Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

On CBS’ 60 Minutes on Sunday evening, a feature profiling NASA’s upcoming goal of putting a woman on the moon, also touted the efficiencies of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets. 60 Minutes correspondent Bill Whitaker interviewed Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, NASA’s first female launch director about the company’s program to head back to the moon with the Artemis program. […]

A Tesla Model S refresh has been spotted in Oregon on Sunday, apparently undergoing testing, according to @ElctrifyEvrythg, who shared images of the electric vehicle, along with anecdotes from a conversation with the said engineering driving the car. “Saw the same blue refreshed Model S in Oregon,” said @ElctrifyEvrythg. “Also got a chance to talk […]

If you recently installed Tesla’s 2021.4.11 update or the latest Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta v8.2 2021.4.11.1, there appears to be a new charging status. According to FSD beta tester, @brandonee916, based in Sacramento, California, he shares on Sunday evening a new charging status inside his Model 3, that reads, “Enough charge to continue trip.” Brandon […]

Image via Rome Strach (Twitter) The Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley club met up on Saturday, March 6, 2021, bringing together 130 Tesla owners and 250 people, at the Firebaugh Supercharger in California. Check out the footage below: Hey @elonmusk Tesla Owners Silicon Valley took over Firebaugh with 130 cars and 250 people. What’s up […]

Ford announced on Friday it is already recalling its 2021 Mustang Mach-E compact crossover SUV, as part of an issue affecting 1,258 cars in Canada and the United States. The safety recall affects fewer than 75 cars already delivered, says Ford. “During checks to deliver high levels of quality and customer satisfaction, Ford discovered some […]

If you’re looking for one of the best Tesla Model Y delivery checklists, the following from ‘polymorphic’ from GitHub is one of the most comprehensive we’ve seen. The checklist is crowdsourced from tips shared by Tesla Model Y owners from Reddit. It also includes tips and suggestions prior to delivery, during and after. Click here […]

YouTube channel ‘Gabeincal’ has again shown some impressive drone footage over Tesla’s Fremont factory in California. This time around, according to Gabeincal, the highly-anticipated ‘yoke’ steering wheel was spotted inside a Model S refresh, aboard a car transport, suggesting deliveries may be imminent. You can see from the screenshot below the ‘yoke’ steering wheel is […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been very active on Twitter on Saturday, detailing the roll out of Full Self-Driving beta and now answering a question related to the company’s upcoming Cybertruck. When asked by Gary Black about Cybertruck updates, Musk said, “Update probably in Q2. Cybertruck will be built at Giga Texas, so focus right […]

Tesla CEO has been providing more updates for the expansion of the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta on Saturday afternoon. Earlier, Musk said there were “high levels” of demand for FSD beta and coming soon would be a “download beta” button in roughly 10 days. “Availability varies by region due to regulatory approval delays and/or […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared on Saturday afternoon the company is seeing “high levels” of demand for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta sign ups, following yesterday’s invite for people to contact the company to register for the beta. Earlier today, Tesla outlined how to sign up to be a FSD beta tester, by emailing […]

On Friday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the company was doubling its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta program, while planning to grow it possibly by ten-fold in the next 8.3 update. Musk asked Tesla owners to contact the company if they wanted to become a FSD beta tester, but did not clarify how to do so. […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Friday the company plans to expand its Full Self-Driving beta program, starting with the current version 8.2, released earlier this week. “If you want the Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta downloaded to your car, let us know. Doubling beta program size now with 8.2 & probably 10X size with 8.3. […]

Tesla on Friday launched a new engagement hub called Engage Tesla, to let owners “take actions on behalf of Tesla and the movement for cleaner energy.” The new social platform allows owners to get directly involved with Tesla’s political actions, whether it’s for drawing attention to disaster relief, learning about official club events or pushing […]

YouTube channel The Kilowatts recently picked up a new Ford Mustang Mach-E Extended Range All-Wheel Drive and have now put the new electric crossover to the test, in a drag race versus Tesla’s Model Y Dual Motor with Acceleration Boost upgrade. Check out the video below: The Mach-E Extended Range All-Wheel Drive has a range of […]

Tesla has started emailing Model S and Model X owners about reimbursing 8GB eMMC repair costs, according to @Model3Owners. 🚨 BREAKING: if you paid out of pocket for the eMMC repair you can submit to be reimbursed for the repair. This is *not* the MCU 2 upgrade rumor going around. I got this email for […]