Model 3 UK orders.
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p1stonhead said:
How much is a tesla one and how long would it take to charge? Car is generally in the drive 12hrs from 5pm to 5am so I’m guessing that would be fine for a full charge?
It was EUR 500 when I got it last year.The duration of your charge will depend on how much power you can draw.
On 3 phase, you can usually draw 11kW. On a single phase you'd be looking at 7kW iirc.
For the model S I usually use 200 Wh/km as it's convenient.
I think a Model 3 should average under 300 kWh/mi.
at 300 Wh/mi, charging at 11 000 W (11kW) will give you 36 miles/hour charge.
So if your daily driving is 100 miles, you'd need about 3h on the charger.
jamoor said:
p1stonhead said:
jamoor said:
stabilio said:
p1stonhead said:
Hmm didn’t think of that. One will come before the other so maybe I’ll just get the one first...
Tesla will be first but missus likes the look of that new little Honda.
How much is a tesla one and how long would it take to charge? Car is generally in the drive 12hrs from 5pm to 5am so I’m guessing that would be fine for a full charge?
My Tesla 7kw home charger puts approx 28 miles in the car every hour. I just tend to plug it in and leave it until next time I use the car even if I've done a short 10 mile run so it's always topped up to 80%Tesla will be first but missus likes the look of that new little Honda.
How much is a tesla one and how long would it take to charge? Car is generally in the drive 12hrs from 5pm to 5am so I’m guessing that would be fine for a full charge?
Whats more likely is a charge from 70-90 which doesnt take long at all.
It’s not a petrol car where you have to run it town before refilling instead you leave it on constant charge when not in ise
It's lovely getting in to a warm car with 250 miles of range every morning, and as we rarely do more than 30-50 miles per day it costs us about £2 a night average on standard E7 rates (15p Kw).
£60 a month in 'fuel' costs to cover 1000 miles in a car with almost 500bhp.
robt350c said:
First chance to test its abilities yesterday, seriously wow!
On normal roads/speeds it's amazingly rapid. Not just in terms of acceleration, ride, grip and cornering abiliy but also in the way this is all delivered with absolutely zero fuss and amazing traction. In these conditions I think my stage 4 Gtr would struggle to keep up, aston/mustang no chance!
Got some condensation in one of the rear lights so need to report that, common fault apparently. Other than that I can't find any faults with the car.
Remember its a one trick pony and all EVs are white goods/boring! On normal roads/speeds it's amazingly rapid. Not just in terms of acceleration, ride, grip and cornering abiliy but also in the way this is all delivered with absolutely zero fuss and amazing traction. In these conditions I think my stage 4 Gtr would struggle to keep up, aston/mustang no chance!
Got some condensation in one of the rear lights so need to report that, common fault apparently. Other than that I can't find any faults with the car.
p1stonhead said:
Am I an idiot or is there zero downside to getting this through my company car scheme?
0% BIK from April....
Vs £10k down and £500 odd a month to buy one?
What am I missing?
4p a business mile if you do many of those.0% BIK from April....
Vs £10k down and £500 odd a month to buy one?
What am I missing?
And technically they haven't put the 0% BIK into law yet (the election got in the way), its still on the books to become 2% but still a relative bargain.
And finally, the low BIK is based on an exemption EV cars have from salary sacrifice changes that came in where the cost to the employee is the higher of the actual cost and the BIK rate. Its unlikely to change and its certainly unlikely to be retrospective if it does, but worth being aware of just in case.
stabilio said:
p1stonhead said:
Am I an idiot or is there zero downside to getting this through my company car scheme?
0% BIK from April....
Vs £10k down and £500 odd a month to buy one?
What am I missing?
Take the offer while its available. Once EV's become more popular, the Govt will want more £££0% BIK from April....
Vs £10k down and £500 odd a month to buy one?
What am I missing?
My guess is EVs are safe from any kind of tax until 2023 at the earliest.
Proposed BIK schedule suggests this. There must be something like 250k BEVs in the UK? Under 1% of the fleet. It will be a few years before we hit 5%. It would make no sense going to the trouble and administrative expense of subsidising uptake, only to tax at the same time and cancel out the benefit. My guess is no tax till 2025.
Proposed BIK schedule suggests this. There must be something like 250k BEVs in the UK? Under 1% of the fleet. It will be a few years before we hit 5%. It would make no sense going to the trouble and administrative expense of subsidising uptake, only to tax at the same time and cancel out the benefit. My guess is no tax till 2025.
p1stonhead said:
Am I an idiot or is there zero downside to getting this through my company car scheme?
0% BIK from April....
Vs £10k down and £500 odd a month to buy one?
What am I missing?
Nothing you will be foolish not to buy one.0% BIK from April....
Vs £10k down and £500 odd a month to buy one?
What am I missing?
Not only 0% bik but private mileage is hilariously cheap.
Triumph Trollomite said:
robt350c said:
A complete revelation using autopilot on my usual gridlock M62 commute from Warrington to Manchester this am.
Transformed my commute! :-)
5k autopilot or the included one?Transformed my commute! :-)
Edited by jamoor on Monday 3rd February 13:21
jamoor said:
Triumph Trollomite said:
robt350c said:
A complete revelation using autopilot on my usual gridlock M62 commute from Warrington to Manchester this am.
Transformed my commute! :-)
5k autopilot or the included one?Transformed my commute! :-)
Edited by jamoor on Monday 3rd February 13:21
Triumph Trollomite said:
jamoor said:
Triumph Trollomite said:
robt350c said:
A complete revelation using autopilot on my usual gridlock M62 commute from Warrington to Manchester this am.
Transformed my commute! :-)
5k autopilot or the included one?Transformed my commute! :-)
Edited by jamoor on Monday 3rd February 13:21
Autopilot does take 90% of the stress out of driving on a motorway/dual carriageway.
You only need to keep an eye on it, and it makes a 100 mile journey a breeze the only issue is that you can begin to get bored as you aren't doing much driving.
Is the included one, was really good in the 3 lanes of traffic all moving at the same'ish speed this morning. Less so if you have to change lanes to overtake slower traffic as it disengages then. Almost looking forward to the traffic jam on the way home to give it another try :-)
Tried the FSD option on test drive and didn't think it offered much in it's hobbled (for our regulations) state.
Tried the FSD option on test drive and didn't think it offered much in it's hobbled (for our regulations) state.
robt350c said:
Is the included one, was really good in the 3 lanes of traffic all moving at the same'ish speed this morning. Less so if you have to change lanes to overtake slower traffic as it disengages then. Almost looking forward to the traffic jam on the way home to give it another try :-)
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