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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Thanks to AutoCAR for playing with and penning a decent review, for once. They enjoy the Tesla S and an Aston Martin Rapide S as a comparison. It’s primarily a Model S review. In summary, the reviewer is blown away (his words) and concludes that the Aston seems ‘really, really old fashioned’ in comparison. And,
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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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Interesting video care of Wired. Tesla can’t ask the dealer to handle the usual pre-delivery inspection as they don’t have dealers. So they do it themselves at the factory. This makes total sense. Once the car leaves a production facility fixing a problem is time-consuming and expensive if it has to be returned to the
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
Want to see inside a Tesla factory? Great video from Wired on how Tesla build the Model S. Tesla are ramping production numbers as demand grows with the release in Europe during the summer. Tesla have also stated that the time to build a car has fallen. Take a look at this video and you
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Tesla show how a Model S in gone in 90 seconds See how you can change a battery pack in less time that it takes to fill an Audi with petrol. Full Charge in 90 Seconds Model S is designed to allow a fast battery swap, exchanging your battery for a fully charged battery
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