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Dual chargers wont help at home in *most* (not all) cases... Chargemaster home chargers (top model, there is a lower one) are rated at 7kW... a single Model S charger is capable of 11kW... dual is 22kW... If you have 'unusual' home power options (3 phase or multi 100Amp feeds) then you may...

I guess we will never know... but the story goes it's all to do with UK domestic chargers... there is a government scheme that allows us to have 7Kw chargers fitted at home for £95.. but apparently just before launch there was a panic when testing showed that a single charger Model S would not...

Oh Umar... forgot to say... it's quite commonly known that a lot of UK cars got delivered with dual chargers physically fitted and enabled... Subsequently some of those who didn't order/pay for them have had them disabled remotely... (and not happy about it in some cases).. If Tesla do this...

Sounds like you do... single charger 11Kw... dual chargers 22Kw... I have dual chargers... at Ecotricity 43Kw AC chargers you get 65 Miles per hour of charging.... (which I also get at my office... which is a 3 phase 30A charging point).. 85Kw battery / 22kw dual chargers = 3.8 .... 3.8 times...

There are quite a few threads about this on the official UK forum and Facebook group.. A number of people who had 'free' dual chargers have now had them disabled remotely.. At least one owner who paid for dual chargers mistakenly had the second disabled and had quite a job getting it...

Hi Andrewas, So far I believe we have all been receiving a single Type 2 Mennekes cable with our Model S's in the UK. Most have been given 7.5m cables, I believe a few have requested shorter. (In the UK a government scheme means most EV homes have a Type 2 connector installed at home for...

We are hoping to turn up in our i3 as well.... and our Model S arrives in late July... :) Should be a fun evening!

Hi Kevin, I must be missing something, but I cannot see details on the link. What time is the event? Presumably at the Cheese and Grain? (can see all kind of events on their site, just not this one!) Any info much appreciated. Many thanks Mark

Annoyingly this is coming.... (I like the near silence)... However the European Commission has already mandated it within the next 5 years.... and other countries are following it seems... So I'm quite sure most if not all manufacturers have plans already taken care of...

Annoyingly we have plans for the 7th... would have been nice! All down to location and times now.... any chance the launch will be in Bristol? ;)

Anyone else had the teaser email about UK launch event on Sat 7th June? No details yet... the 'Save the Date' email arrived a couple of hours ago...

I am guessing you lucky individuals have VIN numbers that start with 3? (well the last 5 digits, you know what I mean!) I am told end of July for delivery... mine starts 42...

My wife's i3 is due to arrive a month or two before my Model S here in the UK. It is not fair to compare the cars, they are designed for very different purposes. I think the average commute here in the UK is something like 25 miles a day, my wife does 32 miles a day (16 each way) M-F and that's...

Not heard anything on first UK delivery yet... I confirmed my order in early Feb... have my dashboard login working now 'sourcing parts'... Spoke to Sales specialist yesterday who had access to more info and he thought it would be delivered in early August... so 4 months wait... Very...

I guess history will be the judge of whether the i3 is ultimately a 'good car'... what I can tell you is that here in Europe at least... for those willing to consider it... it has a place... My wife drives 16 miles to work... 16 miles home... which means even driving the i3 BEV in a 'sporty'...