The Tesla Model 3 has just won 4 awards from British car review magazine and car guide Parkers. One of those awards is the New Car Of The Year award for 2020. This is the first time an electric vehicle has been crowned with this award.
Apparently, the UK’s SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders) can’t be bothered to input the Tesla Model 3’s name into their model database. Despite being the 3rd best selling passenger vehicle in the country last month, the Model 3 goes by the name/label “Other” in the top 10 ranking. I guess “no emissions” means you get no name.
When I was buying a Tesla Model 3, a few article topics came to mind immediately. It wasn’t till the end of the process that I realized I really should write this one as well. There are different phases of the car buying process. Putting them all together, it is easily 10× more enjoyable to buy a Tesla than to buy a car (especially an electric car) from a conventional auto dealer.
Here at CleanTechnica, we’ve published a lot about Norway’s smashing EV success. It makes us wonder, who’s next? One possible answer is the United Kingdom. This article summarizes what I found out about the market potential for Tesla vehicles in the UK over the next few years. There are many … [continued]
The first batch of Tesla Model 3s have been spotted in the UK, being shipped from the port in Dover/Folkestone and heading towards London. First deliveries are scheduled to begin in the coming week.
With the right-hand drive Model 3 currently in production, Tesla recently opened up orders for customers in the UK. Much fanfare surrounds the Model 3’s British launch. In turn, local automotive media outlets are now coming out with their own reviews of the American contender.
For this piece, I will use the information on Tesla’s website to determine if paying cash, taking a loan, or leasing is the best option if you want a Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus (SR+). The twist here is I did these calculations for Switzerland, Norway, the Netherlands, China, and the UK. These were some of the most popular markets for Tesla in Q1 2019. I added in the UK, since it has been suffering for 3 years and deserves some attention.
The first-ever right-hand-drive Tesla Model 3 was recently spotted on the Interstate-280 California highway (see below) — I-280 has been notorious for Model 3 spottings in the past, as this freeway happens to be near Tesla’s headquarters in Palo Alto.
UK Tesla fans unite! New data just provided exclusively to CleanTechnica by a VIN tracker indicates that Tesla is laying the foundation for its right-hand-drive Model 3.
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.
