Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Thursday the next Full Self-Driving beta 10.5 release date will happen “in about 10 days”, which means it’ll likely happen the week of November 21, 2021. “Hoping to start releasing to 98 scores with V10.5 in about 10 days,” said Musk on Thursday evening, when asked about the release. […]

Tesla continues to make updates across its vehicles on Thursday evening. So far we’ve seen the Model Y get a $1,000 USD price increase in the U.S., while the same car in China gets updated with more range but slower acceleration. Now, the entry Model 3 gets its own update, as it finally gets a […]

Tesla increased the price of its Model Y in the U.S. on Thursday evening, raising the price by $1,000 USD. The automaker also made some updates to the Model Y in China. According to CnEVPost, the Model Y rear-wheel drive, the entry version, drops the ‘Standard Range’ moniker. This entry model also now shows a […]

Tesla has again raised prices of its Model Y in the United States, with both entry Long Range and Performance versions going up in price by $1,000 USD. Check out the changes below: Long Range – $58,990 USD (+$1,000); estimated delivery date: October 2022 Performance – $63,990 USD (+$1,000);  estimated delivery date: January 2022 Looks […]

Tesla announced a milestone on Thursday, as it has now reached 30,000 Superchargers worldwide and counting. 30k Superchargers around the world — and counting pic.twitter.com/Yw7m3cJ6HA — Tesla Charging (@TeslaCharging) November 11, 2021 During the company’s record Q3 earnings, it announced Supercharger stations had increased 49% year-over-year, with 3,254 total in the quarter. For individual Superchargers, […]

This morning Tesla started rolling out its 2021.40.5 software update, and with the update comes a highly-anticipated feature: waypoints. Waypoints allow owners to select more than one stop during navigation. This new feature called ‘Add Stop’ is in 2021.40.5, and can be seen in the screenshot shared above by TMC forum user ‘Spyderman09’ on their […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.40.5 software update, as noted by @Teslascope, seen on a 2021 Model S Plaid in New Jersey in the United States. This vehicle was coming from 2021.36.5.1 released on October 21 and as of writing, it’s unclear what’s new. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.40.5 on a Model […]

Tesla has launched a new promotion in China for Singles’ Day or Double 11 (November 11 is seen as 11.11), offering 1 month of free Enhanced Autopilot (EAP), according to @42how_. Tesla China launches 1 month of Free Enhanced Autopilot (EAP) for China’s Double 11 (11.11). Activity time:From November 11,2021 (inclusive) 30 days EAP limited […]

On Wednesday evening it was revealed Elon Musk had started selling Tesla shares, following through on the promise from his weekend Twitter poll. While mandatory filings with the SEC showed Musk had sold over 676,000 shares of Tesla, after exercising 2.15 million stock options (at $6.24/share), later filings made public on Wednesday night reveal even […]

SpaceX has unveiled a new Starlink satellite dish, sporting a new rectangular design for customers in the United States. The company’s website is showing the new design for visitors showing U.S. IP addresses. Canadian visitors, for example, are still seeing the old design, as the new dish is not available outside the U.S. yet. This […]

Tesla demand appears to be getting out of hand, as new orders for entry Model S and Model X vehicles in the U.S. have reached estimated delivery dates of March 2023, which is a whopping 16-month wait (via @SawyerMerritt). For the Dual Motor All-Wheel Drive Model S with entry 19-inch Tempest Wheels and the same […]

Update Nov. 10, 2021, 10pm PT: New SEC filings have revealed Musk has sold nearly $5 billion in Tesla shares this week–read more here. Our original story follows below. ==== Tesla CEO Elon Musk followed through on this Twitter poll, when he asked if he should sell 10% of his shares in the company. According […]

SpaceX and NASA are set to launch its Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). You can watch the live video of tonight’s launch, set for 6:03pm PT/9:03pm ET, from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This will be SpaceX Dragon’s third long duration crew mission to the ISS, […]

Rivian announced on Wednesday its upsized initial public offering of 153,000,000 shares of Class A common stock was set at $78 per share, raising $11.93 billion for the company. The electric automaker backed by the likes of Amazon and Ford, is set to trade under the ticker symbol “RIVN” on the Nasdaq today. The offering […]

Tesla’s entry Model Y compact crossover SUV in China is now sold out until 2022. The rear-wheel drive Model Y, priced from RMB 276,000 ($43,172 USD), is now showing an estimated delivery date of 10 to 14 weeks (previously from 6-10 weeks), pegging its arrival beyond 2021 and into early 2022. Even if you upgrade […]