Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla has shared a new video today called “Flying Through Giga Berlin” and it is an incredible look of inside the new factory, filmed by a mini drone touring the newly-opened factory. You can see the nearly 3-minute video below, shared to the Tesla YouTube channel and on Twitter: Tesla’s video above shows off production […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.8.3 software update, as noted by third-party service @Teslascope, detected on a 2022 Model Y Long Range in Beja, Portugal. The Nikola app detected 2022.8.3 on Thursday on a Model S. No word on what’s new just yet in the 2022.8.3 software update, but stay tuned for the release […]

SpaceX’s Starlink iOS app now contains a picture of a Shiba Inu used to represent the cryptocurrency, Dogecoin. The discovery of the image addition within the Starlink iOS app assets “coin.png” was discovered by developer Steve Moser. He tells Tesla North the image was discovered two days ago, but just shared today. This is not […]

Vehicle subscription service, Kyte, announced on Thursday it is electrifying its fleet with Tesla Model 3 subscriptions. Starting first in San Francisco and New York City on April 15, customers will be able to drive a Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD on a subscription, and even have the car delivered to their door. Other […]

According to UK Minister for the Future of Transport and Decarbonisation, Trudy Harrison, Tesla is apparently ready to open its Supercharger network to non-Tesla vehicles, “within weeks.” That’s according to an interview Harrison gave to the founder of Electrifying.com, Ginny Buckley, last week. “So we’re working with some of the large car and charge point […]

Tesla on Wednesday shared a new one-minute video showcasing its recent Giga Berlin Delivery Day, which took place at its new Gigafactory in Germany. The video shared from the Tesla Motors Instagram account provides an overview of the Model Y delivery event, with a mini drone able to fly throughout the factory and even capture […]

Tesla recently released its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.11.1 in Canada, now available for those with Safety Scores of 100 and 99. As expected, the first excited owners in Canada to test FSD beta have shared videos on YouTube. The videos below show FSD beta 10.11.1 tackling roundabouts, snowy roads on roads with no lane […]

Lotus announced on Tuesday its new electric SUV, the Eletre, set to debut in 2023 for markets in China, the UK and Europe. The Eletre has all-wheel drive and will come packed with a 100kWh battery and power from 600 horsepower. It can be recharged with 350kW charger to provide 400km of range in 20 […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the expansion of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta will reach Europe this summer. Musk said on Tuesday afternoon, “FSD Beta should be available in Europe for [left hand drive] this summer, [right hand drive] a few months later.” The Tesla CEO added, “these dates depend on regulatory approval.” FSD Beta […]

Vietnam-based automaker, VinFast, a subsidiary of Vingroup, announced on Tuesday it will build its first electric vehicle factory in the United States. The factory will see $2 billion for its first phase of construction, located in North Carolina on an 800-hectare plot of land, with an annual production capacity of 150,000 cars per year. Construction […]

The Canadian government announced on Tuesday it will be investing $937,250 CAD ($750,128 USD) to bring 107 electric vehicle chargers to the province of New Brunswick. The EV chargers will be installed by NB Power across the province, funded by Natural Resources Canada’s Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP). Locations will include public places, multi-unit residential […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Monday evening the Canadian release of Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta continues, with more downloads hitting those owners with Safety Scores of 99 out, tonight. Earlier today, FSD beta downloads expanded in Canada for those with perfect 100 Safety Scores. But tonight, Musk says FSD beta will expand to more […]

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared on Monday the company’s Falcon rocket team is “making excellent progress” in 2022, and is now aiming for 60 launches in 2022. Back in January, it was revealed SpaceX was planning on targeting 52 launches this year, which would be a launch cadence of one per week. Musk’s further details […]

Image via Gary (@akidesir) Tesla released Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta for Canada last night, as part of its 2022.4.5.20 software update, unleashing FSD beta 10.11.1 for Early Access Program testers. Canadian FSD beta tester, Gary (@akidesir), shared a first look earlier of his late-night drives in Toronto, Ontario, with the test software, which Elon Musk […]

Last night Tesla released Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta in Canada finally, offering the test software for Canadians that paid the $10,600 CAD add-on for Autopilot. Those with Safety Scores of a perfect 100 (and some with 99) received FSD beta 10.11.1, including Gary (@akidesir), who shared a couple of videos of his first experience with […]