Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

President Joe Biden has finally acknowledged Elon Musk’s Tesla for the first time. In a speech on Tuesday about rebuilding manufacturing and creating jobs in the United States, the President mentions Tesla and its achievements in the electric vehicle space. Biden was touting the $200 billion in domestic manufacturing investments in the United States. Here’s […]

Subaru announced the launch of its Solterra electric vehicle (EV) reservations in the United States on Tuesday, available with a $250 refundable deposit. The automaker says pricing won’t be available yet, but is expected in April-May 2022. “If you are interested in a Subaru Solterra Retailer Reservation Opportunity, follow the steps below to select your […]

According to CNBC, Tesla continues to deal with the ongoing chip shortage, this time excluding a redundant part from the steering racks of select Model 3 and Model Y cars made at the company’s Gigafactory in Shanghai, China. Unnamed sources claim Tesla shipped tens of thousands of cars in China, Australia and Europe with a […]

Image via @Brangwyn With today’s 2022.4.5 software update, Tesla has launched its Car Colorizer feature outside of China for the first time. According to 2022.4.5 release notes shared by Brangwyn (@Brangwyn) in Canada, we see release notes add Regenerative Braking in Autopilot, Car Colorizer and Save Dashcam Clips. Oh hello. 2022.4.5 CAR COLOURISER! @teslascope @DriveTeslaca […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022.4.5 software update as noticed by @Teslascope, which is expected to fix a seatbelt chimes issue as part of a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) safety recall. This 2022.4.5 update is confirmed to be rolling out in Canada and the USA, notes @Teslascope and @TeslaFi. Last week, Tesla […]

YouTube channel ‘Met God in Wilderness’ has shared its latest ongoing flyovers of Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California. The video shared on Monday and filmed today, shows a short glimpse of Tesla’s Cybertruck at Fremont, seen at the beginning of the video. We don’t get a very good look at the Cybertruck (via @SawyerMerritt). https://youtu.be/9INjWECFJyo […]

Update Feb. 8, 2022: According to George Doddworth, the husband of Christine Doddworth below, he is casting heavy doubts on this unofficial speed run. Chalk this up as something that didn’t happen as explained by situation_coyote, whose Instagram has since been deleted. === One Tesla Model S Plaid owner unofficially set a new record for […]

Many joke how a Tesla is just an Apple iPad on wheels. While that may be the case, one thing missing is an App Store and the lack of third-party apps. But a Tesla ‘App Store’ is rumoured to be in the works, according to some rumors on Saturday. Tesla insider @SawyerMerritt teased something similar […]

We continue to see construction updates from Tesla’s Giga Berlin factory in Germany, courtesy of drone pilot Tobias Lindh. Drone footage recorded on February 4, but shared on Saturday, reveals cell building walls continuing to go up, while we also get our best look at the newest graffiti art adorning the exterior walls at Giga […]

Tesla’s mobile app, specifically its iOS app, as of writing, is now showing your vehicle’s specs and warranty details. On the main screen of the Tesla iOS app, when scrolling to the very bottom, you now see a “View Details” link, which takes you to tabs listing out your vehicle specifications and warranty, noted @WholeMarsBlog […]

Tesla has shared a new video on its LinkedIn page, detailing a behind-the-scenes look of its latest V11 software update released during the holidays in December (via @SawyerMerritt). The company’s engineers shared some more details about the features and also how they were made. We learned that Tesla added ramping capability to all different parts […]

On Thursday at 1:13 p.m. EST, SpaceX successfully launched 49 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aboard its trusty and reliable Falcon 9 rocket. This was the third and last launch of the week by SpaceX, with Falcon 9’s first stage landing on the drone ship A […]

SpaceX is set to hold a presentation next week for its Starship rocket, confirmed CEO Elon Musk. The Starship presentation will take place on Thursday, February 10 at 8pm EST, said Musk. Musk was detailing how SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will be launching roughly once per week this year, delivering roughly two-thirds “of all Earth […]

Tesla has plans to build a cathode building at its Gigafactory Texas site, as revealed by a building permit application seen by Electrek. “The applicant is proposing an Industrial Use facility along with associated improvements,” reads the permit application. Now, an Austin spokesperson has confirmed to Reuters the permit is indeed for a proposed cathode […]

The latest Tesla Fremont factory flyover by drone pilot ‘Met God in Wilderness’, filmed on Thursday, February 3, 2022, shows the company’s overflow lot remains jam-packed full of vehicles. Filmed this morning, we don’t see any test vehicles on the track at Fremont, but we continue to see a flurry of action at the factory. […]