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[05omegav6]

... might as well do it right

[Andy B]

what is it? 

[r1]

what is it? 

its a bmw

you can tell by the way its parked.

[pauls]

Is that the new Bmw I8

[05omegav6]

Nope, £96k of Tesla

http://www.teslamotors.com/en_GB/models 

[Mr.OmegaMan]

Must admit I do like the Tesla S 

[Andy B]

Nope, £96k of Tesla

http://www.teslamotors.com/en_GB/models 

Isn't the I8 a very similar price? 

[05omegav6]

Probably...

[Mr.OmegaMan]

Would make an interesting Taxi vehicle that for you DPWWO

[relluf]

I saw the same thing at Keele services last week but it was a white one, owner was starting to look very bored and kept sticking his head inside,I guess to see how charge was going! No idea how long it takes to charge em but he looked well fed up!.

[05omegav6]

Depends on the charger, but apparently the car can only accept a charge current of 32 amps, presumably for domestic supply reasons

Good for 240 miles though

I think on a public charger it's about two hours, start to finish. Takes all night on a domestic supply, but costs about £2.80, a comparable exec costs about £100 to fill and might manage 360 miles. No road tax/congestion charge either...

Had a good chat with the driver, and he rated it well above his previous car, a Lexus hybrid.

Electric cars are starting to get serious, and as the range gets more useful, the limited (ie only two points at Cobham services) charging points outside Lundun, will become less relevant...

[05omegav6]

Would make an interesting Taxi vehicle that for you DPWWO

About £70ks worth... 

[Gaffers]

As discussed last night the model III is due out in 2017 and it will have the same battery technology for about £30k.  I drove the model S a couple of years back and I was astounded by it.  The torque at full chat nearly hurt my neck. It is a fantastic motor and what put me on the path of an electric car in the first place.

If only we had the same tax breaks as they do in the US the model S would be more affordable.

[05omegav6]

After a brief rummage, both versions of the 85kw one can be leased from £848+Vat per month, (£1017)...

Hp payments would be similar... this sounds alot, but assuming it costs a maximum of £10 to charge it, and it manages 200 miles on each charge, that is 5p per mile. Worst case, wrt range/fuel cost.

The E class is 22p per mile. So for every 1000 miles the Tesla will cost £50, whereas the E class costs £220.

Over 4000 miles/1 month, the Tesla would cost £1600 including tyres, insurance and servicing.
The E class costs £1710 including fuel, tyres, insurance, servicing and tax.

The Tesla is significantly cheaper to own, inspite of costing 4 times more...

Factor in a 100% write off in the first year, against 20% for the Merc, and it starts to look very attractive indeed   

[Gaffers]

Another convert