Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla has debuted a 2023 Model Y All-Wheel Drive, in existing inventory for immediate purchase in select states. Currently, Tesla’s website no longer offers the Standard Range for purchase, as only Long Range (delivering Dec 2022 to March 2023) and Performance are available. The Standard Range Model Y AWD was made at Gigafactory Texas with […]

Image via Yan Chang Earlier this week it was reported the 2023 Tesla Model S and Model X was said to include a new larger rear display, as shared by a picture of a Model S in Europe. While it’s easy to assume all pictures on the internet are real, sometimes it’s worth taking things […]

In early November, SpaceX announced a new Fair Use policy for its Residential customers in the US and Canada, along with all Business and Maritime customers. The new policy was set to begin in December 2022, but now SpaceX has delayed the policy, according to an update on its website. The plan would offer up […]

Tesla on Thursday evening held its Semi delivery event, where it delivered its first production electric truck to customer, PepsiCo. Company CEO Elon Musk was on hand for a presentation alongside Dan Priestley, Senior Manager, Semi Truck Engineering the company (who did an incredible job beside Musk). Both Musk and Priestley highlighted the major features of […]

Tesla’s Semi Delivery Event is set to start streaming at 5pm PT/8PM ET tonight, Thursday December 1, 2022. The event will finally see the first Tesla Semi truck delivered, to customer PepsiCo. You’ll be able to watch the Tesla Semi event livestream tonight on YouTube below: Tesla also announced on Thursday that its Semi Delivery […]

Left: old Model S/X refresh rear display; Right: alleged 2023 Model S/X rear display Tesla appears to have upgraded the rear display on its 2023 Model S and Model X to a larger-looking display with thinner bezels. That’s according to an image shared by @JeffTutorials on Wednesday morning. “Tesla has updated the rear screen in […]

SpaceX’s Starlink internet is down for the count right now globally, with outages being reported in Canada, U.S. and beyond. Down Detector shows Starlink went down at 1:01pm PT, with many reporting outages, including Canadian provinces and U.S. states, along with nations such as Chile, while users also complained about downtime in Australia, Germany, and […]

Tesla’s chief designer, Franz von Holzhausen, gave an interview with CNBC from the company’s current exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Von Holzhausen discusses the Cybertruck, how he got hired at Tesla and also having Elon Musk as a boss. As for Cybertruck, he says it is a rare moment “where form followed function […]

Tesla Wall Connectors can now be purchased online from Best Buy, instead of just from Tesla’s online shop. The Tesla Wall Connector (3rd gen) and J1772 Wall Connector are both listed online on Best Buy’s website (via @BLKMDL3), priced at $400 and $550 USD respectively, which is the same as Tesla’s pricing on its online […]

Tesla has updated its mobile app, with the iOS app reaching version 4.15.0, now bringing the ability to view software release notes as previously rumoured on Monday evening. The company says vehicle software version 2022.40 or higher is required to view software release notes. If you scroll down to the bottom of the main page […]

Earlier on Monday, Tesla’s online store launched new On the Road accessories for your hot and cold beverages, with a new cup, vessel and tumbler available for purchase in black or white, in time for holiday gifts. On the Road Vessel “Fill it, seal it, sip it along the way. Hot or cold,” says Tesla. […]

Update Nov. 28, 2022: Tesla just updated its iOS app and confirmed release notes are viewable in its app now. The release notes for Tesla software updates are only available within vehicles, but that appears to be changing soon. That’s according to information shared by @DirtyTesla and seemingly corroborated by a source to @Teslascope. “Coming […]

SpaceX has launched a referral program for Starlink, available in Germany and received by @awlnx (via @VirtuallyNathan). SpaceX sent out an email to existing Starlink customers in Germany that included a unique referral code link to share. The unique referral URL looks like this: starlink.com/?referral=RC-1173-49138-8 SpaceX says for a limited time, new customers in Germany […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.44 and 2022.40.8 software updates, as noted by @Teslascope on Thanksgiving Thursday. According to Teslascope, “2022.40.8 is confirmed to not be V11, as it is going out to vehicles on 2022.40.1.” V11 referring to Full Self-Driving beta version 11, which is starting to roll out slowly, with a wide […]

Image credit: u/MRizkBV Last month, SpaceX obtained a license in Qatar to offer its satellite internet service in the Middle Eastern nation, ahead of the current World Cup being hosted in the country. Now, we see SpaceX has debuted an on-street demo of Starlink, operating a trailer showcasing the satellite internet service’s capabilities. You can […]