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I thought I would start a new thread for 2024 on European bound ships carrying Teslas. The first logical question is why on earth would anyone on a Tesla forum be interested in shipping? The answer is because once you have ordered your revolutionary expensive new car you enter the Tesla...

Model Y tops the June New Car Sales Table.

Oh dear. Mercedes-Benz is launching its own electric car charging network It looks like the IONITY partners are falling out, at least it looks that way, as Mercedes have announced that they are going to establish their own charging network. Of course they will continue to support IONITY -...

I thought I would start a new thread for 2023 on European bound ships carrying Teslas. The first logical question is why on earth would anyone on a Tesla forum be interested in shipping? The answer is because once you have ordered your revolutionary expensive new car you enter the Tesla...

I've been with Octopus Energy for several years now and I have had nothing but praise for them and their revolutionary attitudes to the established norms in the energy industry resulting in cheaper bills for all, especially if you are willing to alter your consumption pattern. Their billing over...

The UK car sales stats for July have been released. SMMT Stats It worth having a look at July 22 Sales by Brand. There you will find the staggering figure for Tesla. 3. Three! Come on, own up. You know who you are. I'm very surprised we haven't seen the Daily Mail latch on to this bit of...

Wow!

My Model 3 broke down on Thursday evening. The dreaded 12v failure. Indications were messages like "Vehicle may not restart","Electrical system is unable to support all features" followed shortly afterwards by red warnings to pull over as the vehicle was about to shut down, which it did. The...

I thought I would start a new thread for 2022 on European bound ships carrying Teslas. The first logical question is why on earth would anyone on a Tesla forum be interested in shipping? The answer is because once you have ordered your revolutionary expensive new car you enter the Tesla...

I haven't received a notification of a Christmas present from Octopus this year however I note my bill for electricity used yesterday seems to have been charged at 5p per kWh throughout. Thank you Octopus Energy!

Whilst I expected Sep sales of the Model 3 in the UK to be good, I didn't expect it would achieve best selling car of the month during a month where the new registration plate in the UK boosts sales of all cars, but it did! Car Registrations Congratulations Tesla! New car sales remain...

On my recent trip across Europe I charged at the Tesla V3 superchargers at Zusmarshausen, near Augsberg. I can heartily recommend a stop here if you are passing - it appears to be the German equivalent of Gridserve and has only recently opened. Worthy of note are the 475kW chargers - I've not...

As predicted on the shipping thread, Tesla achieved the No 1 spot in June "The UK's best selling car" with the Model 3. Note that is best selling car , outselling diesel, petrol and hybrid models. It sold 5468 cars putting the VW Golf into 2nd place. Quite an achievement and a title Tesla were...

Hi, I'm normally to be found in the UK part of the TMC forum tracking Tesla shipments to Europe however at this stage in the quarter it goes very quiet for me (BTW bumper Q2 figures for Tesla in the offing) and instead I thought I would track OCISLY as she is moved from the east coast to the...

The SMMT have released the May stats. I was disappointed to note that in May more diesels were registered than BEV's. No doubt these were the clean diesels but nevertheless.... What was heartening to see was that the best selling car in May, the VW Golf sold just 4181, a figure that I'm pretty...

I've just read a report that the 1000 free supercharging miles is to be binned because it's costing too much. Seriously? It works out as about £100 per car and an awful lot of the miles go unclaimed or expire before they can be claimed. Apparently the scheme cost $23 million last quarter...

Anyone given this a try? It's on Google Play I don't have an Android device but the idea seems clever - my initial gut feel is that I'm a little uneasy with how it could be exploited.

I have just received my January bill from Octopus and it included the rebate for their generous Christmas Day 4 hours of free electricity. Thank you Octopus, we had a lovely (and cheaper) Christmas Dinner as a result!

I thought I would start a new thread for 2021 on European bound ships carrying Teslas. The first logical question is why on earth would anyone on a Tesla forum be interested in shipping? The answer is because once you have ordered your revolutionary expensive new car you enter the Tesla blackout...

Congratulations on ordering your new Tesla yesterday but mostly thank you for using my Tesla referral. I am very grateful. Unfortunately when someone uses your referral you just see their Christian name or worse if it's acquired through a leasing company, nothing at all! You also don't get told...

Moderator comment - post copied from 2020 Shipping Movements With many new Tesla Model 3 buyers waiting for their new cars I think it's timely just to explain why you are waiting...and waiting. Tesla like many other companies are very conscious of their quarterly financial figures. They aim to...

Assisted Driving Gradings | Euro NCAP Worth a read. Spoiler Alert: Tesla Model 3 didn't do that well.

I've just returned from a trip to a neighbouring city this morning to find no data on the trips recorded on TeslaFi or Teslamate. Anybody else?

Spun off from What did you do to your Tesla Model 3 today? I went to ATS and had them inflate my tyres with Nitrogen. Pressures much more stable and no losses either.

I'm not a fan of the refreshed centre console

Interestingly it's clear from Roy's picture from Ft William and the Twitter photo from Heathrow that the charging profile is the same. It would be good to have a video of a V3 charge from say 5% to 90% so it can be mapped. I know its been done before but this profile is different in that it is...

Hi there, I normally post in the UK, specifically in the Shipping Movements thread where I just posted the post below, which may be of interest to those waiting..... NORWAY Although the AQUARIUS ACE has arrived in Drammen from Zeebrugge , I think it reasonable to suggest that Model 3s have...

So last week my windscreen cracked. I’m not sure why because I couldn't find an impact mark but the heatwave can’t have helped. My insurer, LV.com use Autoglass and so I booked an appointment online at a convenient local fitting centre in 2 days time. Easy. Next morning I received a phone...

Interesting article suggesting that Tesla have throttled back the rate of charging at all superchargers. I charged the other day and only achieved 117 kW which would support the accusation.

I saw this table posted on a TSLA investor thread and thought it interesting. The figure for Netherlands in Dec were as a result of an incentive disappearing from Jan. It just shows how well Tesla responded to that local surge in demand. I suppose having your Euro HQ in NL helps too! It also...

Tesla Model 3 at No 9 with 2517 This is a very good figure for what was a one ship consignment that didn't arrive at Southampton until 17 June.

I've just noticed yesterday's electricity production and usage graph.(Gridwatch.co.uk) Octopus Energy with their Agile tariff make a great play about encouraging people to shift their consumption habits to avoid the peak between 16:00 and 19:00. Well, guess what? - it must be working because...

This is a link to an article from The Washington Post about the Tesla Fremont factory. I didn't write it. It is of interest because Tesla cars are manufactured there. I'm sure Elon is more than capable of refuting anything he disagrees with in the article himself.

The site is the former Hendy Ford location on Easton Lane - next to the Merc garage. Looks like things are happening again here with planning permission granted for signage.

San Francisco Chronicle Tesla worker criticizes factory safety

A cunning plan

As you would expect the figures for new registrations in April 20 are abysmal with just 4,321 cars registered (2019: 161,064). Worthy of note is the fact that the best selling car in the UK in April 20 was the Tesla Model 3 with 658 delivered. It's clear that 0% BiK influenced this as the second...

In the absence of any ships until July......

Being a happy Tesla driver it may have escaped your attention that the price of petrol and diesel has slumped. Apparently a litre of the stinking stuff can be had for just £1 at some supermarkets. The reasons for the slump are being quoted as being the spat between Saudi and Russia leading to...

March 2020 saw 4 shiploads of Teslas being unloaded in Southampton. The SMMT data for March 20 show that 11,694 BEVs were registered, an increase of 197.4% from last year. So no surprise there. However when you look at the March figures by brand there is a surprise - the Other Imports figure...

Lots of brand new Model 3s hogging the charge bays at Fleet Services today. Turns out they were on delivery..

Good evening Roy!

From the BBC

Anyone else got a Dartford delivery? Join @ICE-FREE & @tpnicho for some jellied eels and bit of how's your father.

Saw this on Twitter: Learned a week ago that holding in the parking button while moving triggers emergency brakes.

Was out in the sticks today and had to use an Engenie charger. Car said I took 62kWh, TeslaFi says 62.59 but Engenie say 73.52kWh I'm used to seeing a bit of variation but this seems a lot.

With the enormous number of Model 3s about to be unleashed on to the UK roads over the coming weeks, I thought it timely to remind everyone of the etiquette surrounding the use of superchargers. There is a strict pecking order. If the site is busy and all the stalls are full, if you have a 69 or...

Whilst I am aware it is bad practice to leave an extension cable coiled when in use, I wondered whether the same applies to charging cables. The reason I ask is that I saw the following picture on the Scottish Power website:

Be under no illusions, Tesla will want to deliver your car to you this quarter ie before 31 Mar. If you say you cannot accept delivery and Tesla can find a buyer for your car, guess what? Do you think they will be able to find a buyer for your Model 3? I think so too. The rumour is no more...

A new thread....