“Superchargers enable long distance travel but also, in a city where off street parking is rare and expensive, Model S customers will be able to access a network of Superchargers across London to charge, quickly and for free, at their convenience,” said Elon Musk.

“We are looking at locations across the capital to place our first set of inner city Superchargers. Our plan for routes to other cities in the UK is still on target for the end of the year, but we are also announcing this new initiative in order to best serve our London-based customers.

We expect customers to be able to travel the length of the UK and Ireland for free using our Superchargers within the next 18 months”

The attractions for company car drivers? The Model S costs from £50,280, including the £5,000 government plug-in car grant, broadly on a par with big saloons from BMW, Jaguar and Mercedes with similar space and performance.

Add in cheap top-ups from the mains and free Supercharger use, and the sums start to add up. Zero road tax, exemption from London Congestion Charge, a 100 per cent First Year Allowance for company purchase and zero per cent Benefit in Kind taxation could just clinch it for those who don’t mind breaking away from the established badges to try something new.

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