Tesla Model 3 Advice

Trying to pin down the cost of a Tesla in Australia is a bit like swatting a fly - just when you think you’ve got it locked in it suddenly changes.

How long does it take to charge a Tesla? Well, it can take anywhere from 15 minutes to 30 hours, or more, depending on what kind of charging equipment you’re using, which model Tesla you’re charging and how you define 'charge'.

Let’s talk sleepers. In fact, what is a sleeper car? In the motoring world, a sleeper is a vehicle that hides its performance potential from the world, only revealing its true potential when the driver nails the throttle.

If you’re one of the many Australians that’s ready to take the plunge and turn your motoring from fossil fuelled to electric, you’ll probably have noticed there’s not the same choice in vehicle layout as there is with ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars. We’re behind the rest of the developed world in all types of EVs, and when you look at electric sedans Australia is a real back-marker.

Self-driving cars have become one of the most hot-button topics in the car industry in the past decade. Everyone from General Motors to Google is involved in trying to remove the human being from the driving process.

Like most other elements of the Tesla experience, the EV-only brand does servicing somewhat differently to its competitors.For example, scheduling a service appointment needs to be done via the companion phone app, and Tesla offers either a mobile service or a service centre appointment option for each visit. If the car is dropped at a service centre, Tesla will notify the owner via the app when the car is ready to be picked up.Visits are also not defined by kilometre or time-based intervals, the car’s computer will inform owners when servicing is required on a condition-based interval.The service manual for a Model 3 and Model Y stipulates that, at very least, the brake fluid and cabin air filter needs to be checked and replaced if necessary every 24 months, the air conditioning desiccant bag needs to be replaced every six years, and tyres need to be rotated every 10,000km.Tesla’s new-car warranty is behind the pace compared to most mainstream automakers, limited to just four years and 80,000km. However, a separate high-voltage component warranty for the drive motors and battery pack covers eight-years and 192,000km. Seventy per cent of the car’s original battery capacity is guaranteed at that time.In summary: Condition-based servicing seems to make sense for an EV, and there should be significantly fewer parts and, subsequently, costs involved. However, Tesla is hardly transparent about the costs or intervals involved and its new-car warranty is behind the pace. 6/10If you want to find out more about a specific manufacturer's capped price servicing, please see below:

One of the most-anticipated cars of the last five years is Tesla’s long-awaited Model 3 sedan.

The best and most exciting part of any year's end is that we're about to welcome another batch of fresh new cars that will be touching down in Australia over the next 12 months.

If you like your hatches served with a bit of heat, 2018 is shaping up as one hell of a year. Updated models, all-new arrivals, turbocharged chargers and battery-powered bruisers; there’s a genuine buffet of hot metal arriving for you to choose from, with all arriving over the next 12 months or so. And while not all