Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

According to Reuters, South Korea’s LG Energy Solution reportedly is planning a new electric vehicle battery factory in Arizona, to supply customers such as Tesla and others, cite two unnamed sources. The battery factory would create cylindrical battery cells for EV customers such as Tesla, Lucid, Proterra and also Philip Morris for its heated tobacco […]

NASA announced on Wednesday it has exercised an option under its original April 2021 contract with SpaceX, to select Starship for an additional human flight to the Moon, as part of its Artemis program. “NASA now is asking SpaceX to transform the company’s proposed human landing system into a spacecraft that meets the agency’s requirements […]

Tesla’s market cap has again entered the 1 trillion market cap territory, as the stock’s trajectory continues its upward swing over the past week. Shares of Tesla have gained about 20% over the past five days and 31% over the past month, currently trading at $1005 per share as of writing. Tesla’s market cap now […]

As previously rumored, Stellantis N.V. and LG Energy Solution will be constructing a new electric vehicle battery plant in Canada. The new EV battery plant will be constructed in Windsor, Ontario, with the joint venture to cost $4.1 billion USD. The facility will supply lithium-ion batteries for Stellantis factories in Windsor and across North America, […]

Earlier this week, Tesla received permit approval to proceed with its GigaFest grand opening party for its newest Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. The grand opening event set for April 7 will offer tours of the new 8 million square-foot factory, live music on two stages and capacity for up to 15,000 people to attend. But […]

Inflation has hit SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service, with prices of the Starlink kit and monthly service increasing, according to emails sent out to customers. Emails shared by Tesla North readers indicate the following: Starlink Kit for deposit holders – $549 USD (was $499 USD) Starlink Kit for new orders – $599 USD (was $499 […]

So-called social media ‘clout chasers’ will do anything to get popular, even if it means endangering the lives of themselves—and others. According to videos hitting social media early on Sunday morning showed a failed Tesla Model S stunt in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Baxter and Alvarado streets. The electric sedan […]

Tesla battery supplier, China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., is apparently looking at sites in North America for a $5 billion factory, reports Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources. The CATL battery factory is seeking to make “as much as 80 gigawatt-hours of batteries a year,” say sources and would create 10,000 jobs. Company executives from China […]

Tesla says it has received its operating permit for its new Gigafactory at Berlin-Brandenburg, in Germany. The news comes from an email from Tesla to the Giga Berlin team. The email was obtained and shared by Tesla insider @SawyerMerrit. “We officially received our operating permit: This also enables us to start production and to deliver […]

SpaceX is minutes away from launching its Falcon 9 rocket into low Earth orbit, to send 53 Starlink satellites into space. The launch is taking place from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, set to lift off at 12:42 a.m. ET (4:42 UTC). A backup launch window is […]

Just three days after receiving its third batch of Starlink terminals from SpaceX and Elon Musk, Ukraine has received a fourth shipment of hardware from the latter. Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, made the announcement on Friday afternoon. “A new batch of Starlink stations! While Russia is blocking access […]

With Apple’s release of its iOS 15.4 iPhone software this week, it also introduced electric vehicle map routing within Apple Maps. The new feature helps EV owners with CarPlay to better route navigation based on their vehicle battery. The first vehicle to support the feature is Ford’s 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-E vehicles with updated SYNC software. […]

For new orders of Tesla’s entry Model Y Long Range with 19-inch Gemini wheels, estimated delivery dates have reached January 2023–10 months from now (via @SawyerMerritt). For those upgrading to 20-inch Induction Wheels for $2,000 USD, estimated delivery times improve to October 2022, a seven-month wait from now. Tesla is facing high demand for its […]

Porsche AG held its annual press conference on Friday, detailing its 2021 sales and also providing an update on its plans for electrification. The German automaker said its all-electric Taycan deliveries more than double to 41,296 in 2021, beating 911 sales, despite the latter also setting record deliveries of 38,464 units. “The Taycan is 100 […]

A new battery plant from Stellantis and LG Energy Solution will be built in Ontario, Canada, reports Automotive News. An unnamed source says an official announcement will likely take place next week on Wednesday, March 23. The new electric vehicle battery plant for Ontario was due to the Canadian government’s clean energy incentives for businesses. […]