Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla is rolling out an update for its iOS and Android app to bring new features to its Charge Stats, with the addition of one year of charging history and savings. The 4.16 update is now available for iPhone users, with the Android update to follow. The Charge Stats page now shows a tab for […]

We’ve been sharing news about Tesla’s Model S and Model X Plaid launching Europe, but now the automaker has officially shared a video detailing the debut. On Thursday, Tesla shared a video saying, “Deliveries of the new Model S and Model X have started in Europe.” The video shows customers reacting to the acceleration of […]

Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, hit a milestone today as it reached 3,000 Model Y builds per week. That milestone means Tesla’s Giga Texas factory is on pace to produce over 150,000 Model Y vehicles annually. A picture of employees surrounding a Midnight Silver Metallic Model Y and also celebratory balloons “3K” was shared by […]

SpaceX has reached a milestone with its Starlink satellite internet constellation, now hitting 3,000 satellites in operational orbit, according to astronomer Jonathan McDowell’s tracking page (via @VirtuallyNathan). There are now 3,230 “working” satellites out of 3,267. The tracking page shows SpaceX has launched a total of 3,558 Starlink satellites to date. Starlink’s low-Earth orbit satellite constellation […]

This morning we reported on Tesla offering 10,000 km of free Supercharging for those in Europe, to incentivize December deliveries. Now, Tesla North can confirm the automaker is offering up the same promo for the United States. A text message from Tesla was sent to prospective customers today, urging them to take delivery from now […]

Tesla has launched Tesla Electric in Texas, a retail electricity offering for retail Powerwall customers. Tesla Electric is an “electric plan designed for Powerwall,” says the company. It offers real-time pricing for Solar and Powerwall exports. According to Alex Guichet from Tesla’s Mobile App Product team, he says “It’s a pretty competitive rate offer. It […]

Just when Tesla investors thought CEO Elon Musk was done selling shares, he caught them off guard again. In filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed on Wednesday, Musk sold about 22 million shares worth $3.58 billion. The share sales took place sometime between Monday and Wednesday of this week. It’s unclear what […]

Tesla’s 2022 holiday software update brings MyQ integration for the first time, allowing owners of vehicles to seamlessly integrate their compatible garage door openers from Chamberlain’s MyQ lineup. The integration allows a Tesla owner to open and close their garage from their car’s display, plus check the open/close status. A geofence feature will also automatically […]

Tesla today started rolling out its 2022.44.25 and 2022.44.25.1 holiday software update for 2022, bringing goodies such as Apple Music, MyQ integration and more. The huge update will now let you stream Apple Music, plus view your interior Cabin Camera on your smartphone when Dog Mode is enabled, allowing you to keep an eye on […]

Tesla today started rolling out its 2022.45.25 and 2022.45.25.1 holiday software update for 2022, introducing new features such as Apple Music, MyQ integration and more. But also new for Model S and Model X is Steam integration—finally. Tesla says “Steam brings thousands of games to new Model S & X vehicles,” and shared the following […]

In late November we told you about SpaceX and its Starlink demo trailer on the streets of Qatar, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. At the time, there wasn’t any sort of official announcement on SpaceX and Starlink being at the World Cup, but now we know more about the partnership. On Monday morning SpaceX […]

NIO announced today it has manufactured its 300,000th vehicle from its Second Advanced Manufacturing Base at NeoPark in Hefei, Anhui province, China, with the milestone taking place on Monday, December 12, 2022. The Chinese EV automaker manufactured its first vehicle in May 2018 and for 2022, it started delivering cars based on its second-gen platform known as […]

Tesla’s Cybertruck is slated to start production soon and what appears to be the first image of a Cybertruck frame has popped up on the web. The image was shared with Kim Java by an anonymous source and what we see is the Cybertruck frame and casting parts at the back. The truck’s frame sits […]

Tesla’s upcoming holiday software update is said to include MyQ garage integration, allowing the latter to seamlessly open and close your garage door at home. We now have some more details on how Tesla MyQ integration will work, based on a since-deleted webpage from Chamberlain, thanks to the Wayback Machine. These images were first shared […]

Apple’s self-driving car plans have been scaled back and delayed, according to well-connected and reliable reporter Mark Gurman from Bloomberg. According to unnamed people familiar with the matter, the so-called ‘Apple Car’ has seen its launch date postponed by roughly one year to 2026. ‘Project Titan’, as the Apple Car is known internally, is supposed […]