Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

SpaceX Falcon 9 to Launch 60 Starlink Satellites on Sunday

SpaceX has had a busy weekend. Today, the company successfully launched the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite to orbit, while its first stage rocket booster aced its landing to Earth, again. This was SpaceX’s third West Coast landing and every time we see it happen, we still get chills down our spine. Here’s the Falcon 9 liftoff: […]

Tesla Model S Long Range Now Gets 409 Miles on a Single Charge

Tesla has increased the range of its Model S Long Range Plus to a staggering 409 miles (658 km), according to a November 2020 delivery’s Monroney sticker, shared by an Electrek reader. Despite the range increase, combined efficiency ratings have changed: Old rating: 117 MPGe rating (City MPGe:121 – Highway MPGe:112) New rating: 116 MPGe […]

SpaceX Starlink Team to Hold Reddit AMA at Noon PST/3PM EST Today

If you’re seeking more information about SpaceX Starlink internet, which is currently in beta form in select areas in the United States and Canada, you can ask the team responsible your questions on Reddit soon. The Starlink team is holding an ‘Ask Me Anything’ (AMA) on Reddit, starting at noon PST/3pm EST, which will be […]

Tesla 2020.44.16 Software Update Rolling Out: What’s New

Tesla started rolling out its 2020.44.16 software update on Friday afternoon, according to @Teslascope. According to the Tesla stats tracking service, this update doesn’t come with any major changes and only fixes some bugs for previous versions. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2020.44.16 on a Model Y AWD LR (2021) in Massachusetts, United […]

Tesla (TSLA) Surges 19% to Record High Ahead of S&P 500 Debut

Shares of Tesla have hit an all-time high as predicted, surging as much as 19% on Thursday morning, currently trading at $506.37 per share. Earlier in the trading day at open Tesla hit $507.76 per share. The huge rally comes ahead of Tesla’s inclusion in the S&P 500, officially announced this week and set for […]

5 New Tesla Superchargers in California Now Open

Tesla has had a busy week with new Supercharger launches in California this week, as we saw the large Cupertino location open on Tuesday with 28 V3 stalls, and on Wednesday, five new Superchargers opened across the state as well. Let’s take a look at the new additions below (via Supercharge)… Hesperia, California  Image via […]

Tesla Holiday Software Update Teased by Elon Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is hyping up an upcoming software release for the holidays. Tesla holiday software release is 🔥🔥 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 18, 2020 On late Tuesday, Musk said “Tesla holiday software release is [fire].” When asked if there were any hints, he replied, “So many things you want & some you […]

Tesla 2020.44.15 Software Update Rolling Out: What’s New

Tesla has started rolling out its 2020.44.15 software update in Canada and the USA. According to release notes shared by @klwtts, it appears this update just contains bug fixes and no major features. 2020.44.15 Release Notes: pic.twitter.com/ycbbyScPTR — The Kilowatts 🚗⚡️ (@klwtts) November 18, 2020 Software version 2020.44.15 was just detected on a Tesla Model […]