Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet continues to expand, with the company noting on Wednesday its portable RV service has reached 100,000 customers. “Starlink for RVs now has over 100,000 customers! Access high-speed, low-latency internet on an as-needed basis anywhere Starlink provides active coverage,” said SpaceX. CEO Elon Musk later added, “We might need a different name, […]

Last month, Tesla’s Model Y earned the highest 5-star safety rating from the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) and ANCAP, achieving “the highest Overall Score among any vehicle tested under Euro NCAP’s newest, most stringent test protocol.” Two days later, developer ‘green’, known for deep diving into Tesla software code, said “Tesla just […]

Elon Musk’s The Boring Company has launched a new fragrance called ‘Burnt Hair’, which the leader describes as “the finest fragrance on Earth”. The website describes Burnt Hair as “The Essence of Repugnant Desire,” while also shares testimonials for its scent, described as “Just like leaning over a candle at the dinner table, but without all […]

After seeing pictures and a video of a Model S Plaid being offloaded from a truck in China, many believed deliveries would be happening soon. Earlier today, it was reported Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles were listed on China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s (MIIT) catalog of new energy cars that were […]

According to Q3 2022 data from Motor Intelligence on electric vehicle market share in the U.S., Tesla continues to lead with 67.4% of sales, despite dipping slightly. A graphic shared by Phil LeBeau provides a visual of Tesla’s EV dominance in the U.S. through Q3 2022, with Hyundai in second place at 8.1%, followed by […]

Image via @nextmove_de For the first time, an electric vehicle has become the best-selling car in Germany, and it’s none other than Tesla’s Model Y compact crossover SUV. That’s according to data from Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), showing the Model Y led registrations at 9,846 in September 2022, beating out the gasoline-powered Volkswagen Golf […]

Yesterday evening at 7:05 p.m. ET, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the Intelsat G-33/G-34 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was SpaceX’s third launch of the week. This was the first time a commercial payload was sent up on a Falcon […]

Back in August, Tesla halted Model 3 Long Range AWD orders, citing the waitlist was too long, according to CEO Elon Musk. But as of Friday evening, it appears Tesla has resumed Model 3 Long Range sales again on its website, but on its existing and new inventory page, as spotted by @BLKMDL3. You can […]

Rivian announced on Friday evening it is voluntarily recalling nearly every vehicle it has delivered so far, over a potential loose fastener. The voluntary recall is expected to be published by the National Transportation and Safety Administration on Saturday. Affected Rivian customers received an email on Friday evening. Rivian says as of September 28, 2022, […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Thursday the company has started production of its Semi truck, with the first deliveries to take place on December 1, for customer Pepsi. “Excited to announce start of production of Tesla Semi Truck with deliveries to @Pepsi on Dec 1st!”, said Musk. Excited to announce start of production of Tesla […]

In November 2021, Tesla debuted a Model S Plaid Carbon Ceramic Brake Kit for a cool $20,000 USD. It was slated to arrive by mid-2022 but it has since been removed from the company’s website, as Tesla North can confirm on Thursday afternoon. This accessory for the Model S Plaid steps up braking power for […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.36.1 software update and the latter now fixes an annoying high-pitched buzzing noise that was plaguing some Model S and Model X owners, that we reported about last month. According to 2022.36.1 release notes sent in by a Tesla North reader with a 2022 Model S, we see the […]

Tesla has received an upgraded rating by the S&P to ‘BBB’, up from ‘BB+’, with the boost thanks to the electric automaker’s recent Q3 delivery numbers, according to the rating organization. This marks the first time Tesla has moved from ‘speculative grade’ to ‘investment grade’. “We now view Tesla’s credit profile more favourably because it […]

SpaceX began Wednesday morning by launching its NASA Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station, aboard its Dragon spaceship. Seven hours later, SpaceX launched yet again, this time to send 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, which happened at 4:10 pm PT. Another batch of Starlinks in orbit, […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday morning the next version of Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta, version 10.69.3, “will actually be a major upgrade.” According to Musk, he says “we’re keeping .69 just because haha,” referencing the intimate position that has frequently been the basis for jokes. 10.69.3 will actually be a major upgrade. We’re […]