Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla’s Model S Plaid has a 17-inch touchscreen as its main center display, to complement the 12.3-inch driver’s display and the 8-inch second-row display. The company’s website at one point noted the center 17-inch display tilted left and right, but the text was later removed, resulting in some speculating the screen did not tilt. But […]

During tonight’s Tesla Model S Plaid special event at the company’s Fremont factory in California, CEO Elon Musk went over the specs and features again of its newest sedan. Musk is well-known for listening to Tesla customers, especially when they are heckling him from the audience. When many shouted for “waypoints”, Musk paused before finally […]

Image via: @klwtts Aside from the Model S Plaid being delivered at tonight’s special Tesla event at its Fremont factory in California, Tesla also had its Model X Plaid on display for attendees to check out. The Kilowatts (@klwtts) and Dealer of Happiness (@dealer_of_happy) shared some images and a video of attendees inside the Model […]

If you missed Tesla’s Model S Plaid delivery event tonight, the replay is available on Tesla’s YouTube channel. The event was roughly 30 minutes long, with CEO Elon Musk taking a Model S Plaid around the test track and driving it on stage, to then reveal more facts and stats about the sedan’s performance, safety, […]

Tesla took time to reiterate the drag coefficient of its Model S Plaid at its special event tonight at its Fremont factory in California. CEO Elon Musk touted the performance of the Model S Plaid, but also took time to note the sedan has the lowest drag coefficient of any car ever made. Musk emphasized […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk appeared on stage at the company’s Model S Plaid delivery event, to announce the company would deliver 25 vehicles tonight. He added “several hundred” cars would be delivered per week soon, followed by “thousands” of cars per week next quarter. Musk detailed the performance, design, safety, interior and more about the […]

Image credit: @BLKMDL3 Customers picking up a Tesla’s Model S Plaid delivery tonight appear to be getting a special freebie: a bottle of Tesla Tequila. As spotted by @BLKMDL3, a box of Tesla Tequila is seen inside a Model S Plaid with white interior and a ‘yoke’ steering wheel. So far, ahead of Tesla’s special […]

Image credit: @klwtts Aside from revealing the ‘Plaid’ badge on the rear of the Tesla Model S Plaid, we’re now seeing what appears to be a ‘crimson’ red Model Y. Again, the images were shared by The Kilowatts (@klwtts), attending the Tesla special event in California, that’s set to kick off in 10 minutes or […]

Image credit: @klwtts With just under half an hour to go before Tesla’s Model S Plaid delivery event, we now have our very first look at the unique ‘Plaid’ badge of the new electric sedan. Images shared by The Kilowatts (@klwtts) attending the Model S Plaid delivery event showcase the unique badge—check it out below: […]

Tonight Tesla is holding its Model S Plaid delivery event, with the livestream set to start at 7pm PDT/10pm EDT. Presentation starts at 8:15pm Pacific https://t.co/tGZJUMralo pic.twitter.com/xw1s6ATqus — Tesla (@Tesla) June 10, 2021 While the livestream will being at 7pm PDT, Tesla has clarified the presentation will being at 8:15pm PDT/11:15pm EDT. So this means […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.4.18.3 software update detected on various cars in Europe, according to @TeslaFi. Software version 2021.4.18.3 was just detected on a Tesla Model 3 Long Range DM in Germany on https://t.co/uh4cmhSoAQ. Follow the release at https://t.co/GIwkJwFq3I — TeslaFi (@teslafi) June 10, 2021 The release notes for the 2021.4.18.3 software update, […]

On the eve of Tesla’s Model S Plaid delivery event, set for Thursday, June 10, the price of the vehicle has increased by $10,000 USD, to now start at $129,990 USD (previously it was at $119,990 USD in the U.S.). BREAKING: Tesla has increased the price of the Plaid Model S by $10,000 to $129,990. […]

According to a Form 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Tesla has lost one of its long-time presidents. “As of June 3, 2021, Jerome Guillen, President, Tesla Heavy Trucking, of Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”), departed Tesla. We thank him for his many contributions and wish him well in his future career,” reads the […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Sunday the Model S Plaid+ was canceled, citing there was ‘no need’ for the high-end sedan with 520-mile range. Some non-believers on the web believed Musk might have been joking, but according to the Tesla website, the Plaid+ has been officially removed, confirming what the Tesla leader had to […]

Ahead of Tesla’s Model S Plaid delivery event this week, Elon Musk has announced on Sunday the company has apparently canceled its Model S Plaid+ with higher range of 520 miles. Plaid+ is canceled. No need, as Plaid is just so good. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 6, 2021 Musk added, “no need, as Plaid […]