Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla has increased the price of the Model Y in Canada, yet again. The starting prices are now as follows: Long Range – $83,990 CAD (+$1,000; was $82,990 CAD) Performance – $90,390 CAD (+$1,100; was $89,290 CAD) These prices work out to the equivalent of $65,455 USD and $70,443 USD respectively for the Long Range […]

Tesla has increased the price of Full Self-Driving (FSD) in Canada, hiking the price up by $2,200 CAD ($1,714 USD) to $12,800 CAD ($9,976 USD), from $10,600 CAD. The change took place on Thursday evening, spotted by numerous Tesla owners including Arshdeep B., a new Model Y owner sharing the news on Facebook. “Just took […]

Tesla’s V11 software update released during December 2021 added a new feature in the form of a Blind Spot Camera. This feature brings up the left or right side repeater cameras when you signal, allowing drivers to see their blind spots. The feature still needs some work as the location of the camera’s live view […]

After seeing Tesla finally deliver a Model S refresh with its left-right motorized tilt display, we now have a high-quality 4K hands-on with the feature, thanks to OCDetailing. The tilt display can be accessed by going to Controls > Display. From here, you can tap left, right or center, and the display will move in […]

Fisker on Wednesday morning announced its upcoming third vehicle, an electric GT sports car codenamed Project Ronin, while also sharing a teaser image, showing a front that hints at a cross between Tesla’s upcoming Roadster and a classic Chevy Corvette. Project Ronin is the third electric vehicle offering from Fisker, following the unveiling of the […]

Earlier today we saw a video showing Tesla’s Model S refresh being delivered with a motorized left-right tilt display. If you had doubts it was real, you can rest assured it’s legit, as Tesla has taken the wraps off a similar Model S refresh on display in Taiwan. When Tesla first announced its Model S […]

Tesla’s estimated delivery dates for its Model 3, Model S and Model X continue to slip further into 2022 and 2023, depending on configuration (via @SawyerMerritt). Check out the changes below: Model 3 RWD: Aug – Nov 2022 (was June – Aug 2022) Long Range: Jul – Oct 2022 (was June – Aug 2022) Performance: […]

Lucid Motors has shared a short video offering what it says is a rare look into its private Design Studio in Newark, California. The video features Senior Vice President of Design and Brand, Derek Jenkins, sharing the company’s vision with CEO Peter Rawlinson. The Design Studio is a building inside a building, with an open […]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk currently has agreed to acquire social network Twitter in a $44 billion deal, taking the company private. Now, it appears Twitter could return to public ownership in a few years, according to unnamed sources speaking with the Wall Street Journal. People familiar with the matter claim Musk plans to […]

Tesla appears to have started delivering its Model S refresh with a built-in “left-right tilt” screen, as it had originally stated when it first advertised the 17-inch cinematic display. A video shared by @TeslaFrunk (an aftermarket power frunk installer) shows the left-right tilt screen in action, in a Model S refresh. The action of the […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared the latest stats on how many direct and indirect jobs the electric automaker supports. Musk said on Tuesday morning, “Tesla is now over [110,000] direct jobs and roughly [500,000] indirect, factoring in suppliers.” Tesla is now over 110k direct jobs and roughly 500k indirect, factoring in suppliers — Elon […]

Tesla announced on Monday evening the date of its 2022 annual shareholder meeting, set to take place on Thursday, August 4. The company says the shareholder meeting will take place at its headquarters in Austin at Giga Texas. “Thank you for your support of Tesla!”, said the company on Monday. It’s unclear if the company […]

Rivian announced on Monday its second U.S. plant has been approved by the State of Georgia. The electric automaker’s Georgia plant was approved and signed by all parties, which includes the Economic Development Agreement (EDA) between the Joint Development Authority (JDA) of Jasper, Morgan, Newton, and Walton counties, the State of Georgia and Rivian. “The […]

The U.S. government says it will invest over $3 billion USD to boost domestic electric vehicle battery output and for energy storage. The announcement was made on Monday to reporters in a briefing, according to Bloomberg. Dave Howell, principal deputy director in the Energy Department’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, says roughly $3.16 […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.12.22 software update, as noted by third-party software @TeslaFi. The update was detected on a Tesla Model S 90D in Istanbul, Turkey, that previously had 2022.12.3 installed, with the latter released last month. No word on what’s new or the 2022.12.22 release notes, but stay tuned for updates. If […]