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Seems to be on tour May/June in the UK. Might go and see it just to see what it is like, not that it is at all relevant in UK (or anywhere else really)

I think it’s something that is affecting all cars though electric cars do seem to be being hit harder - have you seen how much the Porsche Taycan has depreciated? For a long time cheap finance has masked over supply and high new car prices with customers just looking at what it costs a month...

I think the rumours of a new battery in the performance probably come from people looking at battery developments in China and coming out with wrong conclusions. The big jumps in battery tech are on the LFP batteries rather than the NCA chemistry of the Panasonic and NCM chemistry of LG...

There’s a few more photos of the yellow car at Salon Prive over on the Pistonheads forum including the grey interior. Not normally a fan of yellow cars, but it does suit the Cyberster. The top of the dash looks darker than the MG configurator, which was a concern for reflections. Speaking of...

I think the MG Cyberster is in a different price bracket to the Porsche Boxster. The current petrol Boxster starts at £55k and can easily hit £70k with the kind of options that other cars offer as standard (e.g. heated steering wheel £362 and keyless entry £546). Given that the entry level EV...

Tom Ford seems to quite like it Top Gear. Must admit I’m tempted after the model 3 performance turned out to be a big meh.

It does look like Tesla have upped the UK price as Topegear weren’t the only ones quoting £55k. Guess we won’t see it drop to that until they adjust prices like other countries. Given that they just announced a drop in revenue and profits for Q1, that might be quicker than you think. On the...

This definitely isn’t a new thing as I imported a Golf from the Netherlands back in 2001 and saved nearly £5k on the UK price and it wasn’t as if the Dutch dealership was losing money on the deal. I guess sales are holding up in the UK so there’s no incentive for Tesla to cut prices.

It might be slightly less as it’s $8,000 before sales tax, so dependant on what software sales tax applies. Still a lot better value than anyone outside the US is getting. Ultimately it’s just a discount to promote sales after weaker demand in the US rather than a reflection of the worth or...

Some details have been released by Tesla Model 3 performance

Most do but the Tesla roadster has been up there for more than 6 years and will probably never return (it’s next close pass is in 2091).

The current cost of e fuels is about $50 a litre which isn’t really a problem if you are a F1 team but a complete non-starter for consumers. It also takes about 20kWh of electricity to produce one litre of e fuel. If we tried to change all ice vehicles to e fuel we’d run qui out of electricity...

There’s been some software issues with the EX30 like it keeps on switching charging to 6 amps. Nothing that a software update can’t fix but I wouldn’t be in a rush to buy on at the moment. Also the Smart #1 and 3, which share the same underlying architecture as the EX30, do seem to have some...

There seems to be quite a few problems with the Volvo EX30 from key fob often not opening the car (I believe the XC40 has similar issues) to charging issues where home charging keeps reverting to 6 amps and preheating for rapid charging not working where charge is below 20%. There’s also reports...

Just been reading over at electrek Fisker have cut prices by between $14,000 and $24,000 on the Ocean. I don’t think I’d be a happy bunny if I’d bought one before they knocked about a third off the price.

Apparently the New York Stock Exchange is planning on de-listing Fisker which in turn will have ramifications on 2025 and 2026 convertible notes. The NYSE says Fisker will default on the 2025 note and be forced to repay the 2026 note. Given their cash position I can’t see Fisker surving this.

Does make me wonder if there was more to Porsche stopping sales of the current Macan in the EU than it not complying with new cybersecurity rules.

I wonder if they do cease whether you’d be able to get insurance as parts would be hard to come by. I do know Auto Express were saying recently that insurers were reluctant to insure Chinese cars over parts concerns. The BYD Seal was specifically mentioned as almost uninsurable due to lack of...

I see Fisker have paused car production for 6 weeks and Electrek are reporting they missed an $8.4 million interest payment on March 15th. Doesn’t sound good at all. Do hope they survive as the Ocean is at least interesting and trying to be different.

2022.8.4 has just dropped for me too. Just lists minor fixes as the update reason.

When you buy a new car the VED cost is included. From year 2 electric cars currently aren’t charged but this will change from 1 April 2025 when it will be £180 a year on current figures. The expensive car supplement, currently £390 a year from years 2 to 6, only applies for new electric cars...

I thought he replaced with model S with a Rivian R1T?

Not related to Fisker but VW are migrating to Android Automotive, which is Android OS for cars (not to be confused with Android Auto). Making a car OS is hard which multiple car manufacturers have found to their cost, hence why more car manufacturers are moving to Android Automotive as a base...

Both the Marques Brownlee and Carwow reviews, which are the most critical, were three weeks ago so won’t have impacted the lack of demand in 2023. I agree that releasing an unfinished car in a period of higher interest rates and waning EV demand won’t have helped but unfortunately we’ve been...

I don’t think it’s a couple of bad reviews, the demand just isn’t there. Last yeat Magna, who make the Fisker Ocean, produced 10,142 cars with about 4,700 finding homes. That’s not much demand and a lot of unsold stock. For context Tesla sold 1.2 million model Ys last year. Even before today’s...

I see Lotus Emeya UK prices have been announced with a starting price of £94,950 rising to £129,950 for the R version. No firm delivery dates, just a vague second half of 2024. At least it is available this year and is RHD.

It’s about not using the touchscreen for what are considered essential controls as research suggests using touchscreens can be distracting. Its doesn’t specify anything further than having physical switches for the controls listed in the article, so I don’t think Tesla will need to bring back...

While the steering ratio has changed slightly (2.14 turns lock to lock vs 2) the turning circle is almost identical (11.7m vs 11.8m), so probably not enough to make a great difference. My guess is the different feel is down to a combination of suspension changes and the switch to Michelin E...

In Richard Symons video from a few days ago he said that there wasn’t an option for an acceleration upgrade on the LR he has. It may be added later as it wasn’t there when the first version of the LR came out. The oddest thing is the boot lid opens to a lower height than previous versions making...

It looks like Polestar aren't in healthy shape either since Volvo pulled the plug on supporting them Volvo breaks links with Polestar. Yes I know Geely owns the majority of Volvo and hence Polestar, but I'm not really sure how the brand fits with Volvo, Lotus, Zeekr (Geely's luxury brand) and...

Have you seen the rear visibility of the Cybertruck with the bed cover in place?

Width wise the Polestar 4 is only 10mm wider than the model Y including the mirrors (the body is nearly 9cm wider though). I take your point about size being a problem - it’s not like roads or car park spaces are getting bigger.

I saw the prototype of the Polestar 4 last year. It’s a bit of an odd looking thing though not as odd as something like an ioniq 6 and definitely not as out there as the HiPhi Z. It looked bigger than a model Y but in reality they are pretty much the same size (the polestar is about 8cm longer...

There’s more detail about the Enhanced Auto stalk here enhanced Auto stalk. It does sound like it will require a bit of dash and trim disassembly to install as it is directly wired to the OBD port and not sure I’d be particularly happy about no warranty if it breaks your Tesla.

What looks like the revised model 3 performance has been spotted in San Francisc, thiugh oddly in RHD form electrek

While s3xy buttons might be a solution, you really shouldn’t need to spend nearly £300 to get around Tesla’s odd design decisions.

The side cameras instead of mirrors are an option costing £1,999. At that price I’d stick with normal mirrors and put up with fractionly higher consumption. Speaking of which it is pretty high in the Eletre, so will be interesting to see how much better the Emeya (the saloon on the same...

Motoring journalist Tom Ford ran a Cupra Born for six months. Here's his long term review Cupra long term review. There's also a reviews of the infotainment in reports 3 and 5 it looks like the infotainment has exactly the same problems as the ID3 and other VW products. Autogefühl also said...

The business world is littered with examples of companies that failed to adapt to market changes such as Nokia and RIM (Blackberry) being slow to the threat of the iPhone and android phones or Blockbuster having the chance to buy Netflix but the boss thinking streaming would never take off as...

There’s an interesting review on Autogefühl (don’t worry it’s in English) Model 3 highland review. Must admit I like the look of the stealth grey even on a rainy day in Germany (Looks a lot like Britain’s weather at the moment).

the new parts catalog has an interesting entry

Well this is a new one. Driving home yesterday on an A road I’ve probably driven on at least a few hundred times in my model 3 before, it suddenly decided I was driving too close to the kerb (I wasn’t) and tried to steer me towards on coming traffic. I was able to keep it in the correct lane but...

I see that Japan now has highland delivery between December to March 2924, so potentially earlier than Australia and New Zealand.

I link to get updates on the new Model 3 is live on the Tesla UK website for those who might be intersted

Video is our too Carwow. Must admit it seams a bit odd not to launch the revised car until sometime next year - have Tesla never heard of the Osbourne effect?

Model 3 Highland may have started projection in China according to Teslarati

Tesla tyres can be repaired for punctures as I had one repaired just a few weeks ago. They remove the foam to patch the tyre and then restick the foam back in place. As long as the object, often a screw, isn’t too near the edge of the tyre it should be repairable.

A lot of tyre places are likely to be OK with electric cars these days. Personally I’d recommend S&R Tyre Bay in Preston, always friendly, know their stuff, won’t damage you wheels and not expensive either.

The UK is one of the launch markets and Henrik Fisker has shared photos of a RHD car on the Magna Steyr production line. As this was a few months ago I think this would have been in pre production stage, which would explain why they haven’t used it for publicity shots.

Wired review was particularly poor to the point where they described it as unfinished and wouldn’t give it a rating.