:- Former European Parliament president Pat Cox is estimating Toyota will lose between €50,000 and €100,000 for each fuel cell vehicle they will sell.

Tesla Motors and SS Customs have applied a custom wrap on a Model S as a method to celebrate this year's Veterans Day. Tesla celebrates Veterans Day with army camo wrapped Model S

I had a test drive in March in London. All you need is your UK driving license.

This article says it may be October (or November) Tesla Motors Inc Set To Sell 50,000th Model S This Month

Report on Worldcarfans website of a new electric supercar. Tecnicar Lavinia should become Italy's first electric supercar The vehicle is reportedly powered by an electric motor with 800 HP (588 kW) that ensures the 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) sprint is done in 3.5 seconds. The maximum speed is...

Fog lights now seem to be included in the Tech package rather than a £400 extra.

It appears that you have to go to Tesla Motors Club - Enthusiasts & Owners Forum (www.teslamotorsclub.com), typing in the full url with the http://www. this now works for me.

I have a problem since the maintenance action. I now have to log on every time (which I did not before). The remember me 'button' does not seem to work. I get an illegal url message.

It was reported UK Deliveries - Page 5 #49 that about 200 had been delivered in the UK by end of July. I have tried to get detailed figures for the by month but nothing so far.

Autoexpress had an article about using the Superchargers to drive from London to Birmingham and back. The article included the map below of current and future superchargers in UK and Ireland. It is similar to the 2015 map on the Tesla website. We drive the Tesla Supercharger superhighway | Auto...

Autoexpress in the UK have produced a report about driving from London to Birmingham and back using the Tesla Superchargers. It said that they drove 234 miles in 5 hours using the supercharger network, 2 years ago they did the trip in a Nissan leaf and it took 15 hours. We drive the Tesla...

The interview below with Elon Musk is from Norway in English. At one point they ask him about Model X deliveries to Norway. His answer is "in about 12 months time". It says the interview was made this morning so it there any way to work back to work out when 1st deliveries in the US will take...

Worldcarfan website is saying that Cadillac ELR future in doubt, could be discontinuedhttp://www.worldcarfans.com/114082580108/cadillac-elr-future-in-doubt-could-be-discontinued Cadillac currently has 1,400 unsold units and through July this year they only delivered 578 cars.

I have seen comments about the car being wide, I drive a Peugeot 5008 MPV and the Model S is 3 inches wider (1.5 inch each side). I live in the country and do not have any problems with the width of my car. If they could get camera's approved in place of the external mirrors then that could...

I have tried to find out. The figures for the UK for July have Tesla lumped in under "Others". I contacted the SMMT (the Motor Traders group in the UK) to see if they can tell me if there is any way to get an exact figure but no response.

Red Sage - should your Probable production be January 2017?

Direct injection has been around since 1996 in cars (actually Ford did something in the 1970's I think). You did not mention that many European and Japanese manufacturers now have 3 cyclinder engines - mostly to improve fuel consumption to meet new regulations. Not really huge advances.

Dealers in US charging $100,000 over price. BMW i8 facing $100,000 markups at dealerships - report BMW i8 facing $100,000 markups at dealerships - report

Say my 1st on the road last Saturday. Past me on the M4 going east near Leigh Delamar services near Bath. I pulled into the services and the same car was just pulling up at the Ecotricity charger. PS - I live west of Swansea and the nearest the nearest S or X I can see on the world reservation...

GM have trademarked the name "Chevrolet Bolt". Details about the future model are not available at this point but it must have something to do with the next generation Volt taking into account the obvious moniker similarities. General Motors trademarks 'Chevrolet Bolt' nameplate

It seems so easy. So how come there are very few SuC going live in the US this summer?

From Tesla website:- Owners may use the valet service at the main entrance from Portman Square or ask the parking attendant at the car park entrance to manage their Supercharging. The hotel staff are capable of providing this service free of charge

Worldcarfans also covers this Saleen Foursixteen headed to Pebble Beach, is based on the Tesla Model S They call it the Foursixteen. The company is keeping details a closely guarded secret but they confirmed we can expect to see a "comprehensive list of aerodynamic, performance and...

The answer to your question is on the Tesla website for the Birmingham SuC:- To enter, you will need to ask the valet for permission to enter the VIP car park (1 hour free) and Supercharge.

The Top Gear magazine has an article about a car called Icon Helios. The owner of the company a Jonathan Ward said:- "The Icon Helios, then, was revealed to an audience in Oregon, where Ward was presenting his future. "I've finally networked my brains with Elon Musk," he says, indicating that...

In the Q2 shareholders letter released today is the comment 'We anticipate having operational Alpha prototyped ready by next week in order to confirm design intent and Beta prototypes to be ready later this year.'

Have you seen the one below as part of Tesla Model III to challenge BMW 3 Series - pictures | 2 | Auto Express

MSN UK has an article about the worlds fastest electric cars. The fastest 4 are all hybrids (Porsche 918, Porsche Panamera, BMW i8, Volvo V60 plugin). The fastest true electric car is of course the Model S. The guy who started Paypal has now switched to making beautiful electric cars and the...

A study issued by BP says the world's oil resources will end in 53.3 years based on the current extraction rate (this is 1.1% higher than last year). It does not say if this is based on current usage rate but I would assume so. :wink: Oil resources to end in 53.3 years according to BP

It does not have the KS ones either (even as coming dots) which went on line in mid June

I agree with you roblab wait and see what actually happens.

The article below was available on the net this morning. It says that Chris Porritt, the company’s vice-president of engineering a Brit who left Aston Martin last year to join Tesla, told Autocar that the price of batteries was the key calculation when engineering the model, which is expected...

The article below contains info on the Gen 3 (to be priced at Audi A4/BMW 3 series/Merc C-class level), 20% small that Model S, will not use all aluminium for chassis etc. Some errors in article as well so not sure how good info is. Tesla promises realistic pricing for new BMW 3-series rival |...