Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

SpaceX launched 34 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit on Saturday night, along with an AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 satellite, as part of a rideshare aboard Falcon 9. This rideshare payload is the largest yet at 1,500 kilograms (3,306 lbs). This was a special launch as it was the record 14th reuse for this particular Falcon […]

Tesla has released its 2022.20.15 software update on Saturday evening, as detected by @Teslascope. This 2022.20.15 release is actually Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69.2 according to @Teslascope, but for employee testers only. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2022.20.15 on a Model Y SR (2021) in Texas, United States. View the rollout of this […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.28.1 software update, as detected on the @TeslaFi fleet, on a Model Y Performance in North Holland, Netherlands. Software version 2022.28.1 was just detected on a Tesla Model Y Performance in North Holland Netherlands on https://t.co/uh4cmhSoAQ. Follow the release at https://t.co/AAwK2uCZ15 — TeslaFi (@teslafi) September 10, 2022 At this […]

Tesla has increased the price of various snow chains for Model S, Model 3, Model X and Model Y this week. The price changes come as we enter fall and soon winter. You can check out the price increases below in USD, for all the snow chains offered from Tesla.com: Model X Snow Chains – $610 […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday the company has held talks with Apple for SpaceX Starlink connectivity for the iPhone. Just yesterday, Apple announced its new iPhone 14 lineup will support Emergency SOS with satellite, a feature that allows for communications when no cell signals or Wi-Fi is available. Apple is partnering with Globalstar […]

Tesla says it will soon start Supercharger Voting, allowing customers to vote on what should be the next location for a charging station. The @TeslaCharging account made the announcement on Thursday morning. “Supercharger Voting coming soon. Reply with location suggestions – replies with the most likes will be included in the poll.” Supercharger Voting coming […]

Recent speculation has suggested Tesla is looking to start some sort of production or manufacturing in Canada, based on public lobbyist disclosures and even job listings seeking a “high volume recruiter” in the province of Quebec. Now, according to Reuters, Canadian Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne has confirmed the country has been in talks with Tesla, […]

Tesla has announced its Model Y has earned a 5-star safety rating from the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP), achieving “the highest Overall Score among any vehicle tested under Euro NCAP’s newest, most stringent test protocol.” The electric automaker says “this was based on an evaluation of Model Y’s ability to protect adults, […]

Tesla was supposed to release Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.69.2 along with its price hike today for FSD, but that never happened. Now, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has clarified when FSD beta 10.69.2 will be available for download. Musk just announced on Monday the release of 10.69.2 would be “probably end of week”, noting it […]

As promised, Tesla has increased the price of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) capability to $15,000 USD. Two weeks ago, CEO Elon Musk said FSD would be increasing in price to $15,000 USD on September 5, “after wide release of FSD beta 10.69.2”. Now, we don’t have FSD beta 10.69.2 just yet, as testers have access […]

Image via u/Aranfiy Tesla has started sending out in-app messages urging California owners to charge at off-peak hours, to help alleviate stress on the state’s grid due to the ongoing heat wave. “The current heat wave is expected to stress California’s grid this weekend. Use the Scheduled Departure setting to ensure your vehicle is charged […]

Tesla launched sales of its Model Y in Singapore back in early June, and about three months later, the first deliveries took place on the island state. Yesterday, Tesla announced the first 11 Model Y vehicles were delivered in Singapore at the Tao Payoh Experience Center, saying “congrats and welcome these 11 customers to the […]

Tesla has modified its website design to introduce rectangular buttons, eliminating the pill-shaped designs from before. The electric automaker’s main site now shows “custom order” and “existing inventory” buttons as rectangles, while on configuration pages, rounded corners are a thing of the past, as sharp rectangular buttons are now commonplace, seemingly leading us towards the […]

Alongside launching a license plate frame that says “Powered by the Sun”, Tesla has also launched new Model 3 and Model Y license plate frames in satin black, joining chrome. “Complete the look of your Model Y and protect your license plate from the elements. The Model Y License Plate Frame is constructed from stainless […]

Tesla has launched a new license plate holder in its online store, with the phrase “Powered by the Sun” etched along the bottom part of the frame. “Complete the look of your Tesla vehicle and protect your license plate from the elements. Our license plate frame is constructed from stainless steel with a premium satin […]