Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla has launched two new paint colors exclusively offered at its Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany, available for Model Y Long Range and Performance trims for customers in Europe and the Middle East. As for why Giga Berlin gains these two new colors only, and not the U.S., for example? Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on […]

Tesla has launched new colors for the Model Y in Germany, debuting ‘Quicksilver’ and ‘Midnight Cherry Red’, as spotted by @MilMileBattery (via @SawyerMerritt). Quicksilver is essentially silver and it’s available for a 3,000 euro upgrade, while Midnight Cherry Red is an extra 3,200 euro for the Model Y Long Range and Performance. These new colors […]

GMC has announced pre-orders have launched for its 2024 Sierra EV Denali Edition 1, set to debut in early 2024. GMC first teased the electric Sierra truck last December. The electric truck features 754 hp and 785 lb-ft of torque in max power mode, and has a GM-estimated 400 miles of range on a full […]

Back in September, Tesla announced Supercharger voting would be coming soon and today the company launched its online platform for owners to do so. “Vote on Tesla’s next Supercharger site. Every 3-month voting cycle, you can cast multiple votes to help us decide on new Supercharger locations. Check the leaderboard to see which proposed locations […]

Last week, it was discovered that Tesla had started upgrading the cameras on its vehicles, specifically seen on a 2023 Model 3 without ultrasonic sensors in the front and rear bumpers. New side repeater cameras were seen, along with a slightly modified B-Pillar camera as well. Many suspect these camera upgrades are the next step […]

During Tesla’s Q3 2022 earnings call, CEO Elon Musk reiterated the company is expecting to expand its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta to wide release this year in North America, in the fourth quarter. “So, this quarter, we expect to go to a wide release of full self-driving Beta in North America. So, anyone who has […]

Tesla on Wednesday afternoon started to roll out its 2022.36.5 software update and now we have release notes. The 2022.36.5 release notes can be seen below, thanks to Tesla North reader Mikhail Babaian. They are the same as 2022.36.1 released back in the first week of October: Caraoke: Model S/X Energy App: new graph and […]

On Tesla’s Q3 2022 earnings call, the automaker reiterated it is ramping up production of its Semi, an electric Class A truck that will have 500 miles of range with cargo on level ground, with the new vehicle already in early production. According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, it takes “about a year” to ramp […]

According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, on the company’s Q3 earnings call, he now sees the potential for the company to be worth more than Apple and Saudi Aramco, combined. Musk said at the beginning of the call he believes it is possible for Tesla to be worth more than Apple, but it will require […]

Tesla today announced record Q3 earnings for 2022 and the automaker continues to share more information regarding the development of its product roadmap. In Q3, Tesla said the Cybertruck has reached the ‘tooling’ stage and Semi is now in ‘early production’. The company also reiterated how its factory in Berlin, Germany, has already reached 2,000 […]

Tesla announced its Q3 2022 earnings today, posting a staggering $21.4 billion in revenue, up 56% year-over-year and setting new production and delivery records. The company’s Installed Annual Vehicle Capacity remains at over 1.9 million vehicles across its factories in California, Shanghai, Berin and Texas. But more interestingly, the status of the Cybertruck in the […]

Tesla has announced earnings for Q3 2022 on Wednesday afternoon, reporting $21.4 billion in revenue, up 56% year-over-year, to go with net income of $3.3 billion (GAAP), with the latter up 103% year-over-year. The company says its free cash flow has exceeded $8.9 billion in the last 12 months and operating margin hit 17.2% in […]

SpaceX has launched Starlink Aviation, which is essentially the latter’s satellite internet service for airplanes. “High-speed, low-latency, in-flight internet with connectivity across the globe. Reserve now with deliveries starting in 2023,” says the SpaceX website. With Starlink Aviation, you’ll have access to streaming, video calls, gaming and more at any altitude, says SpaceX. “Starlink can […]

Tesla, SpaceX and The Boring Company CEO, Elon Musk, announced on Tuesday evening the latter has sold 28,700 bottles of its limited-edition ‘Burnt Hair’ perfume. “28,700 bottles of exquisite Burnt Hair perfume already sold!”, said Musk, adding, “Only 1,300 left of this unique, limited edition, collector’s item.” That makes for 30,000 total bottles of ‘Burnt […]

Tesla has launched new 2021+ Model X accessories over the past 24 hours, according to the Tesla North product tracker. Last night, Tesla launched Model X Mud Flaps for the Model X refresh, priced at $40 USD for two front mud flaps, installation hardware included. On Monday, Tesla also launched a Model X All-Weather Rear […]