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Tesla Model S Plaid vs Ferrari Luce – The Ferrari Reality CheckLet’s be honest: Ferrari fans are going to hate this. Don...
01/06/2026

Tesla Model S Plaid vs Ferrari Luce – The Ferrari Reality Check

Let’s be honest: Ferrari fans are going to hate this. Don’t care.

Tesla Model S Plaid
1,020bhp. 0-60 in under 2 seconds. Costs about £110k. You can daily it, fit the kids in the back, charge it for a tenner, and embarrass literally anything at the lights. Yeah, the interior feels like an IKEA showroom and Elon’s tweets are embarrassing. But it works. Relentlessly. Like a Swiss train with a rocket strapped to it.

Ferrari Luce (Purosangue)
A V12 SUV. Sounds incredible. Looks incredible.
But let’s talk money: £350k+. Before options. Before the “oh, you’re not on the list, mate” conversation. You’ll wait three years, pay another £50k for carbon fibre bits, and then watch it drink fuel like a binge drinker at Glastonbury.

Oh, and it’s an SUV. You spent a house deposit on a raised Ferrari. Congratulations. The Plaid will still beat it to 60, carry more shopping, and cost you less to insure your teenage son on.

Verdict:
Ferrari Luce is for people who want to look like they drive.
Model S Plaid is for people who actually drive – fast, cheap, and without the Italian drama.

One’s a weapon. One’s a wardrobe on wheels. Take a guess which is which. 🚗💨

Make your EV work for the National Grid – and the UK government is paying you for it ⚡️💷Ever thought about this? Your el...
30/05/2026

Make your EV work for the National Grid – and the UK government is paying you for it ⚡️💷

Ever thought about this? Your electric car just sits there losing value. And when you plug it in at night, the money only flows one way – out of your pocket.

But what if I told you it could actually earn money back? Sounds like a dream, right?

It's called V2G – Vehicle-to-Grid. In plain English: when electricity is cheap, your car charges up. When it gets expensive, your car sells a bit back to the grid. You keep the difference.

Here's how it works. At 2am, it's windy, there's loads of power, and the price hits rock bottom – your car automatically fills up. At 6pm, the whole country is cooking dinner and cranking up the heating, prices go through the roof – your car sells a little back. You make money while you're on the sofa. And no, you won't get stranded – you set a floor, like ""don't go below 60%"", and you're fine for the morning commute.

So what are we actually talking about, money-wise? UK trials (like the ones Octopus Energy ran) show around £150–£300 a year for light users. If you've got solar panels at home, you could be looking at £400–£600. That's not ""quit your job"" money, but it'll cover your electricity bill for months, or a decent Nando's every week.

So why hasn't this happened already? There was a nasty little thing called ""double charging"". You paid a fee when you took electricity from the grid, then got charged again when you sold it back. They were rinsing you twice. The good news? The government has admitted it's a problem and Ofgem is fixing the rules. They're also throwing over £38 million at V2G research and getting rid of the red tape.

Can you do this right now? It's still early days, but the door is open. The Nissan LEAF is the most V2G-ready car out there. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV works, and some newer Hyundais and Kias do too. Octopus Energy and OVO Energy have both run trials. If you're buying an EV, just ask the salesperson one question: ""Does this car support V2G?"" If you've already got one, search ""UK V2G trials"" and see what's accepting sign-ups – some even come with equipment discounts.

Here's the bottom line. You used to pay the grid. Soon, the grid could be paying you. This isn't sci-fi – it's 18 to 36 months away from being a completely normal thing on your street.

A couple of hundred quid a year for doing nothing. Are you in or not? 👇

No comparison, no pain…Ferrari owner: My car takes 0.4 seconds longer to reach 60, but my badge is worth 500,000
29/05/2026

No comparison, no pain…
Ferrari owner: My car takes 0.4 seconds longer to reach 60, but my badge is worth 500,000

29/05/2026

Everyone says autonomous driving is boring—until I tried Tesla’s ‘Mad Max’ mode in version 14.3.3…

China’s battery industry is rapidly becoming one of the global leaders in electric vehicle technology.Chinese companies ...
28/05/2026

China’s battery industry is rapidly becoming one of the global leaders in electric vehicle technology.

Chinese companies such as BYD and CATL are developing next-generation battery systems focused on faster charging, improved safety, and longer lifespan. Some new EV platforms now support ultra-fast charging speeds approaching 1 megawatt, potentially allowing vehicles to recover hundreds of kilometers of range within just a few minutes.

Battery innovation is no longer only about range. Chinese manufacturers are also investing heavily in thermal management, charging efficiency, and battery durability under extreme conditions. Technologies such as blade batteries and advanced lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry are designed to reduce fire risks while lowering production costs.

China’s advantage also comes from its highly integrated supply chain, covering battery materials, manufacturing, software, and charging infrastructure. This allows new technologies to move from development to large-scale production much faster than in many other markets.

As global demand for electric vehicles continues to grow, battery technology is becoming one of the most important competitive areas in the automotive industry — and China is currently moving at remarkable speed.

The headline number in a new spec comparison is hard to ignore, with the BYD Seal Performance reaching 60 mph in 3.8 sec...
28/05/2026

The headline number in a new spec comparison is hard to ignore, with the BYD Seal Performance reaching 60 mph in 3.8 seconds while the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT needs just 2.2 to do the same. That gap exists even though the Seal brings impressive efficiency on paper, including a lower 0.219 drag coefficient against the Porsche's 0.22, a lighter 4,817 pound body, and a significantly more affordable price tag. The Taycan Turbo GT answers with the figures that define ultimate performance, posting a 1,033 hp peak output (1,108 hp with Attack Mode) versus 530 hp for the BYD, a larger ~105 kWh battery, faster 320 kW charging, and a 340 mile EPA range that edges out the Seal's 246 miles. Both cars come with Level 2 ADAS, but neither offers true Full Self-Driving capability. The starkest line on the chart is price, where the Seal lands near £35,000 and the Taycan Turbo GT starts around £190,000, making the BYD close to five times cheaper. The comparison captures how far BYD has pushed accessible electric performance, delivering sports car pace and everyday efficiency at a price that luxury makers like Porsche, even with their EV flagship, are nowhere near matching.

Lack of self-control
28/05/2026

Lack of self-control

From Mini to MG: Are we watching the end of British car-making?There was a time when “Made in Britain” meant something s...
28/05/2026

From Mini to MG: Are we watching the end of British car-making?
There was a time when “Made in Britain” meant something special on four wheels.

The original Mini – born out of a petrol crisis, designed on a napkin, yet it became a cultural icon.
The Jaguar E-Type – Enzo Ferrari called it “the most beautiful car ever made.”
The Land Rover – a machine that helped explorers cross continents and farmers cross muddy fields.
Rolls-Royce. Aston Martin. Lotus. McLaren.

We didn’t just build cars. We built legends.

But lately, I’ve been asking myself a difficult question:
Can Britain still make world-class cars?

Let’s look at the facts.

In 2025, UK car production hit its lowest level since 1952 – just 764,715 cars. That’s not a dip. That’s a collapse.

Vauxhall closed its Luton plant. Permanently.
Jaguar Land Rover lost 50,000 units of production due to a cyberattack – in a single month.
Even the British Army’s next-generation military vehicle is now being bid on by foreign-owned manufacturers like General Motors and Ineos (and yes, JLR is trying too – but the fact that it’s a competition at all says something).
We used to supply the world. Now we can’t even supply ourselves without help.

And here’s the part that stings the most:
Chinese brands like BYD, MG (yes, once British, now owned by SAIC), and Chery are outselling domestic favourites on UK soil. In March 2026, the best-selling car in Britain wasn’t a Ford, a Vauxhall, or a Land Rover.
It was a Chinese-built JAECOO 7.

I’m not saying that to start a fight. I’m saying it because it’s true.

So where does that leave us?

Are we just watching the slow, quiet end of British car-making? A once-great industry reduced to design studios, heritage badges, and assembly lines owned by other countries?
Maybe.
But I don’t think it’s over yet.

Because Britain still has things no one can take away:

World-leading motorsport engineering – most F1 teams are still based here.

Specialist high-performance manufacturing – think Aston Martin, McLaren, Morgan.

Software and lightweight engineering – the stuff that future cars will be built on.

We may not mass-produce cheap family hatchbacks anymore. But we never really did that better than Germany or Japan anyway.

What we did better than anyone was soul. Character. Personality. A car that felt alive.

That’s not a factory problem. That’s a culture problem. And culture can come back.
So no – I don’t think British car-making is dead.
But it’s certainly not well. And pretending otherwise won’t help.

Question for you – and I really want to read your answers:
👉 What’s your fondest memory of a British-built car?

Your dad’s old Mini? Your first Land Rover? That time you saw an Aston Martin and just stopped walking?

Tell me below. Let’s remember what we’re fighting for.

Remember when £20 could actually last a few days?Now it feels like you leave the petrol station and it’s already gone.Fu...
27/05/2026

Remember when £20 could actually last a few days?

Now it feels like you leave the petrol station and it’s already gone.

Fuel.
Parking.
Insurance.
Road tax.

Everything about driving in the UK feels expensive now.

A lot of people are driving less simply because they can’t justify the cost anymore.

Do you think owning a car in Britain is becoming unaffordable?

Meanwhile me:Butter fly? A fly made of butter? That's weird.
27/05/2026

Meanwhile me:
Butter fly?
A fly made of butter?
That's weird.

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