Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla is planning to open up a new Service Center and Showroom in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The location is at 2919 29th Street SE, according to Reddit user u/MichiganGeek. According to an image shared of the site, we can see Tesla signage up. Others spotted this location with signage up earlier this week as well, […]

Image via TMC Forum User ‘Richteer’ There are some Tesla Supercharger updates for Canadians living in British Columbia, Canada. The Tesla Supercharger in West Kelowna in the Okanagan has opened, according to @MontrealTesla, with the location showing as open on some owners’ car maps. The West Kelowna Supercharger has 8 V3 stalls with charging speeds […]

SpaceX launched 60 more Starlink satellites into space on early Thursday morning, from Kennedy Space Center at 3:24am EST. The launch comes after a previous bid to send its reusable Falcon 9 rocket into space was scrubbed with under two minutes to spare, earlier this week. Falcon 9 successfully returned to Earth and landed on […]

On Wednesday evening, Tesla released a new software update for its Full Self-Driving beta testers. Software update 2021.4.11.1, also known as FSD beta 8.2, has impressed early testers so far. New Tesla FSD Beta updating pic.twitter.com/cN0a4prKhs — vincentyu.eth (@vincent13031925) March 4, 2021 Wow!!!!!!! Awesome! Editing videos 🤯🤯🤯@elonmusk #FSDBeta 8.2 is amazing! — James Locke (@arctechinc) […]

Santa Monica’s Planning Commission in California has approved the conditional use permit for Tesla’s proposed 62-stall V3 Supercharger, according to those who attended tonight’s review on the matter. As per Robert (@rrosenbl), the debate lasted three hours and in the end, the Supercharger site was passed, with a vote of 5-2. But seriously, that discussion […]

SpaceX on Wednesday achieved success in its Starship SN10 high-altitude test flight, successfully landing the 15-story rocket on its third attempt, accomplishing what its predecessors SN8 and SN9 could not. After aborting an earlier launch attempt just before liftoff, SpaceX tried again and Starship launched at about 3:20pm PST/6:20pm EST, in Boca Chica, Texas. Starship […]

SpaceX was ready to launch its Starship SN10 flight test on Wednesday, but after igniting its Raptor engines briefly, the test was aborted at the last second before liftoff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDEgFsefrGw No word if the day is over for SpaceX and this SN10 flight test in Boca Chica, Texas, but we are awaiting updates. They are […]

The government of Canada has announced it plans to build 34 new electric vehicle chargers across Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, at six different sites. The announcement from Natural Resources Canada says $119,000 CAD will be spent to install 34 Level 2 EV chargers. Bosa Properties will add to the project to take the total cost […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared some new updates regarding the status of the company’s Full Self-Driving add-on for Autopilot. According to Musk on Tuesday evening, he reiterated the FSD beta build he’s using “normally” can drive him around without any interventions. He also teased the next version is a “big step change” beyond version […]

Image via Daily Hive Tesla has closed one of its most visible storefronts in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Tesla showroom on Robson Street, a famous shopping destination in the heart of downtown Vancouver, has permanently closed, reports Daily Hive. The store was first opened back in 2014 and was Tesla’s second Canadian showroom and […]

It now appears SpaceX is planning to build a manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, according to a new job posting, reports KXAN (via CNBC). “To keep up with global demand, SpaceX is breaking ground on a new, state of the art manufacturing facility in Austin, TX,” reads the job posting. The factory is being made […]

The first V3 Tesla Supercharger is now live in Puerto Rico, in Aguadilla. As noted by @MontrealTesla, the Supercharger has two V3 stalls available 24/7, offering up to 250 kW charging rates. The location is at the Pura Energia Building, at P R – 2 , K M 1 2 4 . 0. Nearby shopping and […]

Last month, the Logan Police Department in southeast Ohio announced it would be adding two Tesla Model Y vehicles to its cruiser fleet. Now, we have an update on these Tesla Model Y police cruisers, according to The Columbus Dispatch. The Logan Police Department will make history as the first law enforcement agency in the […]

Image via @Erdayastronaut SpaceX looks ready to launch its Starship SN10 prototype for a test flight on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. According to @BocaChicaGal, residents in the area of Texas have been asked to evacuate the area tomorrow. “Happy to let y’all know that I have been asked to evacuate for Starship SN10 launch attempt […]

Yesterday, SpaceX announced it was delaying its Falcon 9 Starlink satellite launch to Tuesday. However, earlier today, SpaceX says it has now pushed back the Starlink launch to Thursday, at the earliest. Now targeting no earlier than Thursday, March 4 for launch of Starlink due to a Range conflict and unfavorable launch and recovery weather […]