Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

SpaceX announced it is now accepting orders for its new flat high-performance Starlink dish, for its RV customers. According to SpaceX, this new dish allows RV customers to “enjoy high-speed, low-latency internet while on the move!”, said the company on Tuesday afternoon. The flat high-performance Starlink dish can be installed so it’s angled to flow […]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will close his purchase of Twitter by Friday, reports Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources. According to the publication, Musk said on Monday during a video call with bankers he would close the Twitter deal by Friday. These bankers are providing Musk with $13 billion of debt financing. The financial institutions […]

Tesla has shared new video tutorials for Model 3 and Model Y owners, covering categories such as Essentials, Charging, Physical Controls, Touchscreen, Autopilot, Software and Support. These new video tutorials are very helpful for new Model 3 and Model Y owners driving Tesla vehicles for the first time. Tesla shows you how to set up […]

New South Wales, Australia, announced it will build over 500 new fast and ultra-fast electric vehicle chargers across the state. The NSW Government announced on Sunday it is investing $39.4 million ($24.8 million USD) as part of its first round of Fast Charging Grants, to co-develop 86 new fast and ultra-fast EV chargers, with each […]

SpaceX announced on Monday it has launched its Starlink satellite internet service in Jamaica. According to the Starlink global coverage map, Jamaica is now showing as “available”. Neighbouring Haiti has yet to debut Starlink, but the Dominican Republic does have the satellite internet service. Earlier this month, it was reported Starlink was coming soon to […]

Tesla started rolling out its 2022.40.1 software update on Sunday evening, bringing more new features for its vehicles. The update was first detected by the @Teslascope fleet, and later 2022.40.1 release notes were shared by the account. Check out what’s new below… Sentry Mode and Dog Mode Your vehicle and pets can be kept safe […]

Tesla has announced a new ‘Treasure Box’ rewards points program in China, to go with its Model 3 and Model Y price drops. Essentially, this ‘Treasure Box’ is like the ‘Loot Box’ referral program, allowing Tesla owners to refer friends to buy the company’s vehicles. When a friend or family member buys a Tesla with […]

Tesla has announced a price drop for the Model 3 and Model Y in Mainland China. According to Tesla on Weibo, the company said (via Google Translate), “From now on, the price of Model 3 and Model Y sold by Tesla in mainland China will be adjusted. After the adjustment, the starting price of the […]

Tesla has launched two new paint colors exclusively offered at its Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany, available for Model Y Long Range and Performance trims for customers in Europe and the Middle East. As for why Giga Berlin gains these two new colors only, and not the U.S., for example? Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on […]

Tesla has launched new colors for the Model Y in Germany, debuting ‘Quicksilver’ and ‘Midnight Cherry Red’, as spotted by @MilMileBattery (via @SawyerMerritt). Quicksilver is essentially silver and it’s available for a 3,000 euro upgrade, while Midnight Cherry Red is an extra 3,200 euro for the Model Y Long Range and Performance. These new colors […]

GMC has announced pre-orders have launched for its 2024 Sierra EV Denali Edition 1, set to debut in early 2024. GMC first teased the electric Sierra truck last December. The electric truck features 754 hp and 785 lb-ft of torque in max power mode, and has a GM-estimated 400 miles of range on a full […]

Back in September, Tesla announced Supercharger voting would be coming soon and today the company launched its online platform for owners to do so. “Vote on Tesla’s next Supercharger site. Every 3-month voting cycle, you can cast multiple votes to help us decide on new Supercharger locations. Check the leaderboard to see which proposed locations […]

Last week, it was discovered that Tesla had started upgrading the cameras on its vehicles, specifically seen on a 2023 Model 3 without ultrasonic sensors in the front and rear bumpers. New side repeater cameras were seen, along with a slightly modified B-Pillar camera as well. Many suspect these camera upgrades are the next step […]

During Tesla’s Q3 2022 earnings call, CEO Elon Musk reiterated the company is expecting to expand its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta to wide release this year in North America, in the fourth quarter. “So, this quarter, we expect to go to a wide release of full self-driving Beta in North America. So, anyone who has […]

Tesla on Wednesday afternoon started to roll out its 2022.36.5 software update and now we have release notes. The 2022.36.5 release notes can be seen below, thanks to Tesla North reader Mikhail Babaian. They are the same as 2022.36.1 released back in the first week of October: Caraoke: Model S/X Energy App: new graph and […]