Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

On Friday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the company would hold its Giga Fest event for its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, on April 7, 2022. Many are wondering how to buy tickets for Giga Fest, but for now, that information is not yet available. However, Musk did share some details about the event tickets, explaining […]

Tesla is asking owners for help in fighting a controversial bill proposal in Oklahoma it says will “stifling competition and limiting consumer choice.” According to Tesla’s Engage website, the automaker shared the news about House Bill 3994 being proposed, and asks owners to contact their U.S. reps to vote against it. “House Bill 3994, a […]

It appears the South Padre Island International Airport is set to get a SpaceX Starship to be put on display. On Monday morning, @SpacePadreIsle asked, “sure would be cool to have a Starship in a public rocket garden for SpaceX fans, maybe at the entrance to the Island or somewhere??”, directing the request to SpaceX […]

According to the latest drone flyover from Wu Wa on YouTube, we get another glimpse at Luchao Port in China, located roughly 8.1 kilometers (5 miles) from Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai, swimming in a sea of Tesla vehicles. Below, you can get a glimpse of where Giga Shanghai is located compared to the main city […]

SpaceX originally was targeting Sunday, February 20 at 11:13 a.m. EST to launch a batch of 46 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit, but that has been delayed to Monday, due to unfavourable recovery weather. On Saturday morning, SpaceX announced the new targeted date is now Monday, February 21, at 6:44 a.m PST/9:44 a.m. EST […]

Are you still patiently waiting for Tesla to expand its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta to Canada? Back in mid-January, Elon Musk said FSD beta would start rolling out in Canada in 2-4 weeks, in a cautious manner. That timeline, like previous promises, have come and gone (#elontime). When asked about that timeline tonight by Noah […]

Back in December, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the company would be holding a grand opening party for its Gigafactory in Texas, set for early 2022. On Friday evening, Musk gave a precise date for the Giga Texas opening party, now set to take place on April 7, 2022. Musk originally said it was coming […]

Back in January, Tesla shared a video in China touting its safety features, with part one detailing a tour of Gigafactory Shanghai. On Friday, Tesla China shared part two of its ongoing “Go Giga” safety features, detailing Autopilot and other driver assistance aids that make the company’s electric vehicles the safest on the road. Tesla […]

Tesla on Friday shared a picture of its team celebrating the production of its 1 millionth 4680 battery cell, a milestone reached in January. Celebrating our one millionth 4680 cell in January pic.twitter.com/d19IPFu18u — Tesla (@Tesla) February 18, 2022 During Tesla’s Q4 2021 earnings call, the company said it will begin production of its latest […]

According to an email obtained by CNBC, SpaceX is set to split its private common stock for the first time. With Elon Musk’s company valued at over $100 billion, the common stock at $560 per share will split 10-for-1, bringing it down to $56 after the change. “The split has no impact on the overall […]

Tesla started rolling out its 2021.40.30.21 software update on late Thursday evening according to @Teslascope, and with it includes Full Self-Driving beta 10.10.2 for early access program testers. Model 3, Model Y and Model S owners part of the @Teslascope fleet in the United States have received the 2021.40.30.21 update, with these testers coming from […]

Earlier today, we saw Tesla Model Y Long Range vehicles parked outside Tesla’s Giga Texas factory, and now we have the full video released by drone pilot Jeff Roberts. At the 9:59 mark of the video above, we see workers drive Model Y vehicles out of Giga Texas onto the fresh concrete storage lot, then […]

Tesla updated its mobile app for iPhone users today to version 4.6.0, which brings the following updates: Charge Stats displays your vehicle energy charged and estimated costs Submit comprehensive claims for Tesla Insurance policyholders Support for actionable vehicle push notifications Now when you get a push notification from your Tesla, such as for your car […]

Tesla has launched a Model 3 Electric Tailgate Upgrade Service in China, according to @JayinShanghai. The retrofit offers a power tailgate for Model 3 owners backed by a three-year warranty, priced at 3,980 RMB ($628 USD). Prior to this, Model 3 customers without power tailgates were using third-party aftermarket options. Tesla China is now offering […]

Designer Hans van de Bruggen, known as @deleetdesign, previously made a viral Tesla reimagined V11 concept that the internet loved, after there was less than popular fanfare for the actual V11 holiday software release. The designer was previously a product designer at Netflix and LinkedIn, and is based in San Francisco, California. Now, Hans is […]