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Electric Christmas: Father Christmas powers up with an EV
Dashing through the snow, in a horsepower open electric car? Find out what’s new with Father Christmas’ sleigh this Christmas.
Words by: Auto Trader
Published on 10 December 2024 | 0 min read
Father Christmas has been spotted doing rounds in Oxford’s Redbridge Park and Ride. But what’s different is that he’s been spotted in an all-new vehicle instead of his iconic, old sleigh.
This Christmas, we’ve helped Santa go electric – Father Christmas has listed his sleigh on Autotrader, and upgraded to a high-performance Tesla Model 3, proving that tradition and innovation can go hand in hand. The Tesla features high-tech perks like preconditioning for warmth, an “insane” mode for rapid acceleration, and rear-seat entertainment for his reindeer. It also features a “Santa Mode” that ensures the magic of his previous sleigh is never lost. If you have a Tesla, you too can experience the Christmas magic of the Santa Mode. Use the voice command "ho ho ho" to turn your car into a sleigh and the pedestrians around you into elves, and enjoy the jingles.
This Christmas, we’ve helped Santa go electric – Father Christmas has listed his sleigh on Autotrader, and upgraded to a high-performance Tesla Model 3, proving that tradition and innovation can go hand in hand. The Tesla features high-tech perks like preconditioning for warmth, an “insane” mode for rapid acceleration, and rear-seat entertainment for his reindeer. It also features a “Santa Mode” that ensures the magic of his previous sleigh is never lost. If you have a Tesla, you too can experience the Christmas magic of the Santa Mode. Use the voice command "ho ho ho" to turn your car into a sleigh and the pedestrians around you into elves, and enjoy the jingles.
Santa’s sleigh is still up for grabs on Autotrader here. It features a nine-reindeer-power engine which helps the sleigh run at supersonic speeds, ample storage for gifts and all your bits and bobs, and Rudolph’s 14,000LM red nose which provides unbeatable illumination for adverse weather conditions.
If you're planning on driving home for Christmas, here are our top tips for driving an electric car in winter so that you can drive home feel confidently:
• Driving in snow - Electric cars are built in a way that means they may actually cope better on snowy roads than petrol or diesel cars do, perfect for changes in weather as Father Christmas travels across the UK • Heating tech - ‘Preconditioning’ feature allows Father Christmas to preheat his car as he steps in and out of homes, simply using an app • Battery life - While you can expect to get fewer miles out of your electric car battery in cold weather due to the lithium-ion batteries, we’ve got plenty of tips to get more miles out of it in our winter driving guide Now that Father Christmas is all geared up and ready to hit the road in his electric car, it’s time to prepare his cookies and milk. While you wait for Father Christmas, check out our Christmas gifts guide to help you decide the perfect present for you and your loved ones.
• Driving in snow - Electric cars are built in a way that means they may actually cope better on snowy roads than petrol or diesel cars do, perfect for changes in weather as Father Christmas travels across the UK • Heating tech - ‘Preconditioning’ feature allows Father Christmas to preheat his car as he steps in and out of homes, simply using an app • Battery life - While you can expect to get fewer miles out of your electric car battery in cold weather due to the lithium-ion batteries, we’ve got plenty of tips to get more miles out of it in our winter driving guide Now that Father Christmas is all geared up and ready to hit the road in his electric car, it’s time to prepare his cookies and milk. While you wait for Father Christmas, check out our Christmas gifts guide to help you decide the perfect present for you and your loved ones.