The Tesla finance programme, offered through finance partner Alphera Financial Services, involves them buying back half of the base purchase price of the Tesla Model Sand 43% of the money spent on extras after the 37th month of the hire purchase agreement.

In this way, you the fast moving small operator, can have a slice of adrenaline cake and still eat up enormous savings while budgeting accurately safe in the knowledge you can decide later on whether to take the guaranteed buyback or buy the car outright.

You can get your hands on an all-electric Tesla Model S by paying a 15% down payment and an APR of 5.9% for the first 36 months, or even up to 72 months to spread the costs further with the minimum payment being £820 a month.

A Tesla Model S will save around £156 fuelling, £19 a month in car tax and, for central London commuters, £210 in congestion charge costs. The cherry on the cake is a £331 saved in BIK if the motor is uses as a company car.

“We understand that many customers enjoy the simplicity of a Hire Purchase but also may seek some assurance of the future value of Model S,” said Georg Ell, Tesla’s UK country director. “We want to do the right thing for customers, so we’re delighted to be able to offer this transparent and fair financing programme.”