Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

On Tuesday, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk joined Twitter’s board of directors, one day after revealing he had purchased a 9.2% stake in the social network and became its largest shareholder. Now, according to Bloomberg, Musk has refiled his Twitter disclosure with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday, to change his status […]

Image credit: Jeff Roberts / Twitter Tesla continues to prepare its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, for its upcoming ‘Cyber Rodeo’ grand opening event on April 7, 2022. Despite the party taking place in just two days, we have the latest look at how preparations are going, thanks to drone pilot Jeff Roberts. “Giga Texas is […]

Tesla released its Full Self-Driving beta 10.11.2 yesterday, and tester Chuck Cook has shared his latest video putting the beta software to the test when it comes to unprotected left turns. Cook’s ongoing testing of FSD beta and unprotected left turns continues to improve for his viewership. There’s a view of what you’re seeing on […]

Rivian announced on Tuesday it produced 2,553 electric vehicles for Q1 2022, while 1,227 cars were delivered, for the quarter ending March 31, 2022. These electric vehicles were produced at its factory in Normal, Illinois and according to Rivian’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC, it says “these figures are in line with the company’s […]

Nissan announced on late Monday it is delaying the release date of its electric Ariya B6 crossover SUV, blaming the ongoing global semiconductor shortage and supply chain pressures. According to Reuters, Nissan said the Ariya electric SUV will now launch on May 12 in Japan, instead of its planned late March debut. The Ariya was […]

Tesla has shared a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page on its website for its upcoming Cyber Rodeo grand opening part at its newly constructed Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. Cyber Rodeo will see doors open at 4pm local time, while “remarks begin at sunset.” Tesla says no re-entry into the event will be allowed if you […]

Tesla’s yoke steering wheel in the Tesla Model S contains a button for the horn, located on the right side of the steering wheel. To honk the horn, owners need to press and hold the button. In some situations, owners are finding it hard to locate the horn button as there’s no physical raised button, […]

Yesterday we shared a video that compared a made in Germany Tesla Model Y Performance versus a made in China Model Y Long Range. One of the differences worth highlighting is the addition of lined front pocket doors on the Model Y Performance made at Giga Berlin. According to the video from Nico PQ – […]

Tesla continues to prep Giga Texas for its Cyber Rodeo grand opening event set for April 7, 2022. We saw some images of the site on Sunday, but now we have fresh teasers from Monday morning. According to new images shared on Monday by drone pilot Joe Tegtmeyer, we see preparations are moving along. Tesla’s […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.4.5.21 software update, which brings Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.11.2 to testers. #FSDBETA 2022.4.5.21 incoming 🎉 pic.twitter.com/8gryNKbNQR — Brandon 🌎☮️🚗⚡️🔋 (@brandonee916) April 4, 2022 According to images of FSD beta 10.11.2 release notes shared on Reddit, they appear to be the same as the previous FSD beta 10.11,1 update, […]

Image via Jeff Roberts According to drone pilot Jeff Roberts, Tesla has started preparing its Gigafactory Texas site for the upcoming ‘Cyber Rodeo’ grand opening event, set for this week. “Giga Texas preparing for a big event to come on this beautiful Sunday! Images from just a few moments ago!”, said Roberts. Roberts shared images […]

Last November, Tesla started including a new rear trunk cargo cover in China for its Model Y, which then spread to vehicles made at Giga Berlin-Brandenburg this month. Now, it appears the Model Y made at Giga Texas will also include this rear trunk cargo cover, as seen in a drone video flyover shared by […]

It was reported last night Tesla was set to reopen its Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, on Monday, but now will no longer be happening, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. An internal Tesla notice seen by Reuters told workers and suppliers Giga Shanghai will not reopen on Monday as planned. The memo did […]

Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, continues to churn out Model Y vehicles in various colors, beyond the original black cars spotted. The latest video from Jeff Roberts filmed on Saturday shows red Model Y production is in full swing at the moment. A parking lot shows a batch of red, white, blue and black Model […]

Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, is reportedly set to resume production as soon as Monday, April 4, according to unnamed sources speaking with Reuters. The factory in Shanghai has been shut down since March 28, due to COVID-19 surges in the city. The government locked down areas east of the Huangpu River, where Tesla’s Gigafactory […]