Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

SpaceX today launched Starlink Maritime, its satellite internet offering for those out at sea, including merchant vessels, premium yachts, oil rigs and more. The company also released a case study detailing how it was able to reduce the internet costs of its rocket recovery fleet by nearly 70%, thanks to Starlink, after testing the latter with […]

SpaceX has launched Starlink Maritime on Thursday, which offers “high-speed, low-latency internet with up to 350 Mbps download while at sea.” The company says Starlink Maritime offers connectivity at sea around the globe, mentioning, “from merchant vessels to oil rigs to premium yachts, Starlink Maritime allows you to connect from the most remote waters across […]

Image: Supercharger in Neuville-en-Ferrain, France / Tesla Tesla announced on Thursday it now has 800 Supercharger locations in Europe, across 30 countries on the continent. The latest Supercharger openings in Europe include: Neuville-en-Ferrain, France (20 stalls) Berlin, Germany – Gleisdreieck (20 stalls) Brussels, Belgium – Urban (8 stalls) Ål, Norway (20 stalls) Oxford, UK – […]

Is Tesla going to make an electric van? That might be a possibility, teased Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday morning. “Maybe Tesla should make a highly configurable Robovan for people & cargo?”, asked Musk on Twitter. When the Tesla Owners Silicon Valley account replied, “Definitely need something bigger than the X. Is this possible?”, […]

SpaceX on Wednesday shared three official photos of its Starship prototype, Ship 24 on its way to the pad at Starbase, ahead of its first orbital test flight. Starbase is SpaceX’s test facility in south Texas. “Ship 24 was transported to the pad at Starbase in preparation for the first orbital flight test of Starship,” […]

Elon Musk’s The Boring Company will soon accept cryptocurrency Dogecoin for rides on its Loop tunnels in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to CNN, Dogecoin payments launched on Friday, when the first Loop station opened outside the Las Vegas Convention Center, with its existing three stops. How does the Loop work? Passengers hop into a Tesla […]

Munro & Associates have released their video detailing the company’s hands-on with Tesla’s 4680 structural pack from its Model Y made at Gigafactory Texas. The 17-minute video details the 4680 structural battery pack on its own, which has the Model Y’s seats bolted right onto the pack itself, as part of Tesla’s vehicle design. The […]

Back in May, TeslaMag.de reported sources told the publication Tesla was set to halt production at its Giga Berlin factory in July for two weeks to upgrade the site for a ramp in production. This apparent upgrade was slated since March. Now, Bild reports starting July 11, Tesla will begin its planned upgrade for Giga […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.16.3 software update on Monday morning, as noted by @Teslascope, detected on a 2022 Model Y in California. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2022.16.3 on a Model Y Performance (2022) in California, United States. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/yaNEk7fYxM — Teslascope (@teslascope) July 4, […]

On late Friday, Tesla started rolling out its 2022.20 software update, bringing yet new features for its vehicles. The new features include Green Traffic Light Chime, Seat Belt System Enhancement and Tesla Adaptive Suspension for Model S and Model X owners. But we now have confirmation the Green Traffic Light Chime is also going to […]

Tesla started rolling out its 2022.20 software update last night and with it has debuted its Green Traffic Light Chime for owners with basic Autopilot that comes standard on every vehicle, it appears. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2022.20 on a Model 3 SR (2022) in South Australia, Australia. View the rollout of […]

In late May, Tesla released a software update feature called Navigation Energy Prediction, where “energy prediction for your route has been improved by incorporating forecasted crosswind, headwind, humidity and ambient temperature when using online navigation.” This was seen in the 2022.16.0.2 software update that started rolling out on May 25. Now we have one of […]

Earlier this month, Chevrolet announced a price cut to its Bolt EV and EUV for 2023 models, by up to 18% off, or about $6,000 USD, compared to 2022 pricing. The price drop came amid rising EV prices due to chip shortages, inflation and supply chain headwinds. It also looked to be a way to […]

SpaceX has been granted approval by the Federal Communications Commission to allow for Starlink internet on moving RVs, boats and flights, reports CNBC. “Authorizing a new class of [customer] terminals for SpaceX’s satellite system will expand the range of broadband capabilities to meet the growing user demands that now require connectivity while on the move, […]

Today marks the last day of Tesla’s Q2 and as with every final few days of the quarter, the company goes all out to make customer deliveries. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is known to participate and work right on the factory floor with workers, while the company’s new offices at its Giga Texas headquarters also […]