Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla Highlights Cyber Rodeo 2022 in New Video [WATCH]

Tesla shared a new video on Friday, highlighting its recent Cyber Rodeo event at Giga Texas, where the company kicked off the first deliveries of its Model Y compact crossover with 4680 structural battery packs. The video below highlights the factory itself, along with the festivities at Cyber Rodeo, including its live music, factory tour, […]

Elon Musk Sold Nearly $4 Billion Worth of Tesla Shares This Week

Elon Musk was busying selling shares of Tesla earlier this week, to the tune of $4 billion worth. The transactions happened on Tuesday and Wednesday after his deal to purchase Twitter was approved. Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday revealed Musk sold about 4.4 million shares of Tesla, worth roughly $4 billion. FINAL […]

Tesla Updates Website to Include Charging Options at Checkout

After dropping the price of its Mobile Connector to $200 (that includes both a NEMA 14-50 and 5-15 adapter) and Wall Connector to $400, Tesla has also updated its website to include these charging options for purchase at check out (via @WholeMarsBlog). According to Tesla’s website, scrolling down past Full Self-Driving, you’ll see an option […]

Tesla Launches $200 Mobile Connector, Drops Wall Connector to $400

Tesla has launched its new cheaper $200 Mobile Connector, after recently announcing new vehicle purchases would not include a Gen 2 Mobile Connector, that offers charging via a regular household outlet, a decision that has resulted in mixed opinions by the company’s customers. “Stay charged on extended trips or when you need it most with […]
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Amazon Takes $7.6 Billion Hit on its Rivian Investment in Q1

After Ford announced a $3.1 billion loss on its 12% stake in electric vehicle automaker Rivian yesterday, Amazon has similarly announced a loss from the recent downfall of the carmaker’s stock price. During Amazon’s Q1 earnings on Thursday, the online retailer announced it took a $7.6 billion loss as a result of its $1.3 billion […]

Twitter Announces Sale of Company to Elon Musk for $44 Billion

Twitter has announced it will sell the company to Elon Musk for $54.20 per share, or $44 billion. Once complete the sale will take Twitter private. “Under the terms of the agreement, Twitter stockholders will receive $54.20 in cash for each share of Twitter common stock that they own upon closing of the proposed transaction. The purchase […]

First 2022 Tesla Model X Refresh Deliveries Hit Canada

Image via Alfred Wang  Tesla has kicked off 2022 Model X refresh deliveries in Canada, as seen by images shared on Facebook by Alfred Wang. According to Wang, the Tesla location in Richmond, B.C., had three Model X refresh vehicles to deliver today. The vehicles were roped off and balloons adorned the inside of the […]

JSX to Become First Air Carrier to Use SpaceX Starlink for Inflight Wi-Fi

SpaceX on Thursday launched yet another batch of Starlink internet satellites into the skies, with one of the company’s Falcon 9 rocket’s landing for a 12th time. Shortly after, air carrier JSX (formerly known as JetSuiteX) announced it would soon offer Starlink internet for its inflight Wi-Fi internet for its 77 30-seat Embraer jets. “JSX […]

Tesla Testing Free Wi-Fi Hotspot Access from AT&T, Comcast, Xfinity and More

Tesla appears to be testing an upcoming feature for free vehicle Wi-Fi access to hotspots from AT&T, Comcast, Xfinity, Orange and more. According to screenshots shared by @Analytic_ETH on Thursday, the Tesla owner says, “since late last year, there have been hints in the firmware that @Tesla was looking to support “Public Hotspots”. I’ve been able to […]

2022.12.3.1 Tesla Update and Release Notes

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.12.3.1 software update, as noted by third-party software @Teslascope. The update was detected on a Model 3 Long Range in Bavaria, Germany. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2022.12.3.1 on a Model 3 AWD LR (2020) in Bavaria, Germany. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/5OTd0VDP9a — […]