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After all the hassle caused after my partner damaged the front quarter of a pervious car, I vowed to never buy a car without front and rear parking sensors. Now I have a Model Y that has parking sensors, but is perfectly happy to kerb its own wheels during self-parking. And a cruise control...

What the actual ****?!

The low sun at northern latitudes makes vision-based systems unusable at certain times of day. The damp air in England means we also get lots more mist and fog, another problem that vision cannot solve. Europe has far smaller parking spaces than the US, so millimeter-accurate parking sensors...

I was at the South Lakes three weeks ago, and used the InstaVolts in the various Booths’ supermarket car-parks. It was pay-to-park, but the parking meters provided a voucher for a discount in store matching the cost of the first hour.

No necessarily. My house has the mains supply emerge into the centre of the house underneath the stairs, where there’s a cupboard housing the main fuse and meter, feeding the consumer unit on the wall above. Built in 2018.

I hate the recent trend towards wheels that sit proud of the tyres. Tyres are the perfect way to protect the alloys, and for the past 20+ years I’ve enjoyed the ability to touch kerbs without worrying about wheel damage. I took one look at the aeros and immediately bought 3 years insurance...

Tesla agreed to refund my train journey given the missed delivery. Arrived at Southampton Port around 6:30pm and had the car within 20 minutes. Checked everything and found no faults. Now parked-up at home behind the other EV, also in white!

Tesla called to say they can’t deliver today. Currently on a train to collect from Southampton!

Three years ago I went with a 32-amp commando socket (suitably protected by type-b RCD and PEN fault detection) and an Ohme 32-amp EVSE to charge my Kona Electric. Being a dumb socket, I can also use it for non-EV things like a MIG welder or a kiln! With the Model Y arriving today, I’m...

I’m sat looking out the window (im)patiently awaiting delivery. I just got the email with a link to sign-off successful delivery and activate the app.

I was careful to buy a case advertised as compatible for wireless charging. Efficiency also drops-off massively the further the phone is from the coil: a few extra mm can halve the charge rate!

Just had a text from Tesla informing me that my car will be driven to my delivery address tomorrow. I’m around 35 miles drive from the Port of Southampton.

Back in 2018 I got fed-up waiting for the Model 3 so I bought myself a Kona Electric Premium SE. Unbelievable efficiency, 300 mile range, heated/ventilated leather seats, radar cruise control that also works in queueing traffic, lane follow assist, unlimited mileage warranty, etc. I really...

Two more texts today reminding me of my delivery date and address! The latest one had something new: I guess they'll be delivering up to the very end of the day to maximise their quarter-end!

My company’s standard excess is £250, but set at £1000 for any Tesla. They also limit named drivers to employee and spouse, not the immediate family as with non-Tesla.

Awoke this morning to find a text from Tesla with the VIN and registration number for my MYLR/White/Black/19. Arval was pretty accurate in their estimate (July 15 versus June 30), and I avoided the EDD hell by having no access to see it bounce around! Insurance et al is covered by the lease...

I just got a text confirming my MYLR White/Black/19/AP will be delivered on June 30, requesting that I reply to confirm the delivery address. This is a company car via Arval ordered mid-March (RN received March 21) originally estimated July 15 (by Arval) and this is my first and only delivery...

I just got a text confirming my MYLR White/Black/19/AP will be delivered on June 30, requesting that I reply to confirm the delivery address. This is a company car via Arval ordered mid-March (RN received March 21) originally estimated July 15 (by Arval) and this is my first and only delivery...

I'm pretty happy about this, given I have a Tesla Model Y and a Hyundai Kona Electric. I can use my favourite chargers no matter which one I drive.

Is anyone else here waiting for an order via Arval UK? I ordered a Model Y: white with black interior, 19" wheels with order confirmed by a text from Tesla on March 21, with a follow-up text on April 4 to say it is targetted for June/July delivery. Being a company lease vehicle, I cannot see...

I pre-ordered the Kona Electric in 2018 via Hyundai Click-to-Buy and the process was remarkably similar to Tesla. Ordered online with a provisional date (Jan), they matched me to a car while it was en-route to the UK (updated ETA to Oct), they gave me the name of the ship, and I tracked it into...

Similar. I had a second text from Tesla about a week after the order confirmation saying that I’d be allocated a car from the June/July batch, with a confirmed date nearer the time. In some ways I’m glad I don‘t see a constantly moving date. I can just put it out of mind and get some jobs...

DAB is based on ancient compression standards (MPEG-1 Layer 2 aka mp2 — predates mp3!). At high bitrates the quality is poor, at low bitrates the quality is outright terrible. DAB+ was introduced a few years ago to allow the use of AAC+ with reasonably good quality. , DAB+ broadcasts are not...

Model Y LR white with black interior on 19” wheels. Ordered through employer (using Arval lease) with order confirmed by Tesla on March 21. It’s not visible in my account, but a direct text from Tesla on April 4 included: