Paul Fosse I've been a software engineer for over 30 years, first working on EDI software and more recently developing data warehouse systems in the telecommunications and healthcare industry. Along the way, I've also had the chance to help start a software consulting firm and do portfolio management for several investment trusts. In 2010, I took an interest in electric cars because gas was getting expensive. In 2015, I started reading CleanTechnica and took an interest in solar, mainly because it was a threat to my oil and gas investments in my investment trusts. Tesla investor. Tesla referral code: https://ts.la/paul92237
January 29th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
In this article, I remind you that free Supercharging from the Tesla referral program is ending in 2 days. I also go over the reasons for waiting to buy a Model 3 and whether they still make sense. I'll go over 3 reasons why you might not have already ordered a Model
January 29th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
According to this thread on the Tesla Motor Club forum, the first boatload of Model 3's for European customers will arrive in less than a week, on February 3! That will be sure to generate some excitement on the old continent
January 27th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
In this article, I will discuss handling of the Tesla 3 (and other cars) in slippery conditions. I'm not going to cover frozen door handles or reduced range in the winter. Those could be issues that you might want to research and I encourage you to do that. They're just not part of this article
January 27th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
This article will focus on Tesla safety, and specifically the safety of the Tesla Model 3. This piece, however, takes a broader look of safety than previous articles. Here at CleanTechnica, we have written a lot about how EVs are safer and why. In fact, I encourage you to read the free report on electric vehicle safety advantages and disadvantages we've published. But there's often more to cover on this topic, and more ways to integrate the various findings
January 20th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Today, I'm going to share with you the results of my Tesla Referral Survey. There is a lot of speculation on how effective the referral program is at driving new sales of Tesla vehicles as opposed to just rewarding those who had already decided to buy a car
January 20th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
The purpose of writing this article is to tell you my experience with the Tesla referral program and why I think it is ending
January 18th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Today I noticed the design studio was changed to have a flag in the right-hand corner of the first page (but for Model 3 only). When you click that flag, you get a list of 21 country/language combinations shown below
January 12th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
For today's article, I'm going to go over all the major areas of each car (Driving Dynamics, Interior, Exterior, Safety, Technology, and Costs), but before I do, I'm going to tell you why I bought a Honda Accord in 1998 and why it was my favorite car (until I bought the Tesla Model 3 last year)
January 12th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Tesla has just registered 26,275 Model 3 VINs in 2 batches, yesterday and today
January 4th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Tesla announce this morning that it has opened up the Model 3 configurator to the countries in Europe that drive on the right side of the road
January 2nd, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
2108 has been a real breakout year for Tesla. It has gone from being a niche producer of electric vehicles (EVs) to becoming the dominant seller of not just EVs, but of all luxury cars too. The surprise to many is that Tesla also dominated the overall sedan market by having the top selling car in the US in terms of revenue!
December 31st, 2018 | by Paul Fosse
Every week, it seems like we thought Tesla would run out of Model 3 cars that week. But the company kept its production up and apparently worked through its backlog of orders a few weeks ago. The people who still have reservations fall into 3 categories
December 30th, 2018 | by Paul Fosse
For this week's article, I'm going to update an article I published about 3 months ago on giving rides in your Tesla. I've been an EV owner for over 7 years (6½ years as a Leaf owner and 6 months as a Tesla Model 3 owner) and have been offering rides in my EV the whole 7 years
December 22nd, 2018 | by Paul Fosse
This article will be an update on a bunch of year-end Tesla topics. I'll cover the latest news on the tax credit, the referral program, availability of inventory cars, the improved financing, the trade-in and delivery process, whether wait for the $35,000 car, and the latest on volunteering at the end of the year at a Tesla Delivery Center
December 15th, 2018 | by Paul Fosse
I have written a series of articles on this site that attempted to accurately estimate the total cost of ownership (TCO) of various Model 3 trims, and then also compare those TCO estimates to a variety of competing cars. You can read the latest one, comparing the Model 3 to all the mainstream midsize sedans (Camry, Accord, Optima, and Malibu)
December 10th, 2018 | by Paul Fosse
The Europeans have been waiting for almost 3 years to configure their Tesla Model 3s. Recently, the configuring of the Model 3 All Wheel Drive and Performance versions was opened up for European reservation holders. Tesla released the uplifting video below yesterday
December 9th, 2018 | by Paul Fosse
It seems like every week there is a new deadline given by Tesla. I've only had a couple of marketing courses, but I seem to remember a huge problem in sales is people are 99% ready to buy, but are just not quite ready to pull the trigger. If you give them a reason to decide, some will decide to buy, some will decide to wait, but you will at least get some of the people off the fence to pay the bills
December 1st, 2018 | by Paul Fosse
Today is my anniversary. No, not my marriage anniversary, but my 7 year EV anniversary. I was going to post a picture of our marriage certificate (purchase contract), but since I've traded in my Starter EV for a Trophy EV (same wife, different EV), the new car insisted we get rid of the reminders of the first relationship and I don't have that. In honor of that 7 year journey, though, this article is a summary of EV life back then, EV life today, and a few competitive EVs
November 28th, 2018 | by Paul Fosse
Sometimes I feel like the boy who cried wolf. On October 12, I wrote an article that you should order a Tesla Model 3 by October 15 or you wouldn't be guaranteed delivery by year end. Then, on November 11, I wrote about 5 options to still get a Tesla in 2018. Tesla didn't want that to be the end of the story. As we wrote on November 15, the company secured extra trucking capacity and announced to the world it won't use rail to ship to the East Coast (since it takes too long and Tesla wouldn't want you to miss out on getting your Tesla by year end). But that's not all
November 25th, 2018 | by Paul Fosse
With oil prices hitting their lowest level in more than a year (since October 9, 2017), you might think there isn't much of a reason to buy a Tesla anymore. Well, I'm here to give you plenty of reasons I'm still glad to be driving electric
November 24th, 2018 | by Paul Fosse
I've written a lot of articles about how great and affordable the Tesla Model 3 is, and I truly believe it has the potential to become one of the best selling cars of all time. Does that mean it is the right car for everyone? No — although it must be enjoyable for everyone to drive (or not drive, once the full-self-driving software is available), it just isn't the right car for everyone
November 11th, 2018 | by Paul Fosse
Want a Tesla Model 3 and want the $7,500 US federal EV tax credit? Here are 5 potential ways you can get a Model 3 and the tax credit
November 4th, 2018 | by Paul Fosse
In this article, I'm going to try to take a very technical and complicated subject — namely, the technical details of Tesla's and others autonomous driving systems — and make it understandable for non-engineers
October 28th, 2018 | by Paul Fosse
Today, I want to update my use of the Edmunds True Cost to Own model to analyze the market for mainstream midsize sedans. I'll compare the Tesla Model 3 Standard Range to all the leaders in the midsize market today. The short story, as you'll see if you go through it all, is that the much quicker, safer, and more luxurious Tesla Model 3 can be cost-competitive with the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Kia Optima, and Chevy Malibu
