Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Thursday evening the release date for Full Self-Driving beta 10.3, to those with Safety Scores of 99/100. FSD beta 10.3 will hit more Tesla owners on Friday, October 22 (likely early Saturday, October 23), again with releases to be available likely at midnight or just past. Beta 10.3 releasing […]

Tesla has been busy tonight making changes on its website, as the company has increased the price of its entry Model 3 Standard Range Plus by $2,000 CAD, now starting at $54,990 CAD (via @mrgreyev). Previously, the Standard Range Plus was priced at $52,990 CAD, for the base configuration with 18-inch Aero wheels, showing an […]

Tesla has started making changes to its website on Thursday evening, and with its Cybertruck, there is no longer pricing or configuration options available (via @SawyerMerritt). When you click “order now” under the Cybertruck page, all you see is a message that reads, “You will be able to complete your configuration as production nears in […]

Tesla has started rolling out new software updates on Thursday to owners, as 2021.24.25.1 and 2021.36.5 have been detected among the @Teslascope fleet. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.36.5 on a Model S Plaid (2021) in Kentucky, United States. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/XMcynJFrmL — Teslascope (@teslascope) October 14, 2021 […]

After launching a Twitter account for its Tesla Superchargers, the electric automaker has quietly launched an account for its solar products including Powerwall. The new @TeslaSolar account has a description that reads, “Produce & store your own energy with Solar Roof, Solar Panels & Powerwall,” with a link to Tesla’s solar roof product (via @SawyerMerritt). […]

Tesla has updated its mobile app on Wednesday evening for both iOS and Android. The Tesla iPhone app update brings improvements to larger iOS widgets, adding quick controls to lock/unlock doors, climate, charging, and frunk. The widget controls are sorta okay. Clicking on any of the controls brings up the main app to carry out […]

Tesla has launched a new version of its All-Weather Rear Trunk Liner for the Model 3, debuting a new design. According to the new image seen above, the rear trunk liner no longer has rectangular squares throughout, but has vertical lines to channel water and other debris instead. “Model 3 All-Weather Rear Trunk Liner offers […]

Tesla has started installing Megachargers for its Semi truck at its Gigafactory in Nevada. The new images were shared by Tesla insider @SawyerMerritt on Tuesday afternoon. BREAKING: Tesla Semi Megachargers currently being installed at Giga Nevada. pic.twitter.com/bWXlo0EVkT — Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) October 12, 2021 “Tesla Semi Megachargers currently being installed at Giga Nevada,” reported Merritt. […]

When will Tesla expand its Full Self-Driving 10.2 beta beyond those with Safety Scores of 100? According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday afternoon, that could happen “maybe next week.” Replying to @JeffTutorials when asked when Tesla would be expanding FSD beta 10.2 to owners that opt-into the beta with lower than perfect Safety […]

Electrify Canada today announced a new business unit called Electrify Home, set to debut its Level 2 residential electric vehicle (EV) charger known as HomeStation, for $1,099 CAD. The HomeStation will have adjustable charging power levels up to 40 amps, delivering charging speeds up to 9.6kW, which is 6.8x faster than a Level 1 charger, […]

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 […]