Tesla Model 3 and Model Y pricing remain unchanged during May 2024, making 13 months of no increase to UK retail pricing. Model 3 price reduced by £3,000 during October 2023. Model 3 base price remains at £39,990 and Model Y at £44,990. Model 3 Performance now available to order from £59,990. This is great value for a car with 0-60 in sub 3 seconds.  Model Y Performance also now available starting at the same price £59.990. Not quite as fast with 0-60 in 3.5 seconds ..read more

425.7 kWh Produced in May 2024 May 2024 – Spring continues to arrive again with a number of sunny days generating over 20 KWH with a few grey days giving virtually nothing in terms of solar production.  The total for the month is more in line with expectations but less than May 2023 that produced over 100 kWh more than the year.  Total production of 339 KWH but less than last April. See chart. New Solar Edge 10 KWH battery installed in garage doubling our storage bringing the 10 KWH to 20 KWH. This set up is performing well and reducing the total power imported as more of the ..read more

Tesla Model 3 and Model Y pricing remain unchanged during April 2024, making 12 months of no increase to UK retail pricing. Model 3 price reduced by £3,000 during October 2023. Model 3 base price remains at £39,990 and Model Y at £44,990. Model 3 Performance now available to order from £59.990. This is great value for a car with 0-60 in sub 3 seconds.  Model Y Performance also now available starting at the same price £59.990. Not quite as fast with 0-60 in 3.5 seconds ..read more

337 kWh Produced in April April 2024 – Spring starts to arrive again with a number of sunny days generating over 10 KWH with a few grey days giving virtually nothing in terms of solar production. Still mighty wet. The total for the month is more in line with expectations. Total production of 339 KWH but less than last April. Also new Solar Edge 10 KWH battery installed in garage doubling our storage bringing the 10 KWH to 20 KWH. Solar production to date 2024 and 2023 Shows the dismal Feb 24 and more reasonable March 2024 and more average April. For the month Over 167 KWH of power export ..read more

We have doubled our storage - from 10 to 20 kWh with a new SolarEdge pack Thanks to Bright Spark for installing a second Solar Edge Battery. Each pack is 10kWh and driven by the existing Inverter. These are in the garage and stand side by side and are floor mounted. These are heavy items at around 110 KG each. With these we can store all, or most of the solar energy we collect from the roof top panels. We also charge then an night from Octopus and they then power the house and office during the day.   Looking to add solar or battery – Use our referral code at Solar Edge.  So ..read more

Tesla has officially launched the new Model 3 Performance, the most powerful Model 3 ever. Here’s everything that’s new: UK Starting price: £59,990 0-60mph: 2.9s (vs 3.1s in old version) Range: 328 miles Top Speed: 163 mph Adaptive Suspension: Powered by in-house software. Gives enhanced body control, without sacrificing daily usability or comfort. All-new high-performance drive units deliver 500+ horsepower. Track Mode V3: All-new calibration for the powertrain and adaptive suspension. Ventilated Sports Seats: New seat design with enhanced side and cushion bolsters. Performance Chassis For ..read more

Q1 Deliveries 8.5% drop Y on Y Tesla reported first-quarter vehicle deliveries of 386,810, a drop of 8.5% from the same quarter last year. Estimates compiled by FactSet, analysts were expecting deliveries of around 457,000 for the first three months of the year. This is Tesla’s first year-over-year decline in deliveries since 2020. Stock drops 5% i=on open. Highlights Tesla shares fell on Tuesday after the company reported a drop in vehicle deliveries in the first quarter, the first annual decline since 2020, when the global pandemic disrupted production. Here are the key numbers: A ..read more

Tesla Model 3 and Model Y pricing remain unchanged during March 2024, making 11 months of no increase to UK retail pricing. Model 3 price reduced by £3,000 during October 2023. Model 3 base price remains at £39,990 and Model Y at £44,990. Model Y available at £399 / month Great deal for deliveries before March 31st ..read more

242 kWh Produced March 2024 – Spring starts to arrive with a number of sunny days generating over 10 KWH with a few grey days giving virtually nothing in terms of solar production. Still mighty wet. The total for the month is more in line with expectations. Total production of 244 KWH. Also new Solar Edge 10 KWH battery ordered – Once installed this will double our storage bringing the 10 KWH to 20 KWH. Solar production to date 2024 and 2023 Shows the dismal Feb 24 and more reasonable March 2024.  Over 100 KWH of power exported back to the grid as the graph below shows. See co ..read more

82 kWh Produced Feb 2024 – a grey month that only produced 82 KWh just over half the 2023 Feb results.  So much for Global warming – all we have is cloud. Solar production to date 2024 and 2023 Shows the dismal Feb 24. See complete Solar Project details with year to date data: Full 2023 / 24 data ..read more