Steven

Solar PV since 2011, EV convert since 2020, Tesla Powerwall 2 and Octopus Energy user since 2020. Engineering/Manufacturing background.

[Steven @EvSolarSteve]

@electricpetrol Such a great car!

[Roland Pircher @piloly]

As expected the Netherlands will present their results on Tesla's FSD in the next meeting of the Technical Committee - Motor vehicles (TCMV) on 5 May. 🇪🇺

The vote will take place at the end of June. If at least 50% of EU countries vote in favour of FSD, it will be approved automatically in all 27 EU countries.

[Kees Roelandschap @KRoelandschap]

First time FSD (Supervised) for my mom, raw and uncut

I just let my 70 yr old mom take a full drive on FSD

From home to the Supercharger, and watched something shift in real time

At first a little hesitant but she got used to it super quick, I did not expect this at all!! 🤯

By the end of the drive, she wasn’t just relaxed, she was amazed. Laughing. Pointing things out. Talking about how this could change driving for people her age.

This is the moment people underestimate

It’s not about tech specs or edge cases

It’s about what happens when someone who didn’t grow up with this technology experiences it for the first time and it just works.

Welcome to the future mom!!

[Steven @EvSolarSteve]

@psbroke Congrats 😁👍🏻

[Graeme Cobb ⚡️🚙🚗 ⚡️ @graeme_cobb]

Is @carwow using Tesla’s Autosteer *illegally*, which in the U.K. is explicitly meant for motorways 🤔

FSD isn’t available in the U.K.

Enhanced Autopilot adds motorway lane changing, autosteer on and off ramp on motorways, autopark and summon mode.

Autopilot has been renamed Autosteer.

In summary, autosteer….
- Should not be used on smaller roads
- Should only be used on Motorways.

Tesla’s own website states that.

The Comma driving assist package may also be illegal to use in the U.K.
It requires no regulatory oversight for installation and calibration - it hits a very grey area in the U.K. regs and taps into the cars CAN bus.

FSD will launch in the U.K. sometime this year or maybe next year.

It will use the same or similar version to FSD in Australia and you can see how well it behaves from @ryanjaycowan amazing videos.

Please support the smaller channels who work hard to bring you honest information.

[Steven @EvSolarSteve]

@electricpetrol I sit down later when my blood pressure is stable to watch 😁

[Steven @EvSolarSteve]

@TeslaOwnersUK The colour I’ve ordered, looks great!

[Graeme Cobb ⚡️🚙🚗 ⚡️ @graeme_cobb]

Interesting article by Phil McNamara from @AutoExpress that misses one vital piece of the puzzle.

Back in 2019 an entry level VW Golf cost just over £18,000.
Roll on to 2025 and an entry level Golf now costs just under £30,000.
Inflation adjusted the Golf should cost approximately £23,000 today.

This isn’t VW specific because the same is true with other legacy manufacturers.

It means legacy manufacturers have left the goal wide open for Chinese manufacturers to enter - with a 10% import tariff applied - and still undercut on price.
So they’ve [legacy] made themselves uncompetitive at a critical moment.

The questions that need answering are:

- Why are legacy manufacturers selling their cars well above inflation?

- What has gone wrong to warrant high prices?

- Why can’t they bring their MSRP prices down?

Full article: https://t.co/F2TdvAaOAa

[Octopus Energy @OctopusEnergy]

Many never thought we’d get here.

The driving force is price. Renewables are simply cheaper. Solar prices have dropped a whopping 99.9% since 1975. Electrotech like panels and batteries keep getting cheaper.

Now, we need to match the tech with policy that puts those savings on your bills.

[Steve Fowler @SteveFowler]

I've just driven the best car @Tesla has ever produced - the new Tesla Model Y Performance https://t.co/blJLNW56oe

[Steven @EvSolarSteve]

@s_scholtysek @gabistere62 Looks great 🔥 Congratulations!

[Steven @s_scholtysek]

Meine Abholung vom neuen Tesla Model Y Performance im Tesla Service-Center Hannover 😍
Mit dabei ein paar Freunde, meine Patenkinder und die stolzeste Mutter der Welt @gabistere62 😋

[Steven @EvSolarSteve]

@itskyleconner Very busy….

[Octopus Energy @OctopusEnergy]

The govt just walked away from zonal pricing – a concrete plan to cut everyone’s energy bills by 10-15% – without an alternative.
The power of incumbency is huge, holding back growth, damaging our economy & making life harder for families.
We were founded to challenge this & bring costs down. We're not going to stop.

[Steven @EvSolarSteve]

@davidjamesdj @sarah_go_green @techpoodle @graeme_cobb If it helps, I use Home Assistant to automate this, when a planned slot is dispatching outside of off peak times I have it set to change the backup reserve on the PW to 100%. So when I get a slot outside of off peak the EV and PW charge.

[Octopus Energy @OctopusEnergy]

Britain's energy intensive businesses are being battered by energy prices.

Our factories and data centres have 50% higher prices than French and German factories, and 3-4x higher than Norway and Sweden.

But it doesn't have to be this way 👇

[Steven @EvSolarSteve]

@au_tom_otive More click bait shite from Mat 🤦🏻‍♂️

[Tom Callow @au_tom_otive]

Can you really add much range when you just stop for a quick wee and a coffee?

Erm, yes. If you are actually running low on charge and not at 80%+ with nearly 300 miles ‘in the tank’.

That’s the truth, if anyone’s interested these days.

[AukeHoekstra @AukeHoekstra]

Many people think solar and wind won't be able to keep the grid stable because they lack "inertia".

I think solar, wind and batteries will do a BETTER job and I think you can explain it thus:
- the old grid is a record player
- the new grid a digital player
🧵

[Greg Jackson @g__j]

It's astonishing to see an energy boss saying this is a "system that works" - it may work for incumbent energy generators but it doesn't work for households or businesses struggling with Europe's highest energy costs.

The case for reform is clear.