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Peter Harte gets keys to his new Tesla Model 3 First deliveries of the new and more affordable Tesla Model 3 family saloon have begun in Ireland, writes Trish Whelan . Two of the first Irish customers were John Burke, managing director and owner of Burke’s Hardware & DIY, who lives in Wicklow Town. A self-confessed petrol head, motor racing enthusiast who has made the shift to electric, and Peter Harte, original Roadster owner who has added a Model 3 to his EV family.   Model 3 is Tesla’s smaller, simpler, more affordable car. Designed and built as the world’s first mass-market electric vehicle, it is a critical step in Tesla’s mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Model 3 combines industry-leading powertrain efficiency, aerodynamics and chassis technology to deliver the longest range of any comparable electric saloon. The car’s powertrain technology has been designed for ultra-high endurance and Tesla has proven its technolog...

Tesla screen could 'soon' show streaming movies. Can't wait until you get home to get your next Netflix hit? That's OK, just pull over and put your car into Park, writes Brian Byrne . That's the substance of the latest tweets from Tesla founder Elon Musk. Apparently, in an unspecified time-frame, both Netflix and Youtube will be available to stream onto the electric car's big centre screen. But only when the car's transmission is in Park position. He suggests inbuilt sound systems in cars are the best places to enjoy a 'fully immersive' surround sound experience. TV reception has been available in many luxury cars for many years, but not in the front while the car is being driven.

Tesla’s Model 3 has scored a top rated 5 stars in Euro NCAP safety testing with the highest rating recorded in the Safety Assist category, writes Trish Whelan . Euro NCAP praised the car’s perfect score in the front offset deformable barrier crash test and its performance in Safety Assist tests thanks to ‘superb’ driver assistance systems. The Programme’s four categories - each of which Model 3 earned 5 stars in - evaluate a car’s ability to protect adults, children, vulnerable road users like cyclists and pedestrians, as well as its safety assistance features. In its ‘Safety Assist’ category which evaluates a car’s active safety features including its ability to avoid accidents, mitigate injuries and prevent drivers from unintentionally drifting out of their lane, Model 3 earned the highest score that Euro NCAP has awarded to date under the strict 2018/2019 testing protocols. LHD interior Tesla say they engineered Model 3 ‘to be the safest car ever built’. ...