Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Back in October, it was rumoured Tesla was set to open a temporary service location in Victoria, B.C., Canada, ahead of its official store and showroom coming in Langford. Now, more details have come to light about Tesla’s temporary location in Victoria, according to Citified. The publication says Tesla will temporarily set up shop at […]

SpaceX has launched its Starlink satellite internet in Bulgaria and Brazil, according to recent emails sent out to customers. An email of Starlink’s launch in Bulgaria was shared by Tesla insider @SawyerMerritt, and a similar email by Cesar Parzianello in Brazil. Earlier this month, SpaceX received its license to operate in the South American nation. The […]

Ford may be planning a new Connected Charge station design, according to new images found within the Ford Pass iOS app. The news comes from developer Steve Moser, who noticed the new images in the Ford Pass iOS app on Thursday. Looking at the image below, we see a design that is unlike the existing […]

According to Tesla insider @SawyerMerritt, the electric automaker’s Gigafactory in Berlin has produced over 1,000 Model Y vehicles to date, as per information provided by an unnamed source. “I hear daily output is increasing fast and quality is great,” said Merritt on Thursday. “Still awaiting government approval to start official production and deliveries to customers,” […]

Lucid Group has launched a new online store for customers to buy merchandise (via @SawyerMerritt). Right now, the store has various items available, such as Lucid-branded hats, mugs, water bottles, shirts, jackets, sweaters and more. Most have Lucid branding and also some note “Air”, referring to the company’s Lucid Air sedan, which has still yet […]

The province of British Columbia in Canada has launched new initiatives to help spur electric vehicle sales, including a reduction in provincial sales taxes (PST). B.C. announced a 5-year PST exemption for used zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), starting February 23, 2022, until 2027. Also new is a higher threshold for its luxury surtax on passenger ZEVs, now […]

American automaker Ford has made it clear it plans to scale up its electric vehicle manufacturing to 600,000 units by the end of 2023. Today, CEO Jim Farley explained the team is determined to meet that goal, while also sharing a hype video detailing how it plans to do so. “The @Ford team is unstoppable when […]

Image credit: Haseeb T on Facebook While we’ve heard many issues with Tesla’s heat pump in cold weather, the issues aren’t affecting everyone, as detailed by one Tesla Model Y owner in Canada. According to Haseeb T., he drove through an ice storm in his 2022 Model Y Long Range (7-seater) and everything worked perfectly, […]

AT&T shut down its 3G cellular network on Tuesday, and the change affected numerous companies that relied on the legacy network, including Tesla. The shutdown means the end of cellular connectivity for vehicles that relied on 3G network signals. Tesla has been notifying customers to update to its 2022.4 software, if they want to “maintain […]

You can now subscribe to Tesla’s Premium Connectivity plan at a yearly rate of $99 USD, on top of the $9.99 USD monthly option. The annual rate works out to a slightly cheaper $8.25 USD per month. Tesla updated its Connectivity website today to say, “Premium Connectivity is available as a monthly subscription of $9.99 […]

CNBC reported on Tuesday the White House apparently has no plans to invite Tesla CEO Elon Musk to upcoming meetings with other corporate leaders. The publication reached out to Musk via email, and an exchange occurred regarding Tesla and how it has been viewed by the White House. “The notion of a feud is not […]

Tesla recently paused its U.S. factory lines to accommodate for new headlight and taillight upgrades for its Model S sedan.  Headlights will now get new matrix LEDs, as previously spotted at a Tesla event in Taiwan. The taillights will sport a revised ‘flatter’ red LED pattern, that no longer goes around the perimeter of the […]

Earlier this month, it was posited that Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, was working on spelling out the company’s name on its roof, outlined by solar panels.  The evidence looked clear at the time, but now we have visual confirmation of what it will look like, according to the newest drone footage of the Giga […]

When Tesla delivered its first Model S refresh Plaid vehicles, these sedans came with special launch day badges on the back, depicting the ‘Plaid’ launch graphics. This badging was only available to the first batch of 25 Model S Plaid deliveries, and cars beyond this event received decals that read “Plaid”. But now, it appears […]

Tesla is working on making Steam games work on its vehicles, according to CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday afternoon. When asked about the latest Model S and Model X version of Cyberpunk by Ryan McCaffrey, Musk replied, “We’re working through the general case of making Steam games work on a Tesla vs specific titles. Former […]