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There’s a few more photos of the yellow car at Salon Prive over on the Pistonheads forum including the grey interior. Not normally a fan of yellow cars, but it does suit the Cyberster. The top of the dash looks darker than the MG configurator, which was a concern for reflections. Speaking of...

I think the MG Cyberster is in a different price bracket to the Porsche Boxster. The current petrol Boxster starts at £55k and can easily hit £70k with the kind of options that other cars offer as standard (e.g. heated steering wheel £362 and keyless entry £546). Given that the entry level EV...

Tom Ford seems to quite like it Top Gear. Must admit I’m tempted after the model 3 performance turned out to be a big meh.

It does look like Tesla have upped the UK price as Topegear weren’t the only ones quoting £55k. Guess we won’t see it drop to that until they adjust prices like other countries. Given that they just announced a drop in revenue and profits for Q1, that might be quicker than you think. On the...

This definitely isn’t a new thing as I imported a Golf from the Netherlands back in 2001 and saved nearly £5k on the UK price and it wasn’t as if the Dutch dealership was losing money on the deal. I guess sales are holding up in the UK so there’s no incentive for Tesla to cut prices.

It might be slightly less as it’s $8,000 before sales tax, so dependant on what software sales tax applies. Still a lot better value than anyone outside the US is getting. Ultimately it’s just a discount to promote sales after weaker demand in the US rather than a reflection of the worth or...

Some details have been released by Tesla Model 3 performance

Most do but the Tesla roadster has been up there for more than 6 years and will probably never return (it’s next close pass is in 2091).

The current cost of e fuels is about $50 a litre which isn’t really a problem if you are a F1 team but a complete non-starter for consumers. It also takes about 20kWh of electricity to produce one litre of e fuel. If we tried to change all ice vehicles to e fuel we’d run qui out of electricity...

There’s been some software issues with the EX30 like it keeps on switching charging to 6 amps. Nothing that a software update can’t fix but I wouldn’t be in a rush to buy on at the moment. Also the Smart #1 and 3, which share the same underlying architecture as the EX30, do seem to have some...

There seems to be quite a few problems with the Volvo EX30 from key fob often not opening the car (I believe the XC40 has similar issues) to charging issues where home charging keeps reverting to 6 amps and preheating for rapid charging not working where charge is below 20%. There’s also reports...

Just been reading over at electrek Fisker have cut prices by between $14,000 and $24,000 on the Ocean. I don’t think I’d be a happy bunny if I’d bought one before they knocked about a third off the price.

Apparently the New York Stock Exchange is planning on de-listing Fisker which in turn will have ramifications on 2025 and 2026 convertible notes. The NYSE says Fisker will default on the 2025 note and be forced to repay the 2026 note. Given their cash position I can’t see Fisker surving this.

Does make me wonder if there was more to Porsche stopping sales of the current Macan in the EU than it not complying with new cybersecurity rules.

I wonder if they do cease whether you’d be able to get insurance as parts would be hard to come by. I do know Auto Express were saying recently that insurers were reluctant to insure Chinese cars over parts concerns. The BYD Seal was specifically mentioned as almost uninsurable due to lack of...