Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla no longer provides a rear license plate frame with new deliveries, it appears. That’s according to information shared on the Tesla Model 3 Vancouver Facebook page. User ‘JiN’ writes their friend picked up a Model Y Performance yesterday, but it lacked the free chrome license plate holder that usually is branded “Model Y” or […]

Tesla hit a milestone recently at its Gigafactory in Shanghai, China. According to CEO Elon Musk on Sunday, Giga Shanghai has already made one million cars. “Congrats Giga Shanghai on making millionth car! Total Teslas made now over 3 [million],” said Musk. An attached photo showed Tesla China employees making a “T” gesture with their […]

The Tesla Owners California Takeover took place on August 6, 2022, at the fields at Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, California. This is by far the largest Tesla event in the United States and possibly worldwide. The event had 50 exhibitor booths, an area for kids, plus talks from Tesla influencers. The event organizers […]

SpaceX launched yet another batch of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on Friday afternoon, like clockwork. On August 12 at 2:40 p.m. PT, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched 46 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Falcon 9 successfully landed on the drone […]

Drone pilot Wu Wa has shared another video of Tesla’s exports from China at Shanghai’s Nangang Terminal. The video shows a sea of Tesla vehicles adorning the site, with an unconfirmed number of over 8,800 according to Tesla enthusiast @SawyerMerritt’s count. This apparently marks a new record of cars seen at the terminal for export, […]

Earlier today, Tesla stopped taking orders for new Model 3 Long Range orders on its website, leaving only its rear-wheel drive entry version and the high-end Performance as available to order. The company’s website currently has the Long Range Model 3 greyed out with a note that says “available in 2023”. Now, we know why […]

Tesla has increased the energy capacity of its commercial Megapack battery storage, now showing 3.9 MWh on its website. As of one month ago, the ‘Order Megapack’ page was showing 2.6 MWH, but Tesla has quietly increased the energy capacity by 50%, as spotted by one Reddit user. Beyond the energy capacity increase, the dimensions […]

Rivian announced its Q2 2022 earnings on Thursday, delivering 4,467 electric vehicles and producing 4,401 for the quarter. The company saw $364 million in revenue, above Wall Street estimates, but posted a $1.7 billion net loss. Compared to the year-ago quarter, Rivian lost $580 million. The company attributed the increase due to higher operating losses. […]

IKEA and Electrify America announced today a collaboration that will see electric vehicle (EV) charging stations installed across 25 retail locations in the United States. According to IKEA, this new partnership will allow the retailer to quadruple total EV chargers at its stores in the U.S. “At IKEA, we believe that we must work together […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has dropped Elon Musk’s SpaceX from receiving nearly $900 million in subsidies for its Starlink satellite internet. The FCC said on Wednesday SpaceX “failed to meet program requirements”, along with another company LTD Broadband, deeming both as “risky projects” and providers unable to deliver the promised service. “After careful legal, […]

The U.S. Air Force recently announced it will spend $1.9 million on SpaceX’s Starlink internet to support operations in Europe and Africa. SpaceX was awarded the contract on July 22, 2022, and the document was made public recently, as noted by Politico. “The general requirement is a commercial satellite internet solution using Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced late Tuesday evening (early Wednesday morning ET) that the company will start shipping its Semi truck with 500-mile range (804 km) this year, and for the Cybertruck it will be in 2023. Tesla 500 mile range Semi Truck starts shipping this year, Cybertruck next year — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August […]

SpaceX was set to launch 52 Starlink satellites into lower Earth orbit today at 6:57pm ET, but delayed the launch by just over three hours due to “upper level winds”. Eventually, at 10:14 p.m. ET, SpaceX launched 52 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, its 55th Starlink mission […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold 7,924,107 shares of his electric vehicle company, worth roughly $6.9 billion. According to SEC filings, the sales took place on August 5, August 8 and 9. BREAKING: Elon Musk has filed a total of six Form 4s with the SEC tonight showing that he sold 7,924,107 $TSLA shares worth about […]

Tesla emailed some of its customers today share some summer driving tips, emphasizing vehicle features for travel during this season. “From Scheduled Departure to Camp Mode, your Tesla is equipped with features to help you travel farther and stay cool this summer,” reads the email sent to a Tesla North Model Y owner in Canada. […]