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Merseyside Police in Northwest England are testing a Tesla Model 3 sedan as a patrol car, describing the electric vehicle (EV) as “cool-looking” following an initial drive, reports the Liverpool Echo. Despite it being a “headturner,” the Merseyside Police Roads Policing Unit (RPU) account on Twitter also voiced a few concerns such as how often […]

Tesla’s software update 2022.20.5 has enabled vehicles to recognize variable highway speed limit signs in the UK, according to a video shared by one driver on Sunday (via Reddit). Additionally, it seemed to enable highway speed sign recognition in select countries and temporary road sign detection. Previously, the feature was only available for regular roads […]

Electric vehicles (EVs) are gradually continuing to creep upward amidst the larger auto market, and May’s sales in the United Kingdom show an impressive growth of the sector, despite the market trending downward as a whole. The UK auto market had an electric market share of 18.3 percent in May including plugin hybrids, up from […]

Tesla has added the in-car “Upgrades” tab to its UK and European cars, as detailed in a post on Reddit on Friday. The post shows a screenshot depicting the tab, showing a premium connectivity subscription that can be purchased directly from inside the vehicle. Another user in the thread confirmed that the update was available in […]

Tesla’s plans to convert a former Porsche garage in Dorset, U.K., into a sales and service center have received almost unanimous backing from both residents and the Dorset Council as they inch closer to approval — reports The Bournemouth Echo. Tesla originally submitted plans to take over the site, located at New Road, Ferndown, and turn […]

According to This is Money, a new efficiency ‘E-rating’ has been launched in the U.K that rates electric vehicles (EVs) from A++ to E depending on overall efficiency. The rating system has been established by Electrifying.com, a website that provides information and advice to potential EV buyers and existing owners. Electrifying.com says the purpose of the […]

Tesla has launched orders for its Model Y compact crossover SUV in the United Kingdom, with Long Range and Performance versions available (via @SawyerMerritt). Pricing for the Model Y in the UK in GBP is below: Long Range: 54,990 GBP (about $75,245 USD) Performance: 64,990 GBP (about $88,927 USD) Upgrades available include (equivalent USD pricing […]

The Tesla Model 3 surpassed 1 million cumulative sales in August, and it hasn’t stopped growing to be one of the most purchased electric vehicles (EVs) in the world – especially in the United Kingdom. The Tesla Model 3 landed the UK’s number one spot for the best-selling car in September, with a total of […]

Police in Cleveland, England may stand to benefit from a recently-built Tesla Model 3 police car ahead of the country’s 2030 gas car sales ban, as electric vehicles (EVs) continue to rise in popularity around the world for use as police patrol cars. On Wednesday, Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner Steve Turner wrote to Tesla […]

Tesla’s Model 3 has remained one of the top-selling electric vehicles (EVs) in the United Kingdom, and according to a new report, it recently bumped another EV off from the top. The Tesla Model 3 has surpassed the United Kingdom’s previous most popular battery electric vehicle (BEV), with a total of 39,900 Model 3 units […]

Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are growing in presence to match the increasingly electric auto market throughout the world, but one company in Shetland, Scotland is upping the ante with marine-powered electricity. Nova Innovation has created an EV charging station powered by tidal turbines on the island of Yell in Shetland, Scotland, according to BBC. […]

The UK government recently reduced the max price of plugin grant-eligible cars to £35,000 ($48,543 USD), effectively removing Tesla’s Model 3 from the government grant’s eligibility. However, new buyers may have one last shot at getting access to savings on the Model 3, thanks to a new move from the US-based company. On Friday, Twitter […]

Municipalities around the world have elected to push gas car sales bans by date targets as early as 2035, and a new report suggests that Tesla has had a hand in pushing the UK to increase its petroleum and diesel taxes. The Guardian reports that Tesla lobbied the UK government to raise gas and diesel […]

SpaceX’s Starlink internet has a lot to offer to rural consumers. The low-Earth orbit internet service provider (ISP) has already starting offering beta testing to a number of North America customers, and now it will do the same for an entirely new market. On Monday, Business Insider reported that the UK government has approved SpaceX’s […]

The Tesla Model 3 has been selling well throughout the world, and with a strong Q4 push in many of those places, it even managed to land a top-selling car in a number of countries. According to numbers from the UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the Model 3 was the best-selling new […]