It has been just over one week since the Tesla Model 3s were delivered to the first 30 customers. This is what we have learnt from the launch, press comments and Tesla’s Q2 earning call. Safe: Safety is key: The pitch last week started with a comparison with Volvo who are judged to make super […]
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Tesla News for April The big news is that the latest version of Autopilot is now in your car. Yes version 8.1 has been released and includes: High-speed Autosteer up to 80mph Lane Departure Warning Summon your car remotely Parallel Autopark Auto Lane Change Model s 60 retiring Only a couple of weeks remain if you want to order
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Good old honest John has once again shown how bad many of the stated MPG claims are. Drivers are facing a new cost-of-motoring crisis, with the new VED (road tax) system and misleading fuel economy figures adding more than £1000 to the long-term running costs of Britain’s best-selling cars, according to new research from HonestJohn.co.uk.
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Last week Tesla released plans to raise an additional $1.15 billion from a stock and notes sale. CEO Elon Musk plans to purchase 96,900 shares of common stock, which is worth approximately $25 million at the public offering price. The company says the cash infusion will be used in part to “ strengthen its balance sheet and further
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November Europe Electric Car Sales — Shock as BMW i3 #1 The European EV market had more than 18,500 registrations last month, 5% down over the same month last year. This sales slip has to do with the incentives-derived sales rush in the last quarter of 2015 in some major EV markets, so expect this
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A report from Carbon Brief shows that the UK generated more electricity from wind than from coal during 2016. The milestone is a first for the UK and reflects a collapse in coal generation, which contributed just 9.2% of UK electricity last year, compared to 11.5% from wind. The coal decline saw its output fall to the lowest level
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Production of 2170 cells for qualification started in December and now production begins on cells that will be used in Tesla’s Powerwall 2 and Powerpack 2 energy products. Model 3 cell production will follow in Q2 and by 2018, the Gigafactory will produce 35 GWh/year of lithium-ion battery cells, nearly as much as the rest of
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Interesting report from Bloomberg that predicts the end of the increasing demand for fossil fuels let by a change in the fuels used to generate electricity. The way we get electricity is about to change dramatically, as the era of ever-expanding demand for fossil fuels comes to an end—in less than a decade. That’s according to a new
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It’s getting grim in the city of lights as Paris clamps down on traffic in a bid to curtail pollution. The city restricted traffic in the for a second day after a “lid of pollution” sealed the capital, causing concern over public health. Photographs showed a grey veil of dirty air trapped over the city, masking
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The wide spread introduction of so called Smart Meters across the UK is set to cost consumers £11bn. We say for no or little benefit. As we have said before these devices are not smart, not easy to use and are linked to a single supplier. How could they be more stupid? More studies show
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