Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla started rolling out its 2021.24.6 software update on late Tuesday evening, as noted by @Teslascope. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.24.6 on a Model 3 Mid-Range (2018) in Kaunas, Lithuania. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/oEbQKZRokZ — Teslascope (@teslascope) October 6, 2021 The update was spotted on a Model 3 […]

Tesla has launched sales of a Pet Liner for its vehicle line up. The Tesla Pet Liner for Model S, 3 and Y costs $145 USD, while the Model X Pet Liner costs $135 USD. “Model S/3/Y Pet Liner is made from a breathable quilted fleece material, creating maximum comfort for your pet during car […]

On early Monday an embargo was lifted on the first prototype 2022 GMC Hummer EV reviews. You can check out a roundup of the first drives and reviews below. It’s worth pointing out GMC paid for travel for some automotive journalists to go review the electric truck (it’s common practice for auto reviews). Overall, reviewers […]

An apparently stolen Tesla was speeding in the area of Route 60 and Route 21 in Vernon Hills in Lake County, Illinois, and the alleged thieves were tracked down by the Lake County Sheriff Canine, Dax. According to Lake & McHenry County Scanner, a Lake County sheriff’s sergeant was passed by a red Tesla at […]

Image via ‘rypalmer’ from TMC  The first Tesla Supercharger on Prince Edward Island in Canada is now open in Charlottetown, located at 12 Milky Way (via Reddit). There are 8 stalls available at V3 charging rates, offering up to 250kW speeds. Tesla’s website mentioned a targeted opening in Q3 2021 and it appears this location […]

Tesla has announced its Q3 2021 production and delivery numbers. The electric automaker shared the numbers on Saturday morning, announcing it produced 237,823 vehicles and delivered 241,300. “We would like to thank our customers for their patience as we work through global supply chain and logistics challenges,” said Tesla in a press release. Tesla produced […]

Tesla’s S3XY mug is now back in stock in the online store, available for $30 USD, a $5 price increase compared to the last time we told you it was available. “Start your day with our limited edition, all black, 12-oz S3XY Mug, featuring tone-on-tone lettering of our vehicle model names and a smooth matte […]

Tesla has launched new Superchargers in Africa for the first time, as Morocco now has two locations available. According to @MarcoRPTesla‘s discovery, the new Tesla Superchargers in Morocco are in Casablanca and Tangier. First Supercharger in Africa 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦 Why didn't you tell me about this @khalilamar?!? pic.twitter.com/5PaTKNiDE9 — MarcoRP (!newsfeed) (@MarcoRPi1) September 30, 2021 Tesla’s […]

Tesla reached a milestone recently, building its 1 millionth battery pack at its Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada, according to a picture obtained and shared by @brandonee916. 1,000,000 Batteries Built at Gigafactory Nevada! Great job Tesla! Signed by all the employees 🎉🎉🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/53UnjGbWjP — Brandon 🌎☮️🚗⚡️🔋 (@brandonee916) September 30, 2021 The additional photo shares a wider […]

BMW-owned Rolls-Royce announced its first all-electric vehicle, unveiled as Spectre, will launch in the fourth quarter of 2023. The new Spectre EV two-door coupe is set to start on-road testing, set to cover 2.5 million kilometres, or what the company says is simulation of “400 years of use.” Rolls-Royce called today the “most significant day” […]

Image via u/CanadianOdyssey993 SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet suffered a short widespread outage this morning, affecting customers in Canada, the United States, Europe and beyond, including Australia and New Zealand. According to numerous reports on Reddit, Starlink customers shared they saw outages for about 25 minutes to an hour, where their satellite dishes were unable to […]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to the iconic red chairs with Kara Swisher at CodeCon 2021, to discuss everything from crypto, China, SpaceX, Mars, President Joe Biden and more. Swisher has interviewed numerous tech luminaries in her red chairs before, including the likes of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates […]

Lucid Air General Assembly  Lucid Group has announced it has started vehicle production at its Casa Grande factory in Arizona, as part of the company’s Lucid Production Preview Week, which kicked off today, with customers, media and policymakers, including Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, in attendance. The first Lucid Air electric vehicle for customers were driven off […]

Image credit: @tesla_raj Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta 10.2 will be available for download starting this Friday, October 1, 2021 Friday, October 8 at midnight Pacific Daylight Time. UPDATE: Musk has clarified FSD 10.2 will release “a week from Friday.” Apologies, 10.2 release will be a week from Friday — […]

Earlier this week, Tesla released its 2021.32.21 software update, but for some recent new Model 3 and Model Y owners, they didn’t receive anything, until today. We can confirm today was indeed one of the first software updates received for new Tesla owners, as noted by Tesla North readers. One owner James shared screenshots of […]