Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla has started sending out invites for its upcoming grand opening party at Giga Texas, now officially known as ‘Cyber Rodeo’. That’s according to an image of the invite shared by CEO Elon Musk, with the party set to take place at 1 Tesla Road, in Austin, Texas on April 7, 2022. pic.twitter.com/SXKc1jJwmw — Elon […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.4.5.20 software update, which brings Full Self-Driving beta 10.11.1 for internal beta testers, according to Zack (@BLKMDL3). The update was shared by @BMmwalimu on Friday evening. FSDbeta 10.11.1 has started internal rollout! FW version 2022.4.5.20. Hopefully external rollout tomorrow night. https://t.co/sXYnjnZUoG — Zack (@BLKMDL3) March 26, 2022 Earlier this […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.3.102 software update to more vehicles, as noted by @Teslascope. The update was detected on a 2022 Model Y in California. No word on what’s new yet but stay tuned for 2022.3.102 release notes. If you received Tesla’s 2022.3.102 software update, please send us an email to ti**@********th.com or […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.4.5.18 software update, as detected by @Teslascope, on a Model 3 in Viken, Norway. This particular vehicle from the Teslascope fleet was previously on Tesla’s 2022.4.5.16 software update. No word on what’s exactly new yet, but when 2022.4.5.18 release notes are available, we’ll update this story accordingly. We suspect […]

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 […]