Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Image via @Teslascope Tesla recently reduced the range of its Model 3 Long Range AWD in Europe, with these cars coming from Giga Shanghai in China. Range was reduced as follows, depending on the wheels ordered: 18-inch Wheels: 626km (was 637km; -11km) 19-inch Wheels: 602km (was 614km; -12km) It was somewhat unclear why the range […]

When will Tesla release its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta in Canada? Elon Musk shared another update for January 2022. Responding to a query by @NoahWebb_ about an update on the release of FSD beta in Canada, which has been delayed many times, Musk on Sunday afternoon said, “we will start rolling out FSD beta in […]

Just over a week ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the company’s Full Self-Driving add-on for Autopilot would see a price increase on January 17, 2022. The price for FSD will increase $2,000 USD to $12,000 USD in the United States only. Currently, FSD is priced at $10,000 USD and includes the following added features, […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.44.30.10 software update to employees, and it includes Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.9, according to @WholeMarsBlog. FSD Beta 10.9 has begun rolling out. 2021.44.30.10 @elonmusk — Whole Mars Catalog (@WholeMarsBlog) January 16, 2022 Tesla FSD Beta 10.9 release notes are below, shared by @jereking23 in response to @WholeMarsBlog: Improved intersection extents […]

According to developer @greentheonly, Tesla will be rolling out a new update for maps in its vehicles, specifically for owners in the U.S., Canada and China. New Maps rolling out soon:USA: NA-2021.44-13555China: CN-2021.44-13668 — green (@greentheonly) January 16, 2022 The North America maps update is version “NA-2021.44-13555” according to @greentheonly and for China, version “CN-2021.44-13668”. […]

Some Tesla customers in extremely cold climates continue to deal with issues related to no heat and climate controls not working, related to newer Model 3 and Model Y vehicles with heat pumps. While two recent software updates were supposedly set to address the issue, Tesla has offered some customers heat pump system replacements to […]

Looks like we have a new record for the most Tesla vehicles showing off a Light Show at the same time. A meet and greet of the Tesla Fahrer und Freunde (TFF) EV club at the Hilden Supercharger in Germany, claims to have over 100 cars showing off the Light Show. The club is an official […]

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Saturday morning provided an update on Starlink, the company’s constellation of satellites for internet serving rural customers. Musk said there are now 1,469 Starlink satellites active, with 272 “moving to operational orbits” at the moment. He also added, “laser links activate soon.” The latest Starlink satellites have optical laser links, […]

Tesla released its Q4 2021 Safety Report today, detailing customers driving with Autopilot recorded one crash for every 4.31 million miles driven, an improvement year-over-year (via @SawyerMerritt). “In the 4th quarter, we recorded one crash for every 4.31 million miles driven in which drivers were using Autopilot technology (Autosteer and active safety features). For drivers […]

We’ve recently seen hints of Tesla possibly starting production soon at its Gigafactories in Texas and Berlin, and now the latest report says the latter could happen before the end of the month. According to Gary Black, Managing Partner, The Future Fund, he said on Friday morning, “sources tell me [Tesla] pushing hard to begin […]

Image credit: @chrysto After seeing a glimpse of the new Tesla Millenia Walk store in Singapore last month, the automaker’s first dedicated retail location is set to open in the island nation-state in less than two hours, at 11am SGT on January 15, 2022. The new showroom currently has two Model 3 vehicles parked inside […]

After Transport Canada said it was gathering information on complaints about Tesla heat pump failures, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the U.S. now says it is similarly doing the same, reports Reuters. The NHTSA said it was in discussions with Tesla and “is aware of the issue and is continuing to gather […]

One of the biggest feature requests from Tesla owners is for their vehicles to support Apple Music, or even run CarPlay from the iPhone maker. While Apple Music may be a possibility given other music services such as Tidal and Spotify are supported, CarPlay in a Tesla may be slim to none, considering the automaker […]

It appears Tesla is ready to launch its Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany, based on code found on its website. According to Tesla enthusiast and computer science student @Tesla_Adri, he spotted on the Tesla website’s source code, mention of “New Performance Trim Launch in Berlin.” But the major new addition is the fact it notes the […]

Tesla has increased the range of its Model Y compact crossover SUV in Europe, as spotted by @Tesla_adri. Model Y AWD 19-inch Wheels: 533km (+26km; was 507km) 20-inch Wheels: 565km (+28km; was 537km) Model Y Performance  21-inch Wheels: 514km (+34km; was 480km) New estimated delivery date: March 2022 (was “early 2022”) Only the Model Y […]