UK 2021 Model 3 Q4 Collection and Delivery Experiences

[TallPaul]

You cant get these tariffs anymore.. At least for the foreseeable or when the energy market settles which could be many months away.

This is incorrect.

A little off topic but what is your peak rate and night rate cost per KWh with Octopus?

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Octopus Energy

Smart meter and giving them 30 minute readings are mandatory to have the tariff.

Peak 15pkw and off peak 5p. Got lucky securing this rate before prices went up.

Even the on-peak is better than their current variable, which is what I was on before as my fixed deal had ended.

Usually would charge the Leaf from solar during the day, it only managed 3.3kw as it was originally a PCP and had no upgraded charger so it was not hard to stay within the solar output for the main part of the day (free motoring!).

Its so dark in winter and M3 can charge 30A on our EO charger so went GO, so tip for those with the same tariff. The Tesla has no timed to/from charge like a Leaf, they added off peak stop time but you have to use departure time to set that (can’t seem to use start charging time).

It had me scratching my head for a while so if it helps others:
1. Set departure time for morning e.g. 8am
2. Set off peak end time (4:30am for GO)
3. Quick napkin maths and set charge limit so your not too far outside the window (assuming your not going to 100% for long trip).
4. Plug-in and wait, should not go green and start charging when you plug-in.

The first night we had about 35% battery and 4 hours * 7kW is 28kWh, it’s about 80kwh pack, set charge limit to 70% which seems ”close enough”.

Seemed to have worked:


So say 28kWh at 5p, that’s £1.40? So less than a litre of petrol for about 90 miles range.

Just pretend the car was not £50k and it feels like your saving a fortune!

 

[s_ree89]

I swapped to octopus 11 days ago. And when my smart meter aligns I’ll get switched over.l to octopus go. Should be this week speaking to them.

You have to ring them to switch.

Don’t know how on earth you managed that!! No one I have spoken to will even entertain the idea of switching me over!

Are the octopus go quotes tariffs online accurate still?

 

[Kalessin]

This is Serenity

Collection was super straightforward. I had a walk around first, to see if I could see her, forgetting that she’d be in the tent. Most of the cars outside had no plates yet. Went into the customer area, showed my driving license and signed the tablet. Quit the Tesla app and loaded it up: boom, there she is!

Got escorted to the car, had a walkaround with the checklist and everything was where it should be. Only 8 miles on the odometer. Didn’t check the SoC, but the display said 161 miles, so no anxiety about getting home.

The only real issue was the lack of space to get out of the tent, and then the car park as a transporter was pulling in with a load more Model 3s. It was all a little tight (which was something of a concern for me since I previously kerbed the M3P that Tesla MK loaned me, quite badly, whilst navigating tight bends in a local village). Luckily, this time we escaped unscathed.

The driving mode was preset to Chill, so I‘m going to spend some time getting used to that before I switch to Standard. It’ll be like having a new car all over again

When I got home, the Tesla app reported that software version 2021.40.whatever was available for download, so I did that while it was charging.

Haven’t managed to get Spotify working with the Tesla account yet, but in fairness I haven’t really tried. I remember seeing some tips about that on the forums here, so I’ll do some searching tomorrow, or whenever; it’s not urgent.

 

[SirBaz]

Not a great start - train cancelled and will arrive late.. do you think they will turn me back

 

[LdnTes]

Today’s my delivery day

But they won’t be here until 1630 - 2030!! Delivery in the dark it is then!

 

[SirBaz]

Finally on its way to meet its long lost big brother…

 

[JaseW]

delivery day for me at Bluewater today! Does Spotify not work out the gate?

 

[Oxstock]

This is incorrect.

Put your postcode in and check:
Octopus Energy

Smart meter and giving them 30 minute readings are mandatory to have the tariff.

Even the on-peak is better than their current variable, which is what I was on before as my fixed deal had ended.

Usually would charge the Leaf from solar during the day, it only managed 3.3kw as it was originally a PCP and had no upgraded charger so it was not hard to stay within the solar output for the main part of the day (free motoring!).

Its so dark in winter and M3 can charge 30A on our EO charger so went GO, so tip for those with the same tariff. The Tesla has no timed to/from charge like a Leaf, they added off peak stop time but you have to use departure time to set that (can’t seem to use start charging time).

It had me scratching my head for a while so if it helps others:
1. Set departure time for morning e.g. 8am
2. Set off peak end time (4:30am for GO)
3. Quick napkin maths and set charge limit so your not too far outside the window (assuming your not going to 100% for long trip).
4. Plug-in and wait, should not go green and start charging when you plug-in.

The first night we had about 35% battery and 4 hours * 7kW is 28kWh, it’s about 80kwh pack, set charge limit to 70% which seems ”close enough”.

Seemed to have worked:
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So say 28kWh at 5p, that’s £1.40? So less than a litre of petrol for about 90 miles range.

Just pretend the car was not £50k and it feels like your saving a fortune!

It’s a bad deal.

Their day rate goes up to 25p (mines currently 21) and their night time tariff is 5p.

Yeh so I charge the car up cheap but everything else I have becomes more expensive by 5p and I run a lot more in the day than at night.

Looks good on the outside, yes you can say your car charged cheap but you get stitched up in the day.

There’s no good deals to be had with energy now, where I live in london anyway.

 

[Oxstock]

delivery day for me at Bluewater today! Does Spotify not work out the gate?

Lots of photos please, make sure you get lots of number plate shots

 

[LDNGooner]

Not a great start - train cancelled and will arrive late.. do you think they will turn me back

No I was an hour late. They didn’t even mention it. They only spend a few minutes with you, so it’s no big deal.

 

[Oxstock]

No I was an hour late. They didn’t even mention it. They only spend a few minutes with you, so it’s no big deal.

I get the impression you could turn up an hour early and there would still be no questions asked.

Which I think I’ll do.

 

[monkeyphil]

I get the impression you could turn up an hour early and there would still be no questions asked.

Me too, after seeing there's no problem from other people...10am - drop car at Cazoo Chertsey...find a way to get to Thorpe Park on foot...turn up early before the 12 noon slot, hope for no problems, drive away!

 

[JaseW]

I get the impression you could turn up an hour early and there would still be no questions asked.

Which I think I’ll do.

I will be almost an hour early today so we’ll see.

 

[Oxstock]

I will be almost an hour early today so we’ll see.

keep us posted.

 

[Katic1972]

Have to say I’m getting slightly aroused for my collection on Saturday now.

 

[stiopa]

And it arrived... 2.5 month wait finally over! The delivery took less than 15 minutes. Only had time for a quick look around the car and seemed in order. Now waiting for lunch to go for a drive...

 

[Electron Mike]

Is the car only capable of Wi-Fi speed of 2.4G and not 5G?

 

[Abcmsaj]

for those leasing... How long after delivery did it take for you to get the email that you need to sign in order to gain app access?

Edit: got the email! About an hour after delivery

 

[SirBaz]

Picked it up! Great experience. Came with 150 miles charge and only negative looked like it had been wiped with a floor mop! But it’s such an amazing car. Now charging…

 

[kootuu]

Is the car only capable of Wi-Fi speed of 2.4G and not 5G?

Mine is connected to 5G so you should be good for either.