It will not apply to bikes, the car also has to have its own insurance.
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On an EV related note, was discussing with someone at work today that they seem to have abandoned yet again the idea of changing to EV vans and they piped up with - "It wouldn't work no EV van has more than 50 miles range maybe 70 on a good run", so I said there are vans with better range than that, "nah mate I've driven them all", I then showed them the new Mercedes vans which have a stated up to 500km range, the particular model I showed them isn't available in the UK until 2027 - "driven it mate, didn't even make 70 miles". Gave up at that point.
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Sounds like an episode of the inbetweeners
It is interesting and It feels like they knobbled it in software to achieve the higher 0-60 time for the lower insurance group.
It's still quick enough to get out of junctions quickly etc without any issues, but feels so much quicker when overtaking from 30 mph plus. Doesn't seem to be traction related either from a start as even at 5 mph it's definitely not as quick until you reach a higher speeed
This was established like several years ago, as these anecdotes keep appearing from time to time.
We’re both on NHS Fleet, so you get yourself as a named driver, then can add 4 more named drivers over 21 to each policy, so we just added each other, means we’re both fully comp.
Did remind me a lot of Jay.
Test drove the model 3 rwd today and was even more impressed than I thought I would be. The screen responsiveness and navigation is so intuitive but above that, using the grok ai voice controls, I didn't have to use the screen for very much at all.
We sat in the premium and although it is definitely the more premium of the 2, the cabin quality and sound system were not markedly different. I much prefer the textile / cloth seats in the standard version. Would be nice to have heated rear seats though.
I also thought I'd be better sold by the rear screen and ambient lighting in the premium but with the size of the screen and the distance away from you when in a rear seat, it's not much use. I'd much rather watch my phone or iPad. The ambient lighting is nice though.
I thought the ride and handling of the standard was great, infinitely better than our current car. We took it back to our house, through an area with awful road surfaces and lots of speed bumps and it handled it brilliantly.
The order is being placed today and I can't wait.
We sat in the premium and although it is definitely the more premium of the 2, the cabin quality and sound system were not markedly different. I much prefer the textile / cloth seats in the standard version. Would be nice to have heated rear seats though.
I also thought I'd be better sold by the rear screen and ambient lighting in the premium but with the size of the screen and the distance away from you when in a rear seat, it's not much use. I'd much rather watch my phone or iPad. The ambient lighting is nice though.
I thought the ride and handling of the standard was great, infinitely better than our current car. We took it back to our house, through an area with awful road surfaces and lots of speed bumps and it handled it brilliantly.
The order is being placed today and I can't wait.
I suppose it's because more and more people are moving to EV's now and Tesla are the most well-tested option, and offer good value in terms of options etc. The deals on the new RWD Model 3 are very strong but brand new cars are never what I'd call 'bargain basement'.
I'm not surprised...Teslas are a solid entry into the world of EVs with a well-established ecosystem
Numerous things I reckon. Fuel prices, Tesla's £3k deposit bonus, instability WRT oil and fuel, the way the leccy companies have embraced EV charging.
Tesla is just a very effortless way of getting in to an EV, a bit like Apple for phones. It just works.
Awesome, well done. Let us know what your lead time is, ours took about three months. I believe it's up to five months now.
I gave up trying to add our Tesla to Octopus Intelligent Go. Just couldn't get it to add no matter what I did.
Then I found out that if you tell the app you have an Abarth 500e, it instead talks to the Hypervolt, rather than the car. Set it up that way. Works fine.
Then I found out that if you tell the app you have an Abarth 500e, it instead talks to the Hypervolt, rather than the car. Set it up that way. Works fine.