Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Back in August, Tesla halted Model 3 Long Range AWD orders, citing the waitlist was too long, according to CEO Elon Musk. But as of Friday evening, it appears Tesla has resumed Model 3 Long Range sales again on its website, but on its existing and new inventory page, as spotted by @BLKMDL3. You can […]

Rivian announced on Friday evening it is voluntarily recalling nearly every vehicle it has delivered so far, over a potential loose fastener. The voluntary recall is expected to be published by the National Transportation and Safety Administration on Saturday. Affected Rivian customers received an email on Friday evening. Rivian says as of September 28, 2022, […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Thursday the company has started production of its Semi truck, with the first deliveries to take place on December 1, for customer Pepsi. “Excited to announce start of production of Tesla Semi Truck with deliveries to @Pepsi on Dec 1st!”, said Musk. Excited to announce start of production of Tesla […]

In November 2021, Tesla debuted a Model S Plaid Carbon Ceramic Brake Kit for a cool $20,000 USD. It was slated to arrive by mid-2022 but it has since been removed from the company’s website, as Tesla North can confirm on Thursday afternoon. This accessory for the Model S Plaid steps up braking power for […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.36.1 software update and the latter now fixes an annoying high-pitched buzzing noise that was plaguing some Model S and Model X owners, that we reported about last month. According to 2022.36.1 release notes sent in by a Tesla North reader with a 2022 Model S, we see the […]

Tesla has received an upgraded rating by the S&P to ‘BBB’, up from ‘BB+’, with the boost thanks to the electric automaker’s recent Q3 delivery numbers, according to the rating organization. This marks the first time Tesla has moved from ‘speculative grade’ to ‘investment grade’. “We now view Tesla’s credit profile more favourably because it […]

SpaceX began Wednesday morning by launching its NASA Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station, aboard its Dragon spaceship. Seven hours later, SpaceX launched yet again, this time to send 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, which happened at 4:10 pm PT. Another batch of Starlinks in orbit, […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday morning the next version of Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta, version 10.69.3, “will actually be a major upgrade.” According to Musk, he says “we’re keeping .69 just because haha,” referencing the intimate position that has frequently been the basis for jokes. 10.69.3 will actually be a major upgrade. We’re […]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was set to face a deposition on Thursday, but that has been delayed. Twitter agreed to postpone the deposition after Musk offered again to buy the social network on the original terms of $44 billion. According to unnamed sources speaking to the Financial Times, the delayed deposition was agreed […]

If you’re a Journie rewards member in B.C. or Alberta, Canada, you can get free electric vehicle charging for a limited time at On the Run convenience store locations. These On the Run EV charging stations are set to be one of the “largest planned ultra-fast charging networks capable of charging most EV models in […]

Ford says it is increasing the price of its electric Ford F-150 Lightning Pro by nearly 11%, set to apply for the 2023 model year. According to a Ford spokesperson speaking with Reuters, the price hikes come as the automaker grapples with supply chain issues and inflation, specifically blaming “”ongoing supply chain constraints, rising material […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has spoken out in regards to his agreement to buy Twitter on the original terms, after news broke on Tuesday morning. Musk said just now, “Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app.” When asked if it would be easier to build X from scratch, Musk replied, “Twitter […]

Tesla has announced it will be removing ultrasonic sensors from its vehicles, the next step of its camera-based Tesla Vision Autopilot. “Today, we are taking the next step in Tesla Vision by removing ultrasonic sensors (USS) from Model 3 and Model Y. We will continue this rollout with Model 3 and Model Y, globally, over […]

Tesla announced on Tuesday it has hit a milestone of reaching 10,000 Superchargers in Europe. “Tesla owners in Europe now have access to over 10,000 Superchargers, spread over 30 countries,” said the automaker on LinkedIn. “The European network has already grown more in 2022 than any other year, with still 3 months to go,” said […]

According to Bloomberg’s Ed Hammond, Elon Musk has apparently decided to proceed with his deal to buy Twitter at $54.20 per share. The news halted trading of Twitter’s shares on the stock market. Scoop – N*MUSK SAID TO PROPOSE TO TWITTER TO PROCEED W/ DEAL AT $54.20 — ed hammond (@EdHammondNY) October 4, 2022 Twitter […]