Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced the company’s 2021 holiday software update and Full Self-Driving 10.8 beta are both “probably” coming on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Both Sega and Tesla recently announced the first Sonic the Hedgehog game will make its way into Tesla Arcade. This addition might be part of the upcoming holiday update […]

Tesla’s Model S and Model X refresh are advertised to include wireless gaming, as the system’s AMD Ryzen chips can offer “up to 10 teraflops of processing power,” which the company says “enables in-car gaming on-par with today’s newest consoles,” and support for wireless controllers. That’s Sony PS5-level performance, Tesla has previously said, as seen […]

Tesla is again offering free Supercharging at select Supercharger locations for the holidays, in an attempt to alleviate pressure and line ups at its charging network. “Avoid the rush this holiday season and charge for free during off‑peak hours at Superchargers along select travel routes in the United States,” explains Tesla. The free charging will […]

Tesla released a new video on its YouTube channel on Friday, detailing the company’s huge Megapack installation in Oxnard, California. “In Oxnard, California, the community came together to advocate against the installation of a new fossil fuel-powered peaker plant. In its place, our energy partner installed 142 Tesla Megapacks as a sustainable energy storage solution,” […]

Tesla has opened its latest Supercharger in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland, in Canada. The newest Supercharger in Surrey located at 15615 104 Ave, at the Guildford Village Shopping Centre is now open, located at the underground parking lot at the Save-On-Foods grocery store. There are 12 V3 stalls capable of up to 250 kW charging […]

Canadian Sam Fursey is thankful for his Tesla Model 3 for saving his life, and his fellow passengers, after a tree fell on top of the sedan’s glass roof during a wind storm. The Model 3 owner from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, shared details of the freak accident with the Tesla Model 3 Canadian Group on […]

Elon Musk, the Person of the Year chosen by TIME and The Financial Times, continues to make good on this promise to sell 10% of his stake in Tesla, following through on his Twitter poll from early November, when a majority of followers voted ‘yes’. According to new SEC filings on Thursday, Musk sold 934,091 […]

Tesla started rolling out its 2021.44.6 software update on Thursday morning, as noted by @Teslascope. The update was originally detected on a Model S Plaid in the United States, but as the day progressed the update was also found on Model 3, Model X and Model Y vehicles in Canada, Australia, Hong Kong and New […]

Ford’s F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck is expected to start delivering its first vehicles in 2022, and ahead of the launch, some independent dealerships are marking up prices by eye-popping amounts. According to users on the u/F150Lightning sub-Reddit, one Ford dealer, the Koons Falls Church location in Virginia, emailed those with pre-order a markup of […]

Electric automaker Rivian released results of its first quarter as a public company, posting a net loss, while also confirming a second EV plant was coming in Georgia. Rivian posted an operational loss of $776 million and a net loss of $1.23 billion, within its previous guidance range. The company saw a loss of $12.21 […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company’s upcoming Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, will be an over $10 billion investment over time. Musk on Thursday was responding indirectly to Tesla critic, Mike Siegel, the political director of Ground Game Texas, who pointed out Austin had given Tesla $60 million in subsidies to move to the city. […]

Natural Resources Canada announced on Thursday it will invest $730,000 CAD ($571,770 USD) for 438 Level-2 electric vehicle chargers to be installed across various multi-unit residential buildings across the country. EV chargers will be installed in residential buildings in Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, British Columbia and Alberta, by Killam Properties SGP Ltd., with the latter contributing to the project, […]

Earlier this week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Sega’s iconic game ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ is coming to Tesla Arcade. Sonic, the Hedgehog, game coming to all Teslas! — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 12, 2021 Now, the Japanese gaming company has confirmed the Tesla partnership. “Get ready, Sonic fans! SEGA has just announced a partnership with […]

Tesla’s online shop has launched new product offerings on Wednesday, as you can now buy Model S Tempest and Model Y Gemini Wheel Covers. “This product is the original wheel equipped cover for Model S 19” Tempest Wheels”, explains Tesla, noting it’s for only 2021+ Model S vehicles. The wheel cover is priced at $35 […]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s accolades for 2021 keep coming. After being picked ‘Person of the Year’ by TIME magazine and The Financial Times, he has now been named one of ‘America’s Greatest Disruptors’ by Newsweek: There are at least two faces of Musk. One is the headline-grabbing rebel-without-cause whose tasteless joke-tweets have drawn […]