Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Mattel announced on Tuesday a new MEGA X Cybertruck building toy is set to drop on October 15, 2021, at 9am PT/12pm ET. “Everyone at MEGA loves the Cybertruck as much as you do, so we are excited to introduce you to our latest iteration, the MEGA X Cybertruck. It is a one-of-a-kind building experience […]

Image via @DirtyTesla With today’s release of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.2, the company expanded its fleet of testers by 1,000, allowing those with perfect Safety Scores to test the beta software. A new requirement in FSD beta 10.2 no longer allows you to cover the in-car cabin camera. According to a new message, […]

Tesla released Full Self-Driving beta 10.2 on early Monday morning, expanding the beta program to more testers, particularly those with perfect Safety Scores. The expanded release of FSD beta 10.2 means some owners that paid $10,000 USD for FSD, now have access to the beta. This means we now have an expanded fleet of 1,000 […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk attended and spoke on stage at the company’s Giga Berlin-Brandenburg County Fair, held earlier today. Despite some technical difficulties starting off his time on stage, Musk tried to calm the crowd by reading German from his slide deck, and eventually started speaking German on his own, impressing attendees. A video of […]

Tesla held its County Fair at its new Gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg, and earlier after the event, the company shared video highlights of the event in 4K on YouTube. We can see a Ferris wheel on site for its up to 9,000 visitors, tours of inside the factory watching robots make Tesla vehicles, the Giga Press […]

After increasing the prices of its Model 3 and Model Y in the United States by up to $2,000 USD in the United States, a similar price increase has hit Canada. The Model Y Long Range has increased in price by $1,000, now starting at $70,990 CAD, up from $69,990 CAD. The Model Y does […]

During Tesla’s 2021 shareholder meeting yesterday, the company touched on its ongoing strong cash flow generation, which is expected to grow even more once the company is able to increase the volume of cars with its autonomous technology, known as Autopilot. CEO Elon Musk said Tesla has, “continued strong cash flow generation, especially as you […]

At Tesla’s 2021 shareholder annual meeting of stockholders on Thursday, CEO Elon Musk announced the company’s Model 3 electric sedan is now the world’s best-selling premium vehicle. A chart from Tesla’s slide deck shows the Model 3 going from zero to number one in less than four years. “The best-selling premium vehicle globally is an […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was answering questions during the company’s 2021 shareholder meeting, currently being held at its new Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. When asked if there was going to be a rumoured Model 2, Musk replied, “Model 2 is not a car—there is no Model 2”, somewhat side-stepping the original question. He then repeated […]

Speaking at its 2021 shareholder meeting at its new Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, CEO Elon Musk clarified the production timeline for its upcoming Cybertruck. Musk said Cybertruck production would start in 2022, with volume production one year later in 2023. He also said the company’s Semi and new Roadster should hopefully start production in 2023 […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the company is moving its headquarters from Fremont, California, to Austin, Texas. The announcement was made at the company’s new Gigafactory in Austin, and after he mentioned the change, there was thunderous applause. “We will be continuing to expand California activities,” said Musk. “We’re not leaving California. Our intention is […]

During Tesla’s 2021 shareholder meeting, CEO Elon Musk said Tesla is purchasing a lot of battery cells from suppliers at mass scale, as the company tries to keep up with customer demand. “We need a lot of batteries”, reads Tesla’s slide deck on the matter. Tesla says it “accounted for 0.7% of car sales but […]

Tesla has kicked off its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders at its new factory in Austin, Texas. When CEO Elon Musk took the stage, he reiterated the company’s Model Y “should become the best-selling vehicle of any kind”, globally. The company says this goal is expected sometime in 2023, thanks to its four factories: Fremont, […]

Tesla released its 2021.36 software update today, as noted by @Teslascope. The update was spotted on numerous Model S, Model 3, Model X and Model Y vehicles in the Teslascope fleet, located in Canada, U.S., Europe, UK, and Australia, all coming from 2021.32.21. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.36 on a Model 3 […]

According to developer @greentheonly, they have discovered images within Tesla’s latest firmware depicting the company’s Model 3 sedan and Model Y compact crossover SUV with what appears to be air suspension of sorts. Images shared by @greentheonly show multiple configurations of the Model 3 and Model Y with air suspension layouts, similar to images found […]