Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones
Broken Arrow Police in Oklahoma Add Tesla Model Y to Fleet
Broken Arrow Police in Oklahoma are set to add a Tesla Model Y Long Range to its cruiser fleet. According to KTUL, Broken Arrow Police say the Tesla Model Y has a higher cost upfront, but savings will come from gas and less maintenance costs. “The initial purchase price is a bit more. It’s quite […]
Tesla China Plans to Offer Factory Tours at Giga Shanghai
Tesla plans to offer factory tours of Giga Shanghai, according to Tesla China Vice President Grace Tao. The Tesla China VP was replying to a user request asking tours of the factory for owners and Tao replied, according to a Google Translation, “there will be plans.” According to a direct translation from @ray4tesla, Tao said,...
Tesla Adds Model 3 All-Weather Front Trunk Liner for Refreshed Design
Tesla has launched a new all-weather front trunk liner for Model 3 owners that have the new frunk design, or known as the ‘beaded basin’, as spotted by @Tesla_adri. “Model 3 All-Weather Front Trunk Liner offers extreme-duty cargo protection with a 100% recyclable thermoplastic elastomer that is free of cadmium, lead, latex and PVC,” explains […]
Lucid Air ‘Surreal Sound’ Brings 21 Speakers, World’s First Car with Dolby Atmos [VIDEO]
Lucid Motors on Wednesday detailed its Surreal Sound feature within its Lucid Air electric vehicle, at SXSW. Surreal Sound, according to the company, will showcase 21 speakers and the first car in the world to debut Dolby Atmos technology, which offers spatial audio. Lucid Motors says the audio system inside the Lucid Air will also […]
Tesla on Autopilot When it Crashed into Patrol Car, Says Michigan State Police
Image via WLNS Car accidents happen daily but when it’s a Tesla, it makes headlines, especially if the latter was on Autopilot, the company’s driver-assist software. According to Michigan State Police (MSP), they say a Tesla on Autopilot hit a Lansing area patrol car, on Wednesday morning, reports WLNS. Image via WLNS A state trooper […]
SpaceX Starship SN11 ‘Almost Ready to Fly’; Goal is Orbit by July Says Elon Musk
On Tuesday, SpaceX shared its flight recap of its Starship SN10 from earlier this month: On March 3, Starship serial number 10 (SN10) completed SpaceX’s third high-altitude flight test of a Starship prototype as it successfully ascended, transitioned propellant, and reoriented itself for reentry and an active aerodynamic controlled descent. SN10’s Raptor engines reignited to […]
Tesla Taxi Company in Canada Saves Over 32,000 kg of C02 Emissions in February
Current Taxi, which operates a Tesla-only fleet in two cities in British Columbia, Canada, shared on Tuesday morning its C02 emissions savings from February 2021. According to Current Taxi, which operates in Victoria and Kelowna, it saved 32,349 kilograms of C02 emissions entering our atmosphere last month, equivalent to 535 trees saved, explains the company. […]
Elon Musk Tweet for Sale as NFT Reaches $1.12 Million in Auction [Update]
Just when you thought cryptocurrencies were popular right now, how about blockchain-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs)? NFTs, if we can wrap our heads around them, and simply put, allow owners to have unique ownership over something digital, whether it be a drawing, song, video clip, art and more. On Monday, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk […]
Canada Says 31 Electric Vehicle Chargers Coming to Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba
The Canadian federal government announced on Tuesday more electric vehicle chargers are coming to the province of Manitoba. Natural Resources Canada will invest $155,000 CAD to Eco-West Canada to install 31 Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) chargers, located in Winnipeg and other rural municipalities in southern Manitoba. “We are giving Canadians the greener options they […]
U.S. Safety Agency to Investigate Tesla Crash into Semi-Truck in Detroit
Image via Fox 2 Detroit Last Thursday a Tesla crashed into a semi-truck’s trailer in Detroit, Michigan, sending a driver and passenger of the electric vehicle to hospital with injuries. The Tesla crashed into the side of the trailer at about 3:20am at Waterman and Fort Street, wedging the vehicle underneath the trailer, and sending […]
Elon Musk Title Now ‘Technoking of Tesla’; New Heavy Trucking President Named
All hail the new ‘Technoking of Tesla’, Elon Musk. Yes, that’s right, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Tesla leader has a new title, along side CFO Zach Kirkhorn (via CNBC). The Form 8-K filed on March 15, 2021, shows Item 8.01 and ‘Other Events’ to say: Effective as […]
Watch Tesla FSD Beta Tackle San Francisco’s Busy Chestnut Street at Night with Ease [VIDEO]
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta continues to impress and the latest video shared by @WholeMarsBlog demonstrates just how advanced the system is at the moment. @WholeMarsBlog has shared numerous videos of FSD beta driving in downtown San Francisco, California, and the latest introduces one of the most impressive challenges we’ve seen the autonomous driving system […]
Tesla Model 3 HW3 Upgrades Delayed in Europe Again to Q2 2021
Tesla has again delayed its Hardware 3 (HW3) retrofit for Model 3 owners in Europe. As noted by @Tesla_adri, the delay has now reached over a year. “It’s getting silly. Tesla Model 3 owners in most of Europe are still waiting for the HW3 Upgrade. it just got pushed back again. please address this @elonmusk,” said […]
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 60 More Starlink Satellites into Orbit [VIDEOS]
SpaceX had a busy early Sunday morning, as its Falcon 9 rocket launched another 60 Starlink Satellites into orbit. At about 3am PDT/6am EDT, SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket into space, with this particular booster B1051 seeing its ninth consecutive launch. Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/V3vn9PolF0 — SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 14, 2021 After separating from the second […]
Tesla Shares Video of its Semi Truck Driving on Test Track
Tesla on Sunday morning has shared an official video showing its Semi electric truck driving around a test track. We see a white Semi driving around a test track and it looks and sounds pretty exciting for those following the development of the truck. Last week, a drone spotted a white Tesla Semi driving around […]