EV Owners Thread

[DRM]

View: https://youtu.be/pgvEnDkNUfg?si=4nXPpuFfmvyTHEJw

Open this on You Tube, the comments are comedy gold, looks like Musk has just killed the goose that lay's the golden egg, don't think they'll be selling as many as they hoped they would

 

[CXRAndy]

View: https://youtu.be/pgvEnDkNUfg?si=4nXPpuFfmvyTHEJw

Open this on You Tube, the comments are comedy gold, looks like Musk has just killed the goose that lay's the golden egg, don't think they'll be selling as many as they hoped they would

The price increase is the biggest concern

Take it back, it's only the launch edition which is pricey.

Also the outgoing model Y has special offers for PCP agreements at less than £300 per month.

 

[fossyant]

The price increase is the biggest concern

As is the nobber CEO.

 

[DRM]

https://www.reuters.com/business/au...re-sweden-norway-musk-looms-large-2025-02-03/
Looks like sales of Tesla cars have dropped off a cliff in Norway & Sweden, proves Muskolini really is a genius…..Not

 

[Tenkaykev]

Reading about the tariffs on Canadian goods and saw this snippet
" Tesla, for example, relies on a small parts manufacturer in Canada, Laval Tool, to create the molds for its Cybertruck. It already costs up to $500,000 per mold, Bloomberg noted, and since many of the mold components are sourced from Canada currently, that cost could go up at a time when Cybertruck sales already aren't great "
I wouldn't be surprised to see them use this as an excuse to cease Cybertruck production whilst blaming Canada.

 

[icowden]

https://www.reuters.com/business/au...re-sweden-norway-musk-looms-large-2025-02-03/
Looks like sales of Tesla cars have dropped off a cliff in Norway & Sweden, proves Muskolini really is a genius…..Not

Whilst I agree, we are moving off topic again and will get modded.

 

[mikeIow]

It'll turn into the EV non-owners thread at this rate!
So....in the interests of moving on from the lunatic (IMHO) CEO.....& gently chucking at report after report of how their sals are dropping.....
.....we are still loving our Kona here

....although I do need to fashion a little 'hat' to hide the sensor on the steering wheel which watches me & beeps every time I spend too long not looking forwards.....like at a junction, where my head is found turning left & right
Covering it up results in a prolonged beep and a permanent 'red eye' in the dash, BUT stops the incessent nagging.
The future of driving, eh!

 

[cougie uk]

It'll turn into the EV non-owners thread at this rate!
So....in the interests of moving on from the lunatic (IMHO) CEO.....& gently chucking at report after report of how their sals are dropping.....
.....we are still loving our Kona here

....although I do need to fashion a little 'hat' to hide the sensor on the steering wheel which watches me & beeps every time I spend too long not looking forwards.....like at a junction, where my head is found turning left & right
Covering it up results in a prolonged beep and a permanent 'red eye' in the dash, BUT stops the incessent nagging.
The future of driving, eh!

So long as it keeps people safe

 

[Buck]

I read about the sales drop for Tesla but my thought is that is a product of more competition in the market compared to before?

 

[fossyant]

My "new" to me vehicle was made in Luton. Hopefully my last. Previous one was made in Sunderland and lasted me 22 years (it's still going).

 

[Gunk]

I read about the sales drop for Tesla but my thought is that is a product of more competition in the market compared to before?

Sales in the UK haven’t really dropped significantly yet.

 

[mikeIow]

Sales in the UK haven’t really dropped significantly yet.

Well….not as dramatically as elsewhere in Europe, but…. https://www.reuters.com/business/au...ump-five-european-markets-january-2025-02-04/

 

[Gunk]

Well….not as dramatically as elsewhere in Europe, but…. https://www.reuters.com/business/au...ump-five-european-markets-january-2025-02-04/

I read that, so why in the UK are we still buying them?

 

[Buck]

I’d suggest that as the majority of new EV sales in the UK are by companies due to the tax efficiency currently in place and many companies are apolitical, focussed on overall costs.

 

[Gunk]

I’d suggest that as the majority of new EV sales in the UK are by companies due to the tax efficiency currently in place and many companies are apolitical, focussed on overall costs.

Mine is leased through our Ltd company