Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Seaside Police in California Adding Tesla Model Y to the Fleet

The City of Seaside in California has approved the purchase of two Tesla Model Y compact crossover SUVs to be added to the police department’s fleet, part of a larger spend on transitioning to electric and hybrid vehicles. Seaside City Council passed a resolution on Thursday, February 4, authorizing the police department to purchase two […]

You Can Now Buy a Tesla Wall Connector Pedestal for $300 USD

Tesla recently added a Wall Connector Pedestal to its online shop, priced at $300 USD. “The Tesla Wall Connector Pedestal is a rugged aluminum post designed for mounting both Gen 3 and Gen 2 Wall Connectors for stand-alone charging,” explains Tesla’s website. “With easy indoor and outdoor installation options, the Tesla Wall Connector Pedestal is […]

Tesla Sent Investment Proposal to Indonesia, Confirms Government Official

It appears Tesla has sent an investment proposal to Indonesia, confirms a government official. According to Reuters, Septian Hario Seto, Indonesia’s investment and mining coordination chief, told reporters on Friday he had received a proposal from Tesla on Thursday. “I received their proposal yesterday morning… next week we will meet them (virtually) to get an […]

Tesla 2020.48.37 Software Update Released

Tesla released its 2020.48.37 software update today, and according to @Teslascope, it was detected on a 2013 Model S 85 in Germany with MCU1 hardware, coming from 2020.48.35.5. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2020.48.37 on a Model S 85 (2013) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/7SQGgSG5Jr — […]

Tesla Shows Off a Model Y Heading Through the Body Shop [VIDEO]

Tesla has shared a new video of a Model Y “making its way through the body shop.” The nearly 1-minute video shows a first person point of view of the Model Y being built on the assembly line, with both humans and robots tending to the vehicle and adding parts. https://twitter.com/Tesla/status/1357477459218857986 The video shows the […]

Tesla 2020.48.35.8 Software Update Released

Tesla has started to push out its 2020.48.35.8 software update, according to @TeslaFi. The new software version was detected on a Model 3 in Florida in the United States. The release of 2020.48.35.8 comes after 2020.48.35.5 was released back on January 20, 2021. Tesla also recently released 2021.4 but no specific information on the latter […]

Tesla’s Shanghai V3 Supercharger Factory Has Started Production

Images via @42how_ On Wednesday, Tesla unveiled its Shanghai Supercharger factory in China, which is now open and producing V3 Superchargers for the company (via @42how_). The Tesla factory located about 6 kilometers (3.72 miles) east of Gigafactory Shanghai will produce V3 Superchargers, with an expected capacity of 10,000 stalls per year. From the images […]