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Veg said:
Right then with a lot of fear and trepidation I ask does anyone on here run a Tesla S as a company car? What are they like and any problems?
Not replacing the Aston just not wanting to pay corporation tax so thinking of getting a two year old one........
I have one along side my vanquish. Mine is the face lift version but absolutely love it. The sales process was painful but the car is very good. Mine is a company car too and pay just 8% BIK although this is based on the original list price rather than the current value. Not replacing the Aston just not wanting to pay corporation tax so thinking of getting a two year old one........
I was originally nervous about the battery life but have been very impressed with trips to Yorkshire and Manchester.
The only annoying factor is friends and strangers are more interested in my Tesla rather than the Aston.
If you have any questions I'm happy to answer them directly.
Mine has been back to the dealer but only to resolve some issues during build. Other than that it seems pretty solid. I've not had any range issues at all. For Easter we are off to Cornwall where there is a lack of super chargers but I'm relatively comfortable as long as I can charge over night.
Probably worth buying a chademo adaptor but to be honest I've yet to use mine. That might change in Cornwall.
Probably worth buying a chademo adaptor but to be honest I've yet to use mine. That might change in Cornwall.
I have one through the company
100% write off in first year, so thanks Mr Taxman for the 20% deposit and 9% BIK, that I offset by salary sacrifice of what the fuel would have been in my old DD. It costs me less than £200 p/m and I fill up at work with electricity; I have a P90D BTW.
I could bore you with how good it is, but I left some other people wishing they were in a different pub to me yesterday
100% write off in first year, so thanks Mr Taxman for the 20% deposit and 9% BIK, that I offset by salary sacrifice of what the fuel would have been in my old DD. It costs me less than £200 p/m and I fill up at work with electricity; I have a P90D BTW.
I could bore you with how good it is, but I left some other people wishing they were in a different pub to me yesterday
Did not drive the 100, but in the P90D I considered before going for a Cayenne e hybrid daily, I noticed the performance drops off sharply with charge level. Not surprising, because like all electric motors (like an electric toothbrush or vacuum cleaner) performance drops with the voltage level of the battery. Made the P90D a bit of a one- trick pony - one trick per charge that is.
12pack said:
Did not drive the 100, but in the P90D I considered before going for a Cayenne e hybrid daily, I noticed the performance drops off sharply with charge level. Not surprising, because like all electric motors (like an electric toothbrush or vacuum cleaner) performance drops with the voltage level of the battery. Made the P90D a bit of a one- trick pony - one trick per charge that is.
I've not noticed that myself. I do the trick everywhere I go when I'm not concerned about range.No idea how they can ask £150k for a spec'd P100D......WTF is that all about ! Don't care how fast it is, you'd need rocks in your head.
I think as electric cars progress they're going to become like Apple tech is today.......unless it's the latest and greatest then it's worth not a lot. As a result that would make me very nervous about buying one.......well that and the fact they look like every other American sedan, faceless and boring IMHO of course.
Hard hat on to protect me from people throwing rocks 
I think as electric cars progress they're going to become like Apple tech is today.......unless it's the latest and greatest then it's worth not a lot. As a result that would make me very nervous about buying one.......well that and the fact they look like every other American sedan, faceless and boring IMHO of course.
Hard hat on to protect me from people throwing rocks It was at 38% charge and still messed with my head it was so fast....
Have to agree an over capitalised gimmick company and re-sale value scares me. If the batteries reach less than around 80% energy density you need new batteries to resell or you can weigh it in for scrap.
That said if I didn't give a toss about values i.e. more money than sense, id have one in a heart beat!
Have to agree an over capitalised gimmick company and re-sale value scares me. If the batteries reach less than around 80% energy density you need new batteries to resell or you can weigh it in for scrap.
That said if I didn't give a toss about values i.e. more money than sense, id have one in a heart beat!
It was at 38% charge and still messed with my head it was so fast....
Have to agree an over capitalised gimmick company and re-sale value scares me. If the batteries reach less than around 80% energy density you need new batteries to resell or you can weigh it in for scrap.
That said if I didn't give a toss about values i.e. more money than sense, id have one in a heart beat!
Have to agree an over capitalised gimmick company and re-sale value scares me. If the batteries reach less than around 80% energy density you need new batteries to resell or you can weigh it in for scrap.
That said if I didn't give a toss about values i.e. more money than sense, id have one in a heart beat!
George29 said:
A super bike would out corner your Aston, let alone the Tesla!
You will get me looking up comparisons, George.
No time at present, but I wonder how the lap times of various race cars and race bikes compare on the same circuit?
I would have thought, particularly on a twisty track, that a car would be quicker, but I might be wrong.
Jon39 said:
You will get me looking up comparisons, George.
No time at present, but I wonder how the lap times of various race cars and race bikes compare on the same circuit?
I would have thought, particularly on a twisty track, that a car would be quicker, but I might be wrong.
There's a video of a BSB bike vs BTCC car vs McLaren. Not ideal comparison but a standard BMW S1000RR isn't far behind that BSB bike in terms of power, and has more advanced electronics! The video gives a good breakdown of corner apex speeds though, and the bikes are faster than you'd think. It's the braking they lose out the most. In terms of road bike vs road car, I don't think there is much apart from Radicals etc that would get close to a bike round most circuits. Difference is on the bike the rider makes a bigger difference than in the car
Applogies for the thread derailment!
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