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How to choose the best solar and battery products for your home The best solar installations will generate renewable electricity for 25 years or more. But in a world of evolving options around batteries, solar panels and inverters, how should you go about selecting the best products for your home
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For those who don’t mind a bit of DIY preventative maintenance on their out-of-warranty Model S then you might be interested to learn that the windscreen wiper mechanism need not be an inevitable, high mileage >50,000 miles replacement. The offside wiper spindle is prone to wearing heavily
Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt (FUD)
This claim by Volvo is largely misguided and the reason, this rebuttal from Auke Hoekstra is detailed and gives the answers:
Upgrading / Modifying / Fixing
I hate stone chips on cars. I mean, really, they are inevitable – after all, you’re driving something at speeds up to 70 MPH on roads that, if you look carefully are covered in little stones, bits of grit and random things (I once got the end of dinner fork
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A quick primer on the two types of batteries chemistries used in current Tesla vehicles which should help ease anxiety about how they work and should be treated. It is intentionally written to be accessible to most people and skims over detail of chemical changes within batteries and the science
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Tesla recommends you change your air filter every 2 years, here are your available options: Option 1 – Take to Tesla and it will cost £27.30 to replace (correct as of May 2021) Option 2 – Take it to an independent garage See the recommended garages here Option 3 – The DIY
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Like the majority of cars on the road a Tesla is not that much different when it comes to windscreens, generally, most people will go through their insurance company to get the glass repaired or replaced, others will simply call a reputable glass repair/replacement company. What should I do?
About the car
How to apply for the 100% discount (Cleaner Vehicle Discount) on the London Congestion Charge and ULEZ Currently, all-electric vehicles receive a 100% discount on the London Congestion Charge (normally £15 per day), however, you need to register and pay a £10 annual fee + submit a V5C copy to prove
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Over the years Tesla has improved what you get with the car to the point now this list is actually quite sparse, obviously, Tesla sell a wide selection of official accessories on their website but there are also numerous other 3rd party websites and products these days, here are our
Things to do for new owners
Welcome to Tesla ownership, whilst driving a Tesla is fairly simple there are lots of new things you might not be aware of, this page highlights all of the great things we as a club can help you learn: 1. Tesla Owners UK Onboarding – Self-service online learning 2. Tesla Owners
Upgrading / Modifying / Fixing
Whilst the Tesla warranty covers you for 4 years or 50,000 miles once that comes near to ending it’s worth doing a once over the car to potentially save yourself some money in the future. Equally, it’s worth ensuring you’re doing some of the basic maintenance
Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt (FUD)
A big pet peeve of many electric vehicle owners is watching petrol/diesel engine vehicles parked idling whilst children/people etc walk past, whilst it is against the law rarely does this get enforced which leads to repeat offenders often completely oblivious to the facts, this page provides a variety
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