Tesla expand their European footprint with first UK store Received an invite to the opening of Tesla shop in Westfields Shopping Center in London. With RHD models expected soon Tesla is ramping up UK sales and distribution with the opening of a store in London’s largest and only real shopping mall. They celebrated the opening […]
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Tesla UK test drive day The UK is one of the last major markets to get the Tesla. I guess it’s because it must be a pain and an engineering cost to switch the car to Right Hand Drive. The UK is a large car market and currently the only European market showing any signs
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Tesla Model s Test Drive The Model S is currently scheduled for UK delivery in Spring 2014. The UK is right hand drive, unlike the rest of the world, or at least most of the rest of the motoring world. The design chaps at Tesla have to produce RHD models for us Brits, the Japanese
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Europe has sluggish car sales – apart from the UK most market are hurting So when we learn that the BMW i3 is selling well in Europe that’s big news. According to Automotive News, the German automaker has over 8,000 reservations for the i3 and is considering a production boost above that of the 10,000
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National Plug in day was a large event in some part of the world – especially the US. It was pretty much ignored in th UK. While in California Governor Jerry Brown marked National Plug-In Day by signing six bills to promote electric cars. The new laws created by these bills will enact or extend a variety of
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Rick Woodbury CEO of Commuter Cars shared with us a report that is currently being distributed to members of the EC. The report details the growing congestion in Cities around the globe and especially in Europe. The Tango car from Commuter Cars of Spokane Washington fits two to a lane providing a unique solution to
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Introducing the GREYP from Rimac Most of the electric bikes we have seen and used have been on the basic or limited assist side of the spectrum. That all changed yesterday. That all changed when we discovered the greyp. – The world’s most advanced electric bicycle, or so they claim. And they are most likely
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Independent testing by the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has awarded the Tesla Model S a 5-star safety rating, not just overall, but in every subcategory without exception. Approximately one percent of all cars tested by the federal government achieve 5 stars across the board. NHTSA does not publish a star rating
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Report from the Nordic papers showing the very first Model S in Europe in a customer’s hands.: A Mr Frederic Hauge, Norwegian environmental activist.
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Ships over 5,000 cars. Tesla reported net income increased by 70% Q on Q to $26M with an operating profit of 20 cents a share, including 15 cents related to a leasing program. Even without that provision, results exceeded the average of 10 analysts’ estimates for a 20-cent loss, according data compiled by Bloomberg. On
