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It's a shame that EU laws prevent us from towing anything if the vehicle has no tow rating. Type approval laws. Though once I get the invite to configure I'll be contacting the UK inspectorate as it may be possible to get a car through on the single vehicle assessment scheme. (How we get road...

That manual excerpt is interesting. I'll not be ordering till I can get a tow hitch... Just hope my deposit keeps me in line. I'm just about to sell my i3 REX.. After 3 years and 80k I'm going to have to make do with an 07 Focus 1.6i auto till the Model 3 is available in the UK. My current tow...

Has anyone compared the Telsa S AWD vs RWD? I currently drive an i3 and the one thing I don't like is that when you are using regen, and come into a tight corner, the regen can reduce or stop altogether (especially in the wet) to prevent the rear wheels dragging. For me just that on its own is...

I'm loving those blues! Always thought the S was a bit dark and bland.

And Some more.... This One I tried to add a fake grill... sort of like it. And for fun... ICE Blue Shark face - eat's ICE for breakfast :)

I've done quite a few for people on the SpeakEV forum over in the UK. Wanted to see what the light "electric" blue looked like as it's what colour I'd want. ;-) May as well stick them up here. Any colours not covered let me know... once the mask has been added it's only a couple of minutes to...

Intersting as Hyundai are starting to sell a lot of attractive models, and as far as I am aware South Korea is not part of the EU ;) As to Telsa you'll be able to buy one, but the price maybe higher or lower or the same as if we were in the EU. Anyone who can tell you which is a liar ;-)

215 miles / 4 miles per kWh = 53.75 kWh Call it 55. Or add 5 to make 6 0with some unused capacity in reserve. My i3 can manage 4 miles per kWh despite being shaped like er, nothing I can think of that's aerodynamic (or even not aerodynamic). LOL. Ah - darth vaders helmet (which is probably more...

Get onto SpeakEV.com (mainly UK forums) and look for some of the advertisers in the banners (can't remember the exact name but know one of the guys is called Thomas Newby who comes recommended. But I'd hang on, with the Model S Tesla is currently providing 2 x vouchers for a 32A commando socket...

Very interested in the results. Interesting to see the mix of new to electric drive trains vs hybrid / EV & PHEV owners. Oh hang on... there's a major category been missed. A PHEV is vastly different to an hybrid. One runs totally on gas and recovers a little bit of electric while the other can...

Good thing for me I live in the not so sunny right hand drive UK. So we can see how you folks in USA get on with it where the sun does shine. And then 2 -3 years later we might actually be able to get into the configurator and find out how much it costs in £ before adding it :( LOL.

Beat me to it... nearly. I'll be picking the car up on my own and then heading off home in the wrong direction to the furthest supercharger I think I can reach, fill up and then head back home to take the Mrs and kids for a neck snap. (Not literally as that's illegal). Difference is I'll be...

This gives me an idea... do you think Telsa would let me have one without the interior and all the computers. Just seat mounts and a throttle and brake pedal (ideally drilled aluminium). Bare metal floor.... Ear plugs are a lot cheaper than carpet, not that you need them in an EV! Well maybe on...

Easy answer to this question... say you sell a $150,000 car in top spec performance edition.. would you want the $80,000 cheaper model to outperform it ? All that matters is that its faster / cheaper an er, lol, better economy, than equivalent priced competition from other makers. Using BMW as...

Hmmn interesting.. i3 is the biggest hit... why would you spend 30k on a sub 100 mile range EV when next year you can get 200 miles. Cheaper Leaf is isolated somewhat. I'm looking forward to seeing the regional distribution of those 400k pre orders Telsa have, and I'd be quite happy if they send...

What you really need is a separate test to see how fast you can do 0-60 without drawing any one else's attention to it ;-) EV - same figures are above. ICE - 0-60 in about 25 seconds. LOL From my experience (in a lowly 175hp i3) is that about 95% of the time I'm across the lights before...

These are really interesting numbers ( I love spreadsheets). Is there an easy figure you can include to show total market figures ? I.e all cars not by segments, just to compare the new cars market as a whole to eliminte the idea that's it's Telsa knocking down these figures. for all Iknow...

What you say about right foot driving and control without gears is spot on. I've only driven an Tesla S for 20 minutes and an i3 the same. I was like a duck to water. The Tesla was the second test drive gave a bit of suprise... changing lanes on the motorway I added some right foot to acclerate...

Or they are switching over to temporary rented servers to deal with the expected traffic tomorrow ;)