Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla has entered the top 10 best-selling cars in the U.S. for the first time, according to data from Motor Intelligence, reports CNBC. The Model Y was the sixth best-selling car in America (including both gas and electric) in 2022, outselling the popular Honda CR-V crossover and more. The Model Y saw its sales up […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Saturday the next version of the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta will be released in “about 2 weeks.” “Looks like V11.3 will be ready for wide release in about 2 weeks. Many major improvements,” said Musk, in a reply to @WholeMarsBlog. Looks like V11.3 will be ready for wide […]

Tesla continues to innovate with its pricing and vehicle features at a pace much faster than competitors. For the Model S/X Plaid, Tesla has now added an upgrade for the brakes, mentioning “higher thermal capability brake calipers” are now available (via @BLKMDL3). It’s unclear how much of a difference these will make for the stock […]

Tesla has launched a Model S and Model X Steering Wheel Retrofit, available for $700 USD. The automaker says the retrofit is available in March 2023. Some owners don’t necessarily like the yoke steering wheel. “Travel in luxury. Enjoy the warmth of a heated wheel and the touch of premium vegan leather in a traditional […]

Tesla China has announced yet another round of price cuts for Model 3 and Model Y, while also revealing the prices of Model S and Model X. “Tesla S3XY, new car, new price!”, said Tesla on its Weibo account. Check out the price for the Model S and Model X, now available: Model S – […]

Stellantis on Thursday unveiled the Ram 1500 Revolution battery electric vehicle concept at CES 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to the automaker, this concept features R.A.M. badging at the front and animated LED ‘tuning fork’ headlight design. The interior has what Stellantis is saying as an industry-first: third-row jump seats. There’s also a pass-through […]

Tesla’s online shop has launched sales of the Men’s AI Day Tee, priced at $35 in the United States and $50 CAD in Canada. “If you can run faster than 5 mph, you’ll be fine,” says Tesla, referring to the joke about its Tesla Robot, Optimus. “Inspired by Tesla AI Day 2022, the AI Day […]

Image via @Tommyf902 It appears some federal regulations have resulted in Tesla removing some window features through a software update. Dating back to late September, customers on the TMC forums that took new deliveries of Model 3 and Model Y noticed features such as the Close Windows on Lock feature. “You can also enable Close […]

American Cruise Lines announced on Wednesday it has added SpaceX’s Starlink Wi-Fi internet to its 2023 fleet of riverboats and small cruise ships. Calling this a “major upgrade,” Starlink will offer high-speed internet for American Cruise Lines’ small ships nearly everywhere in the United States, from Alaska to the Florida Keys. Starlink is a low-Earth […]

Volkswagen announced on Tuesday evening it will be teasing its ID.7 electric vehicle at CES, beginning on January 5 through January 8 at CES in Las Vegas, marking the return of the company after a six-year hiatus. “With the new ID.7, we are extending our electric model range into the upper segments. The sedan will […]

Tesla vehicles are some of the safest cars on the road. Now, a major accident has shown just how safe these vehicles can be, after a Model Y plunged some 250 feet down a cliff at Devil’s Side in San Mateo, California. The incident happened on Monday, January 2, 2023, and footage shows a heavily […]

SpaceX kicked off its first launch of 2023, with its Transporter-6 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. On Tuesday, January 3 at 9:56 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Transporter-6, the company’s sixth dedicated smallest rideshare mission. This was the 15th launch and landing of this Falcon 9 stage […]

NVIDIA announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) today its GeForce NOW cloud gaming service will be coming to cars from existing partners Hyundai Motor Group, BYD and Polestar, which are already using the company’s NVIDIA DRIVE ecosystem. “We are excited to offer our customers the best in technology, comfort, design from BYD and now the […]

Tesla on Monday announced its Q4 and full-year 2022 production and delivery numbers, hitting yet another record. The company produced over 439,000 vehicles and delivered over 405,000 vehicles, growing deliveries 40% year-over-year (YoY) to 1.31 million; production increased 47% YoY to 1.37 million. Aside from announcing Q4 numbers, Tesla also announced its 2023 Investor Day […]

When using Tesla’s Autopilot, the system will periodically display a message that reads, “apply slight turning force to steering wheel.” This message is known as the Autopilot “nag”, to ensure that you’re paying attention and awake. Some people have purchased Autopilot “defeat devices”, to bypass this alert, but Tesla has caught on with its newest […]