Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Back in April 2021 a permit revealed Tesla was planning to expand the Superchargers at Harris Ranch Inn and Restaurant, located in Coalinga, California. Construction started last year and Tesla completed the site just before Christmas last month (via TMC forums), adding 80 Superchargers to the site, its latest V3 chargers that can juice up […]

Back in December, Tesla updated its mobile app for iOS and Android to show annual charge stats and gas savings. The new app feature now shows charging stats based on Month and Year. The yearly stats show estimated values for gas savings, plus the ability to see charge history for specific months. Tesla also added […]

Image via Reddit (credit: unknown) Tesla made drastic price cuts across its entire vehicle line up on Thursday evening, and now the company is informing those with existing Order Agreements their cars will be updated with the latest pricing, informing customers in the U.S., Canada and Europe where these price drops took place. According to […]

Production equipment for the Tesla Cybertruck is being assembled, ahead of the automaker’s plans to make the electric truck later this year. Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory appears to be assembling many of the IDRA Cybertruck Giga Press parts it has received in recent weeks, as seen in recent shots shared on Friday by @Joe Tegtmeyer. The […]

After dropping prices in China, South Korea, Japan and Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, Tesla has now significantly reduced prices in the U.S. and Canada. Tesla’s website has been updated to note, “Until March 2023, certain new Model 3 and Model Y vehicles qualify for a $7,500 federal tax credit for eligible buyers.” Price drops are […]

Cropped image via @JustStarman Tesla announced on Thursday it continues to expand free Starlink-powered Wi-Fi at its Supercharging stations. “Wifi coming to a Supercharger near you,” said the official @TeslaCharging account on Thursday afternoon, retweeting Joseph S. and his images of a the newest SpaceX Starlink dish posted at a nearby Supercharger in Hawthorne, California. […]

Audi is making some changes to the electric Q4 e-tron in Canada, introducing price increases and removing a heat pump that came with previous models. According to the e-tron forum, Audi informed customers the 2024 Q4 e-tron will come with a $4,050 CAD price increase, taking the vehicle’s MSRP from $59,950 CAD to $64,000 CAD. […]

Tesla has won the U.S. luxury sales crown for 2022, beating BMW, according to estimates from the Automotive News Research & Data Center. Elon Musk’s Tesla beat German automaker BMW for the crown, with an estimated 491,000 sales in the U.S., based on estimates. BMW was in second place with 332,388, followed by Mercedes-Benz with […]

One of the best features of the Tesla mobile app is the ability to set climate preconditioning for a specific time, which is helpful to warm up and prepare the car before you go to work in the morning, for example. But what if you have a busy schedule with kids or other activities, and […]

SpaceX is planning to expand Starlink hardware to more aircraft, a sign the satellite internet may soon be reaching more passengers in the sky. According to a recent change on the Starlink website, Nathan Owens (@VirtuallyNathan) says SpaceX is working on supplemental type certificates (STC) for “significantly more aircraft.” An STC is issued when a company […]

Tesla has previously stated its Model Y compact crossover SUV would soon become the bestselling vehicle of any kind globally, and we’ve been seeing the numbers come to fruition. On Tuesday, Tesla announced Model Y has become a bestseller in Europe for 2022, leading EV sales in 10 nations. “In 2022, Model Y was the […]

Latvian airline airBaltic announced on Tuesday it has picked SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet for its in-flight internet, coming soon to select flights. AirBaltic says its entire Airbus A220-300 fleet will get complimentary Starlink Wi-Fi, without any login pages or hassles. “From the moment passengers walk onto the plane, they’ll have access to the internet,” says airBaltic. […]

Tesla recently slashed Model 3 and Model Y prices in China, South Korea, Japan and Australia–and New Zealand. Now, a limited-time price cut has reached the island nation-state of Singapore, reports Reuters. Existing inventory of Model 3 and Model Y will see a $5,000 discount, if they trade in their gas car, while another $5,000 […]

Image via ZEVcentric Tesla appears to have modified the rear brakes on the latest Model Y Performance deliveries, introducing caliper covers. That’s according to Fremont-based @ZEVcentric, an aftermarket automotive parts company for Tesla vehicles. “As we took delivery of our 2023 Model Y last month. At some point Tesla decided to put caliper covers on […]

As part of Tesla’s recent update for the Model S and Model X by introducing a regular steering wheel (and retrofit option), the company also changed the rear design of the car when it comes to emblems. The Tesla emblem seen on all of its vehicles appears to be on the way out, as it’s […]