Tesla Updates for April 2017

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 a Tesla Model S 60.

This model S with 60 KWh battery pack was introduced last year to lower the entry price is being retired in April. Tesla say this is to simplify the ordering process. More likely this is a casualty of the pending Model 3, that will be the lower cost Tesla.
One neat advantage of the Model 60 is that you can upgrade the battery pack to 75 KWh via Software. This novel feature implies the Model 60 is just a Model 75 with 15 KWh removed by software implying the same cost to build a S 75 and a S 60.

Model 3 news

Later this year, Tesla will introduce Model 3 in North America – a smaller, simpler and more affordable version of the flagship: Model S. The UK version of the Model 3 are expected to commence no sooner than mid‑2018. So you may see a UK model 3 late summer 2018.

What a mess we are in

Government borrowing costs soar This week has not been a great week for the Government with a raft of pointless arguments about pointless public inquiries and Musk calling people names but much more importantly the Bond market has worked up to the sorry state of the UK economy. Government borrowing costs higher now than at

Bank of England Admits Carbon pricing is pushing up energy prices

The Telegraph reports: Net zero policies are sharply driving up energy costs, the Bank of England has admitted, as officials battle to bring living costs back under control. Sarah Breeden, the Bank’s deputy governor, said households and businesses were paying more for energy because of so-called carbon permits, which require power plants to pay for

UK avoids blackouts by skin of teeth

How Close Were We To Blackouts Yesterday? We received an Octopus energy alert for a Saving Session lunch time yesterday the 8th Jan. Hey Alastair, The first Saving Session of January is today between 5-6pm! Yesterday was cold with no wind and light snow over the UK. As Paul Homewood on his site summarises a post from Watt

Tesla UK Price December 2024

Tesla Model 3 pricing remain unchanged during December 2024, making 19 months of no increase to UK retail pricing. While the Model Y price increased by £2,000 to £46,990. Model 3 base price remains at £39,990 and Model Y increases to £46,990. Model 3 Performance now available to order from £59,990. This is great value