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Wow this thread is getting heated. The Tesla supplier letter published by Electrek makes for an interesting read once you get past all the Electrek opinion blah blah. Basically Tesla ie Elon, not happy with team, removed team, building new team. Is it brutal - Yes Do I feel for the majority of...

Would be curious to know what process you followed. I used to find that my headlights used to get out of alignment after software updates. The fix was to make sure that car was parked on level ground (I checked with a spirit level) and let them autocalibrate. Mines a 2019 though, no matrix...

Well there was me saying wait until we get all the facts and let's catch-up in 12 months. So he really did fire the entire supercharger team in US as an example to other execs that he meant it about the 10% workforce reductions. So currently no contractor, utility company and most importantly...

New Model 3 performance maybe 😁

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It would be rude not to. Somebody has to provide an alternative view from time to time. See it as a form of community service

Ah well it was an entertaining thread regardless 🙂

Don't forget to get yourself a subscription to the 'a better route planner' app (based on my neighbours experience anyway)

Already doing. I'm meditating to the sounds of the rain forest, descending to my Zen place where all I have is happy and positive thoughts 😁

Well until you know to what extent the supercharger team was gutted, where (was it primary USA ?) and why the whole conversation is pointless. If for example it's primarily the US team who had: a) managed to move the entire North American auto industry to using NACS ie Tesla connector b) opened...

Look at the title of the thread. Feel free to start a 'Elon is a W@nker' thread. It's obviously needed 😁

Rage Thread 🤣 Let it all out folks, you'll feel so much better for it in the end. Positively cathartic, even if I do say so myself. Now what was this thread about originally ? Ah yes the collapse of the supercharger network. That would be a shame as it's one of the key reasons I purchased...

Your statement was 'I won't but another Tesla with Musk at the Helm'. No mention of the fact you think the car is *sugar*. With regards Elon's politics a) I'm not American and b) the US political system is so broken/polarised I just let them get on with it How he treats his employees. I've had...

That would require a chill pill and patience

Don't get it, why would you base your purchasing decision on anything other than which product is the one that is the best ie is closest to meeting whatever criteria you have defined. I'm not buying a Tesla cos I don't like the CEO. Apologies maybe it's just me but It strikes me as 'cutting...

Patience. Apparently in two weeks. The whole FSD thing has been interesting. Seems to have involved a lots of 2 steps forward and 1 back iterations. Get impression V12 is getting there, finally. Hell even Fred from Electrek seems to be a little positive on the matter. I tried the enhanced...

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Can you prove the opposite. As a Tesla investor I have spent the last few years filtering through so much garbage and FUD it gets quiet tiring (Reuters, Electrek being prime examples). Lots of news outlets taking a fact (if we are lucky) and drawing their own generally gloom and doom...

The supercharger network will continue to grow at an appropriate rate.

Ah well there goes my Model 3 performance purchase. Can't in right mind do it knowing some of our European cousins are paying £10K less for the new model 3 performance ☹️ (roughly same VAT & import tax rates)

75bhp fiat panda diesel that weighed 800kg's and was a hoot, followed by mercedes E-Class diesel when the panda disintegrated (we buy any car paid me £50 for it😁). 2019 Tesla model 3 piqued my interest, coupled with numerous benefits buying the car though a company, meant hello EV world and...

As an outside observer ie not American. It would appear that politics has got so polarised in the USA that they both sides automatically need to take opposing positions on absolutely everything to the degree that it's nigh on impossible to get anything done. Throw in the politised news outlets &...

Makes you wonder why the Germans are paying approx. £10K less despite paying 19% VAT and 10% import duty. Would love to upgrade my 2019 M3LR but this degree of price gouging is unacceptable. Looks like I'll be keeping my M3LR a little while longer

Too much ?😁

Not when the half that loves you is petrol sniffing, coal rolling, gun toting redneck's who think EV's are a socialist plot 🤣

Missed that I was looking at the model 3. If it helps German finance rate for Model Y is 0.00%. So yes we pay both more for the car and more for the finance

Yes the whole 'drive on the left' basically lets them lock the whole UK market down. When I lived in Germany there was quite a lot of cross border auto trade when pricing anomalies occured

So Tesla have decided to make their cars more affordable around the planet. Except for us idiots in the UK. Who are currently paying nearly £5K more for an entry model 3 than they do in Germany. Oh and the cherry on top is higher finance interest rates. I love the cars, but this 'take...

Same here. Thankfully in process of disconnecting my gas so saving that standard charge more than covers the increase in the electricity. Shame they didn't drop overnight rate down to 5p. I still have fond memories of those days 😁

I had the same conundrum for my battery only install. Went GivEnergy in end due to: Pricing: This has changed the 2 devices should be at parity cost wise but some installers are not passing on the price drops. Battery chemistry: Not a fan of NMC (PW2) in the household storage scenario feel...

Still waiting forine to be installed but as part of the initial survey they calculated the heat needed to keep the house at 21C, which is dependent on the fabric of the house ie insulation etc. In my case estimated annual electricity usage for heating and hot water was 5500 kWh Just installed...

I'm guessing over £6 per kWh was a typo. There have always been regional differences which from what I remember was due to sourcing of power from different providers in different parts of country (I could be wrong though). Also curious I am guessing your an EV owner and I'm surprised your not...

I've got British Gas installing an ASHP in November (Oxymoron I know) and they have just informed me my end price is dropping £2.5K due to the subsidy change. Yes I tried going with Octopus but lost the will with noisy kit needing planning permission and total inflexibility on using quieter...

Sigh I've got a battery only setup and no MCS (installer only does MCS Certificates for Solar). Getting outgoing rate is going to be a challenge even with the DNO approval

About same including VAT. Problem I had is I could see Tesla had dropped PW prices (£5,800 for PW & Gateway excl VAT, delivery and installation)but installers where still trying to charge me about £9k-10k and telling me I could get a £350 rebate. So between that and the Givenergy LFP and larger...

Apparently Octopus will be offering the GivEnergy all in one 'soon', which is a cheaper powerwall 2 alternative (mine is being installed as I write this though not via Octopus as could not be arsed waiting). Main advantage it has over PW2 is LFP and not NMC batteries which are 'safer' and 6 kW...

Octopus seem to have a GivEnergy love affair going on and with Tesla entering the UK energy market I can see Octopus preferring a powerwall alternative to counter Tesla tempting all powerwall customers over with various VPP offers

Dual motor

East/West with west shaded

Interesting. Over last 4 years 80k miles have had various bits replaced either under warranty or paid for by me. My rear has just started creaking (low speed) but the estimated bill is £85 which sounds like a lube job. But won't be suprised if on day get the 'ah discovered xcx' conversation...

In last 4 years have tried e-primacy - reasonably priced, did seem to give a slightly longer range, handling a little woolly and they will let you know in no uncertain terms when tire tread is getting low or in my case nearly did a pirouette on a roundabout despite still being legal (just)...

For me it was the £4K annual gas/electric cost that got me started on this. So summer spent getting cavity fill, heatpump (incoming) and battery. Battery acting as insurance in case heatpump efficiency does not meet expectations (I'd rather have a system using too much off peak than peak...

Whoops 7 years. Kept telling my darling wife 5 years and it's stuck in my head. @browellm Good point about the Inverter losses. For simplicity's sake I had not factored them in. Think it's going to be interesting optimising this thing over the next few months, which based on the info...

At least 75p and battery has 12 warranty (unclear if unlimited cycles) 😁. And as far as spirit of the scheme is concerned - meh. And before you loose it about me being a selfish tw@t I was making an observation in my post. The savings achieved off setting my peak rate usage alone result in...

About to get a 13.5kWh GivEnergy all in one battery. If I understand this correctly as an Intelligent Octopus customer in the 6 hour cheap rate period I could charge the battery at 7.5p per kWh, discharge back to grid and receive 15p per kWh, then charge battery again. Outcome free electricity...

Curious as to how your getting on with GivEnergy battery (I keep hearing mixed reports on them), as have 13.5kWh GivEnergy all in one AC coupled battery being installed in about a week's time (no solar)

Apparently crash absorption rails can be cut off & replaced with a bolted part for collision repair. If the damage is more extensive than that then odds are the car would be a write-off regardless of the construction method. Apparently their is a feedback loop between Tesla insurance and the...

Happy to concede BM3 3 Series is quieter than the current model 3. But point still stands how do you know it's significantly quieter than the new one ? Reason I mention it is, according to Tesla, a lot of improvements have been made in this area (and it needed it).

Don't quite know where you are going with this ? the BMW is quieter and 30kg lighter than the new Model 3 ? How do you know it's quieter I'm not aware that anybody has whipped out their decibel meter on the new model 3, which apparently has improved acoustic performance. Apologies if I am just...

And there I was hoping for a model 3 plaid. Sigh !!!!