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Guys obviously this is a long shot but he does reply to anybody on twitter, if you look at his replies he tries to reply to any questions.
what I’m suggesting is once or twice a day @ Elon on twitter asking if Tesla will ever be on motability in the uk, you never know, I’ll start doing it today
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You can see The Daily Mail headline looming…Motability users lobbying for a Tesla as their ‘Free Car’….lol.
Just No.
The only way a Tesla is going to be on Motability is when the price gets down to 31K. In a couple of years, with economies of scale, that may be the case.
In a couple of years, other manufacturers will have caught up and surpassed Tesla.
I think I’m with Ade on this one, I don’t think any good will come from asking Elon Musk in such a public way.
Maybe an email or something like that but I personally wouldn’t use twitter
It’s worth a try
I’m glad some people politely tried to steer him away from such an idea cause I’ve been biting my tongue since I read it, I know some of you have an issue with my frankness but disappointed to see Mike actually giving him encouragement ?♂️
Personally I think it’s not only pointless it’s embarrassing and just think of the headlines in the “Daily Wail” ?
Here’s a more productive use of your time… contact Motability (by email or post?) and whichever MP oversees them to complain about the automatic cars always being dearer than the manual version and as a disabled person I am being unfairly financially punished. And use that opportunity to encourage them to bring as many BEVs as possible onto the scheme ??
Then go order a Leaf, Zoe, MG, Corsa, DS3, Smart etc if you want a BEV ?
Who cares what the dailymail thinks? if you ask your MP you’ll get an message back that’s written like it’s from a robot. Waiting on motability to change their ways clearly isn’t working, maybe soon as the VW I’d 3 prices announced are higher than the limit and the car will be on motability. Though on the off Elon sees it and forwards it to his team or whatever (even tho a small chance) that’ll have more impact than any MP letter or waiting on motability, just my opinion, I respect yours and see where you’re coming from
Maybe you should care what the Daily Whinge thinks cause it’s that rag that goes out to most of Middle England and they just love a good “bash a benefits cheat” story… dont forget it was them that got the price cap introduced therefore stopping a lot on here being able to get another volvo XC60 ? Or do you think your tweet to Musk won’t get spotted especially after his account was hacked this week?
Why don’t you also try tweeting Adrian Hallmark as he’s the ceo of Bentley and asking when the Flying Spur is coming on the scheme….
Sorry I don’t let other people’s negativity bring me down, I feel like it’s a good idea, if you don’t fair enough, have a good day 🙂
I wouldn’t buy a car off Eton Musk if you paid me.
he probably has no idea what motability is ,
” let me get this right your asking me if id like my join a scheme that , you get a new free car every three years that are serviced for free , maintained for free and free tyres and free breakdown cover and you this for free because you cant walk” ,
Rhodgie we all have our own opinions on the way forward for motability and the cars available on it. I also like to hear from people thinking “outside the box” as they generate debate and can lead to some very good ideas.
Elon Musk loves the limelight he sells tens of thousands of cars with no, or very little, paid advertising. So I could easily see this scheme being an opportunity to do a bit of good and get some free advertising.
Would having tens of thousand disabled people driving around in Tesla’s fit his brand ………mmmmmmmmmm.
I’m with you on this one TheSUVGuy, what have we got to lose? The only failure in life is not to try. As far as the Daily Fail and the other excuses for news outlets are concerned they make up most of their stories to suit their political agenda so best to ignore. I dont use twitter as a rule but will do so today.
Martini you’re probably right in regards to him not knowing what motability is but people from his team will know, we are a big % of the car market in the uk
brydo, that’s exactly my thinking??
dafydd, that’s one of my favourite quotes
A Tesla on the scheme would be awesome. ?
As for the ‘who cares if the daily fail batters us’, I‘ve had 53 years of fighting more than anyone should ever have to to survive in the ‘able’ world, being pointed at, made fun of, attempted to be bullied (as a child and adult), passed over in work situations, etc whilst all the while battling worsening pain and mobility issues that my ‘fight‘ has finally gone. I just want to sink into the background with my amazing family around me.
Something happened last week that may go some way to provide an answer to my condition, which as yet still remains elusive even after genetic testing. As such I compiled my story to provide to a contact who may be able to help and as my daughter got wind of this, we thought now is a good time to let her and our son have the full picture.
I’m sorry to say it absolutely broke their hearts and we had a couple of heavy days at home because of it. This just added to my feeling of ‘I’m done, there’s nothing left in the tank’ as it does make me realise how hard I’ve had to battle.
I’m really proud of what I’ve done. I’ve battled really hard, as we all do here, and earned many, many £? for the company I worked for that has secured many jobs…….
SORRY, SORRY. JUST REALISED THAT TURNED INTO A BIT OF A ‘SORRY FOR MYSELF‘ RANT—————————————————————
I’D LOVE A TESLA AND THINK IT’S A GREAT IDEA ?
? I will be remembered for nothing but had great fun doing it ?
And are you going to tweet Adrian Hallmark too… ?♂️
If you have a problem with the cars on Motability go straight to them and don’t embarrass yourself with Musk because this will get dragged up by the Daily Morons… maybe not today cause of covid19 and Brexit but next slow news day it’ll be there.
And all of you wanting to order an XC40, Audi A4, BMW 3 series, Mercedes C class, Tiguan, Outlander etc… in fact pretty much any classy top of the range car remember this when the headlines hit the papers and Motability reduces the cap again.
Nothing wrong with having dreams and ideas and putting them out there but also knowing when to take advice is crucial.
Have to say I’m more with Rhodgie on this.
Elon Musk is an arrogant if brilliant businessman, whose main interest is himself and making money.
Of course he won’t have heard of Motability.
Tesla offer no discounts to anyone. With the US economy in the state it’s in, discounts are going to be even more scarce.
The Motability lease model relies on discounts. Lower manufacturer discounts mean a higher AP for us.
So whilst I know many of you would love a Model 3, please don’t hold your breath. The base model is £43k, it’s never going to happen, sorry.
Add to that iffy build quality and a growing Tesla hate campaign in the US (admittedly not here yet), I’ll stick to my lovely gas guzzling XC40 thanks, which by the way has slightly better official fuel consumption figures than the MG HS auto with a smaller less powerful 1.5 engine. ?
BionicRusty(Wayne) so sorry that you have had even more challenges to overcome than usual. Although I haven’t met you, your posts always exude positivity intelligence and humour. I have no doubt you have the best wishes for you and your family from all your friends here.
The fact is that most of those wanting EVs as a choice are as interested in helping to save the environment as they are of getting a top quality car. Given choice of a top of the range ice car or a EV SUV with decent range to me it’s a no brainer. As far as the daily fail et al I certainly won’t lose any sleep given the moral cesspit they represent. However I do wonder whether even the fail will have difficulty in demeaning vulnerable people trying to do their bit to save the planet?
It is not up to Elon Musk to decide which cars go on the Mobility list.
It is Mobility that decides the listings.
It is a pointless exercise tweeting useless stuff to Elon Musk and counter productive …keep on tweeting and you are creating the copy for tabloids….Jeez.
Who exactly is going to bridge the thirteen thousand pound shortfall?
Motability? Musk? Government? Customer? Including the probably high AP how many using the scheme can easily afford to burn £16,000 every 3 years?
Hiya Daf, thank you. I appreciate that. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to say more than anyone here. Definitely not.
But certainly more than people in the able world. You can only fight for so long mate.And I certainly agree with you on the EV front. I really wanted an i3 or similar this time but if you look at public chargers in a 60 mile radius of me in N Wales, there’s practically nothing, and zero out of working hours.
As well as the important issue of the environment, that you raise, the fact is that cheap EV charging, as it is at the moment, has to be short lived.
For home charging, the costs will have to rise before the total switchover to EV’s, using home smart chargers, as the government will need to recoup the annual £28B of fuel duties. So, in addition to the other great reasons, now, surely, is the most economical way of running an EV.As for Tesla, that’s a pipe dream, but a dream nonetheless. As I alluded to, I’d rather be under the radar out of the Fail’s firing line as I agree with the comments that they are the reason for our caps. Of course they are
? I will be remembered for nothing but had great fun doing it ?
i would assume it must be beneficial for car manufacturers to come on to motability they don’t do it for nothing or to be nice .
In saying that there are only 14 car makers on motability website compared to the total amount of car makers there are in UK ( i cant find that total but its more than fourteen ).
Elon Musk would have no interest in this. His company is massive and something like this wouldn’t be handled by him.
At some point Motability will have to look into revising the scheme to take account of the fact that eventually all cars will be electric and under it’s current business model the choice of these available on the scheme will be very small.
However by then the chances are the cost of electric vehicles will reduce massively making them affordable on the scheme.
With regards cost Motability had cash reserves of £2,6 billion in 2018, significantly more than any other car leasing company. Given those sort of reserves why are we paying any ap’s?
Elon Musk is at the very least a canny businessman and the potential of having 650,000 potential customers along with the cudos of helping enhance the fight against climate change might prove attractive.
As far as I am concerned any opportunity to wind the “fail” up is just icing on the cake. We have a powerful argument in trying to advocate non polluting vehicles, especially as the climate change disaster will make Covid19 seem like a minor inconvenience.
As Brydo has eloquently shown in his posts we have reached the tipping point when ev’s become as cheap or cheaper than their ice counterparts. Worth taking a look at his post on ID3 costs.
Any effort to increase the choice of ev’s gets my vote every time.
I’m not sure the whole saving the environment angle will work too well with Joe Public let alone the tabloids, government and DWP.
Be very careful, following the environmental angle in favour of EVs getting on the scheme could end up in:
“Yes great idea, all Motability cars to be Renault Zoe from 2022.”
Indeed 72 Dudes, in fact the may still have the fibre glass moulds used for the blue 3 wheelers and restart production.
That is THE Motability car…stick on a washing machine motor a battery and its off you go…
blue three wheel car when you had one off these car as they were the only car for disabled people at the time did you pay your full mobility component of your then allowance what ever it was call (before dla)
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