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[Moderator Note: The original thread title was "Tesla battery range degradation forcing return to gas"] I purchased a Tesla Roadster on 1st July 2010. Unfortunately, during the last four years I have grown increasing concerned about battery range loss despite raising the issue with Tesla...

We're hosting an electric car show and tell with a guest speaker from Tesla's development facility in California. Tesla Model S, Tesla Roadster, ZOE, Leaf, Ampera, electric bikes, and even the towns electric truck will be on display :smile: The Cheese And Grain - - - Updated - - -...

Three years ago David Peilow and I drove from John o' Groats to Land's End in ~30 hours in my Tesla Roadster using public charging. Landmark Trip Attracts National Media - Zero Carbon World This year we hope that 5+ Roadsters will make the reverse trip from Land's End to John o' Groats in ~24...

moved thread here; Tesla Roadster - Land's End to John o' Groats rally Mods - feel free to delete this thread :smile:

"Dale Vince, founder at Ecotricity, discusses his company’s network of charging stations and the growth of electric vehicles in the U.K. as Tesla delivers their first right-hand drive Model S in the country." Ecotricity Powers U.K.’s Appetite for Electric Cars: Video - Bloomberg

Great to see charging infrastructure issues hitting the mainstream press; "The number of points at which drivers can recharge their vehicles is rising fast, but as Dominic Tobin discovers, many of them do not work properly" Currently on the blink: faulty chargers strand electric cars | The...

Spotted today by Nikki Gordon Bloomfield :smile:

I thought you might like to see just how government and industry conspire to prevent free consumer choice in the UK :mad:

moved here

Best Western will have 50 locations in the UK with Charging Stations by the end of May 2013. The Charging Stations allow eco-friendly electric car owners to charge up their car’s battery by plugging into the latest, future-proofed power. Working alongside Zero Carbon World (ZCW), the...

The Gadget Show Bank Holiday Special tests electric vehicles

Where is the evidence that Mr Broder understood the requirement to use range mode and keep the car fully charged at all times? Where is the evidence that he was not following Tesla's telephone advice at all times? You can keep trying to hammer your version of the 'facts' over and over but that...

Interesting... "It will operate from either a DC input from a FAST charger, battery bank, or another car OR from standard AC sources 120vac, 240vac single phase or 240vac three phase. This device can actually charge in EITHER direction - Forwards INTO your vehicle pack or FROM your vehicle...

I respect your opinion but do not agree with it... sorry! I'm not sure what you think is ridiculous.... do you have any idea which stock holders are most prevalent in these threads or the external campaigns against the NYT and Mr Broder? Undertake some basic research because it's enlightening...

Green Car Reports: "There are now about 160 quick-charge stations, mostly on the West Coast and in Texas; Nissan hopes to add another 500 new stations over the next 18 months."

"Remember back in 2008 when Tesla decided to move the production of its Model S electric car from New Mexico to California? Well, so does the developer that was going to build the facility — they’re suing Tesla for breach of contract and fraud." GIGAOM

can we have a new UK sub-forum and move all the UK specific posts from this forum into it? We have a lot of UK specific events, etc that I would like to post

"I hereby plan to resurrect a long-forgotten British electric relic and drag (race) it into the 21st century using modern day leccy technology. Why? Because we want the Flux Capacitor to be Europe's fastest street legal EV. It was never going to be the prettiest..."...

http://www.futurecarchallenge.com/

This is 'old' news (27 March 2012) in French which Goole Translates as; Charging stations: Renault announces the end of "Type 3" 27/03/2012 - The European standardization is finally in sight. Socket-type and e type 3He are several standards for plugs for electric vehicles. This...

"Bob was terminated from Tesla Motors on Tuesday after more than four years there- the longest tenure among the current employees in the entire service division of the company. No warning, cause, or explanation. Effective immediately." http://evchels.wordpress.com/2012/06/16/bittersweet-symphony/

"Lyon, France, June 12, 2012 ‐‐ After a week-long meeting of international experts, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is part of the World Health Organization (WHO), today classified diesel engine exhaust as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1), based on sufficient...

the Bluebird Centenary Celebration (1912-2012)

"A number of times recently I have wished I had a list of all the smartcard schemes currently running in the UK and their costs. I have searched and I can't find a list so I have decided to create and crowd-source one." http://www.leaftalk.co.uk/showthread.php/7502-Smartcard-charging-schemes-help

30 May 2012: "Leading electric vehicle charging point operator, Engenie has today commenced the monumental rollout of the UK’s very first rapid charging network, as supplied by global energy management specialist, Schneider Electric." http://www.engenie.co.uk/news/roadchef_launch/

8th June to 28th October, 15 UK locations :smile: Renault Z.E. Tour 2012 - Tour dates and locations

from Green Car Reports... "Almost 25 percent of Blink network stations were offline at any given time. The comparable figure for ChargePoint network stations was 10 percent" Reliability Of Electric-Car Charging Networks Varies Wildly, Study Says

very happy to announce that Charging Station installation and support is going mainstream in the UK :biggrin: http://www.ploughcroft.co.uk/ev-charging-wallpods/

Home charging with EDF Energy: Why get a home charging unit? - "And while it is, in principal, possible to plug an electric vehicle into a regular household power supply using a 13-amp three-pin plug, there are safety implications that every new 'EV' owner needs to consider" If you want the...

"Team of drivers—including IndyCar and American Le Mans racer Martin Plowman and Top Gear USA host Tanner Foust—will establish coast-to-coast “speed” record in a 2012 Ford Focus Electric." http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120402006538/en/Men’s-Health-Reinvents-American-Road-Trip

Very excited to see the latest Rolec catalog in major Electrical Distributor.... this is the start of the low cost charging revolution that we need :D online catalog is also available for download http://www.rolecserv.com/brochures

"A unique, marathon event begins 21 June 2012. For the first time - 50 cars, 50 boats and 50 aircraft competing simultaneously against the others in their disciplines around Britain. 10 gruelling legs - Start and finish – Olympic Sailing Venue, Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy."...

EVA Scotland was announced today :biggrin: http://twitter.com/#!/eva_scotland http://www.eva-scotland.org/

had it confirmed that Tesla will have a car at the Goodwood Breakfast Meeting on 4th March; http://www.goodwood.co.uk/breakfast-club/whats-on/events/bc-march.aspx I will be there on route to Geneva :smile:

"After the successful launch of EcoVelocity in September 2011, plans are now underway for the second event which will take place from the 10th – 13th May 2012 at ExCel, London." http://www.ecovelocity.co.uk/

"I'm quite interested in (legally) cracking CHAdeMO for us to build our own chargers" http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=7764

I'm glad this is finally in the public domain... "Later this year we expect to install the first of a new breed of very fast chargers – from flat to full in 20 minutes" http://zerocarbonista.com/2012/01/31/2012-the-year-of-the-electric-car/

I'm planning to drive from the UK to Zurich early in March to join the Tesla Zurich to Geneva drive on Friday, 9th of March (followed by the Model S tour at the Geneva Motor Show). Any thoughts on potential routes from the UK to Zurich? Any recommended hotels, etc?

Ive seen some recent reports from people having problems with some of the Type 2 ("mennekes") Charging Stations that are being deployed in the UK. I've dug into this a bit and it appears that the behaviour is similar across a number of Charging Stations vendors but one thing that seems...

"The Plug-In Van Grant, available to both private and business buyers across the UK, will provide a point of purchase discount of 20%, up to a maximum value of £8,000, for the purchase of eligible new ultra-low emission vans" http://www.dft.gov.uk/news/statements/baker-20120117

"Could the Fusion -- specifically, the Fusion Energi, a plug-in hybrid version that's due later this year -- be a problem for Tesla Motors" http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/01/14/did-ford-just-crush-tesla-motors.aspx

http://youtu.be/Sv2MHEDlXlU

"Charge Bay Alert! lets you contact the driver of an Electric Car that is already charging at a charge station to let him/her know that there is another Electric Car driver waiting to charge" http://www.chargebayalert.co.uk/

"The truth about cars and motoring" https://cars.verveengine.co.uk/?Source=26&Sample=2

http://electrical.theiet.org/wiring-matters/

"The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has won the prestigious MIPAA Chairman’s award for his efforts in promoting electric vehicles." http://www.mipaa.com/2011/12/12/boris-johnson-wins-2012-mipaa-chairmans-award/

"British Gas will offer private and fleet/business buyers a free site survey and advice on the options for electric vehicle charging, which include a simple three-pin socket costing from £275 and a more advanced charging unit with prices starting at £799"...

now I know that EV are going 'mainstream' :wink: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0068F8SMI

"A database of where to find charging points for battery powered cars is being set up by the UK government" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15698812

Tom Barnard, Communications director of Nissan GB tweeted today "Nissan is to donate 400 electric car quick chargers to organisations and companies across Europe. We hope to get 65+ for the UK."