Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla insider Sawyer Merritt has shared a new video showcasing the automaker’s Semi truck factory in Nevada. The Tesla Semi factory is located roughly two miles from the main Gigafactory in Nevada and sits next to a warehouse. The drone footage was recorded by @6463dc, who earlier shared images of four completed Tesla Semi Megachargers […]

Tesla is set to enter the vehicle market in Turkey reports Motor1.com (via InsideEVs) noting the company has appointed Kemal Geçer as general manager in the country. Geçer formerly was heading the Turkish operations of Lufthansa Airlines. Turkey’s Tesla operations will be managed by Emir Tunçyürek, a former consultant of Emir Tunçyürek, a former consultant of InsideEVs […]

Tesla has been busy at work at its Gigafactory in Nevada and has now completed an installation of four Semi Megachargers.  These high-powered chargers can charge up to 1.5 megawatts (MW) and the progress of their construction has been followed closely, according to new images shared by @SawyerMerritt. According to Merritt’s observations, roughly 210 Tesla […]

Back in December, Tesla released a holiday software update to introduce a new blind spot camera feature, that would show the side repeater camera’s view on your vehicle’s display. The problem? Some owners were dealing with glare from the repeater camera’s signal LEDs, causing the blind spot camera to essentially be ineffective at night. But […]

On late Sunday we saw what appeared to be pictures of Tesla’s latest Cybertruck design, and now it’s safe to say we’re seeing the latest look at the company’s new electric truck. According to drone pilot Joe Tegtmeyer, he spotted the Cybertruck unloading at Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, January 23, 2022. “Cybertruck […]

Back in December, a new Tesla Cybertruck was spotted at the company’s Fremont factory in California. This new Cybertruck had a new rear bumper, black bed-liner (instead of steel, side mirrors, a longer front windshield and also a single windshield wiper on the driver’s side, plus revised taillight. Now, it appears we have a closer […]

Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta tester, Chuck Cook, has shared his latest video showcasing how FSD beta 10.9 handles unprotected left turns. Cook is again testing unprotected left turns from the same location, as he has done so with previous FSD beta versions. His unique setup offers various vantage points, with a front camera mounted […]

On Friday afternoon, Tesla started accepting questions for its upcoming Q4 2021 earnings call question and answer period, set to take place next Wednesday, January 26, 2022 (via @SawyerMerritt). As of writing, there are currently already 1,237 questions submitted on the Say Technologies platform The top-upvoted question asked by “Anonymous Retail Investor” at the moment […]

After starting its teardown of Tesla’s Model S Plaid yesterday, automotive engineer Sandy Munro revealed what’s under the front hood. On Friday, Munro shared more images of their teardown, revealing pictures of the undercarriage of the Model S Plaid. Undercarriage of the Plaid. #MunroLive #SandyMunro #TeardownTitan #Tesla #ModelS #Plaid pic.twitter.com/d54rWGdXXF — Munro Live (@live_munro) January […]

All eyes are on Tesla’s upcoming Gigafactories in Berlin, Germany and Austin, Texas, to start production. Based on recent drone flyover videos, these factories appear to be nearly ready. But when will Tesla start delivery of Model Y vehicles from Giga Austin? According to Electrek, unnamed sources claim Tesla is reportedly aiming to delivery a […]

Yesterday we shared with you one of the first images of Tesla’s graffiti art on the exterior of the company’s Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany, and on early Friday morning, the electric automaker previewed some higher-quality images of its own. Tesla shared two images of Giga Berlin’s exterior art, with one showcasing the image we shared […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.44.30.11 software update on Thursday evening, as noted by @Teslascope. The 2021.44.30.11 update was detected on a Model 3 Standard Range in Queensland, Australia. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.44.30.11 on a Model 3 SR+ (2021) in Queensland, Australia. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/RhoIuFkYbr […]

YouTube channel Vehicle Virgins shared their Tesla Model X Plaid review today and the channel was blown away at the performance of the electric automaker’s newest SUV (via @BLKMDL3). What impressed Vehicle Virgins the most was the acceleration and 0-60 mph times of the Model X Plaid with six seats. Tesla’s website states the Model […]

Tesla’s Fremont factory in California looks busier than ever, as the site is still full of completed cars the company is set to deliver to customers. That’s according to a flyover of the site taken this morning on Thursday, January 20, 2022, by YouTube channel ‘Met God in Wilderness’. You can see lots of Model […]

Image credit: @SawyerMerritt Back in May of last year, Tesla asked the community for submissions in its goal to cover its new Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany, with “awesome graffiti art.” Fast forward to January 2022, and we’re finally seeing Giga Berlin showing some of this incredible art adorning its exterior walls. According to an image […]