Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

On Friday, NASA announced it had picked SpaceX to send the next two American astronauts to the surface of the moon, in a contract worth $2.89 billion. This will be the first commercial lander to send humans to the lunar surface. NASA says one of the next two astronauts headed to the moon will be […]

Tesla has just started rolling out its 2021.4.15.1 software update, detected on a Model 3 in North Carolina, USA, according to @teslafi. Software version 2021.4.15.1 was just detected on a Tesla Model 3 Performance in North Carolina United States on https://t.co/uh4cmhSoAQ. Follow the release at https://t.co/MQt7Umboem — TeslaFi (@teslafi) April 16, 2021 The release comes […]

Image credit: mrbrownsince82 On Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk drove a Cybertruck prototype around the company’s upcoming Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, and spoke to employees at the site. The visit by Musk resulted in numerous images of the Cybertruck prototype showing up on the web, along with a Model S refresh as well. Now, we […]

The government of Canada has announced more electric vehicle chargers are coming to British Columbia and Ontario. In B.C., the City of White Rock in the Lower Mainland will see 126 new EV chargers installed at a multi-unit residential building and commercial site, part of a $630,000 CAD investment. The investment is at White Rock’s Finlay Street […]

Tesla has lowered the price of its Model 3 sedan in Australia and New Zealand, as the company again continues to fluctuate its pricing around the globe. Check out the price changes below for the Model 3 in New Zealand below, with Nathan Li (@4teslanz) noting his existing Performance order will reflect the new price drops: […]

Tesla appears to be road testing its Model S refresh in Canada, shows a new video. A 42-second clip shared by @mrgreyev shows a Model S refresh, driving on the highway in Toronto, Ontario. “2021 Model S Refresh spotted by @santoscollect on Highway 400 in Toronto today! Tesla employee doing testing,” said @mrgreyev. https://twitter.com/mrgreyev/status/1382895282543857669 The video […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited the Gigafactory site in Austin, Texas today, where the company’s upcoming Cybertruck was also spotted. Musk responded to a tweet from @Model3Owners, saying, “I was just there, driving Cybertruck around the site where it will be built!” I was just there, driving Cybertruck around the site where it will be […]

In a new video shared on Thursday, YouTube channel Gabeincal shows off a flyover at Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California. According to the drone video, we see a new Tesla Semi, and what appears to be a Tesla Model X refresh with white interior, possibly a Plaid build (do you see red brake calipers?), at […]

Mattel has unveiled its Matchbox Tesla Roadster toy, what it says is its first die-cast car made from 99% recycled materials. The Tesla Roadster is the first die-cast vehicle to follow Mattel’s goal of having its entire Matchbox toy lineup and packaging made from 100% recycled or recyclable or bio-based plastic by 2030, which is […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was again busy today answering some questions on Twitter, specifically related to the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) releases and subscriptions for the latter. On Wednesday afternoon, Musk said “Tesla AI/Autopilot engineering is awesome! Making excellent progress solving real-world AI.” Tesla AI/Autopilot engineering is awesome! Making excellent progress solving real-world AI. — […]

Ford today unveiled BlueCruise, its new hands-free highway driving feature set to debut later this year to equipped 2021 F-150 and Mustang Mach-E vehicles later in 2021. BlueCruise looks to compete against Tesla’s Autopilot and GM’s Super Cruise when it comes to highway-only driving. The feature lets you remove your hands from the steering wheel […]

Lucid Motors on Wednesday shared a new video of its Lucid Air electric sedan cold weather testing, at -40 degrees Celsius (-40 F). The company said they tested the Lucid Air at a cold location, plus also cold-soaked the vehicle overnight using climate chambers to -40 C. “And that has all different kinds of impacts […]

Over the past couple of weeks, many have noticed a new Twitter account @TeslaCharging tweet out new Supercharger sites, like clockwork. The profile says it is the “official Twitter account for Tesla Charging. New Supercharger sites, announcements and all things charging.” It’s been unclear if this was an official Twitter account from Elon Musk’s company […]

Last week the province of Saskatchewan in Canada announced it would start taxing passenger electric vehicle owners $150 CAD ($119 USD) per year. The decision would mean this is Canada’s first EV tax. On Saturday afternoon, electric vehicle owners in Saskatchewan held a rally to protest the provincial government’s decision at the legislature, with various EV […]

Tesla looks to be increasing the price of its Solar Roof for customers that have had reservations since last year. According to various posts on the TMC forums (via Electrek), customers that made Tesla Solar Roof reservations are noting huge price increases above their original quotes, even for those without design changes. “I’ve had a […]