Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla’s Model Y Crowned ‘Most American-Made’ Car, Topping Model 3

The annual Cars.com American-Made Index for 2022 tracks the ‘most American-made’ cars, ranking 95 cars through five criteria related to assembly location, parts content, engine origins, transmission origins and U.S. manufacturing workforce. For 2022, Tesla’s Model Y takes the crown as the number one most-American made vehicle, only surpassing its sibling, the Model 3. Tesla’s […]

2022.16.2 Tesla Update Release Notes

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.16.2 software update, as detected by third-party companion software @Teslascope. The update was seen on a 2022 Model S Long Range in the Teslascope fleet, located in Illinois, USA. This vehicle was previously on 2022.11.102. Similar third-party software @TeslaFi saw the 2022.16.2 update hit a Model Y Long Range […]

Tesla Cybertruck Joins Autopilot Team at CVRP in New Orleans

Tesla’s Director of Autopilot Software, Ashok Elluswamy, shared on Tuesday the company’s Autopilot team is at the IEEE / CVF Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference (CVPR) this year in New Orleans. “The Tesla Autopilot team is at CVPR this year! If you are in New Orleans, do stop by the booth, talk to the […]

Petro-Canada More Than Doubles EV Charging Rates in Quebec

Petro-Canada has more than doubled its electric vehicle charging rates in Quebec, Canada. After Suncor-owned Petro-Canada completed its coast-to-coast DC fast chargers (Level 3) back in January 2020, it has raised pricing in Quebec by 125%. Charging rates in Quebec are now at $0.45 CAD per minute ($0.35 USD), up from $0.20 CAD. Based on […]

Tesla Launches ‘Acceleration Boost’ for Model Y with 4680 Battery

Tesla has launched its in-app upgrade ‘Acceleration Boost’ for the Model Y with 4680 structural battery from Giga Texas. According to Spoken Reviews, the option is available for $2,000 USD and improves the 0-60mph time from 4.8 to 4.2 seconds. The owner recently took delivery of their Model Y with 4680 structural battery pack, produced […]

SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches SARah-1 Mission from California [VIDEO]

SpaceX complete the second launch of a triple header heading into the weekend, as its Falcon 9 rocket launched the SARah-1 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on a foggy Saturday morning. Falcon 9’s first stage landed at Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force […]

Tesla Enhanced Autopilot to Return for Everyone? ‘OK’ Says Elon Musk

Last night, we reported Tesla had started offering its Enhanced Autopilot add-on for Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea. Enhanced Autopilot includes the standard Navigate on Autopilot feature, but adds Auto Lane Change, Autopark, Summon and Smart Summon. It’s available to purchase as an upgrade during the ordering of a Model 3 or Model […]

GM Price Increase: Hummer EV Jumps Over $6,000 This Weekend

General Motors announced today it is increasing the price of its GMC Hummer EV by $6,250 USD, starting on Saturday. According to GM, reservations placed prior to the price increase won’t be affected, reports CNBC. The reason for the price hike? GM is blaming its supply chain and logistics. In March, GM said it would […]