Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla is set to build a new V3 Supercharger in Los Angeles, at the Venice Crossroads shopping mall at 8985 Venice Blvd. According to the site permit found by @MontrealTesla, this new Supercharger will see 44 charging stalls, making it one of the largest V3 Superchargers in the world. Only the Firebaugh Supercharger has more […]

SpaceX announced on Friday evening it is targeting its next Starlink satellite launch for Sunday, March 14 at 3:01am PDT/6:01am EDT. “Targeting Sunday, March 14 at 6:01 a.m. EDT for Falcon 9’s next launch of 60 Starlink satellites. The first stage booster supporting this mission has completed eight flights to date,” said SpaceX. Targeting Sunday, […]

Tesla’s iOS app was updated today and with it, new assets have appeared within the underlying code of the app for Apple iPhone users, as shared by @Tesla_Adri on Friday afternoon. “I’ve just looked into the new Tesla iOS App. It contains the new Model S Assets, no new Model X Assets. Also, Model S […]

According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the company’s Full Self-Driving beta has been expanded on Friday to roughly 2,000 owners. “FSD Beta has now been expanded to ~2000 owners & we’ve also revoked beta where drivers did not pay sufficient attention to the road. No accidents to date,” said Musk. FSD Beta has now been […]

Tesla has released its 2021.4.12 software update on Friday and early installations of the update have revealed the release notes. According to TMC forum user ‘MarcG’ based in the United States, the 2021.4.12 release notes only indicate “minor cold weather improvements and bug fixes” and nothing else. Many with Full Self-Driving were hoping for the […]

A fire broke out at Tesla’s Fremont factory, as one of the company’s giant stamping machines, or Giga Press, caught on fire on Thursday afternoon. The fire required the Tesla Fire Response Team to seek help from Fremont firefighters, who responded to the fire at 4:27pm. The fire was outside and was contained to the […]

SpaceX successfully launched 60 more Starlink satellites into space on early Thursday morning at 12:13am PST/3:13am EST, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Check out the night launch below: Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/Dth6zbYtR4 — SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 11, 2021 You can check the Falcon 9 booster B1058 land below, on SpaceX’s autonomous drone ship […]

After raising the price of the Tesla Model S Plaid+ by $10,000 USD on Wednesday, Tesla has now also changed its estimated delivery date, now showing a date of “mid 2022”, instead of “late 2021”. BREAKING: New Model S Plaid+ US orders are now showing an estimated delivery date of Mid-2022 (from late 2021). Late […]

Tesla continues to tweak pricing of its electric vehicles in the United States. Two versions of the Model 3 increased in price by $500, and now we’re also seeing some price jumps for the Model Y compact crossover SUV and the Model S Plaid+. The price changes were again spotted by @SawyerMerritt. Check out the […]

Tesla has changed its Model 3 pricing in the United States, yet again, but this time increasing prices for two versions of the electric sedan (via @SawyerMerritt). The Standard Range Plus and Long Range AWD both see a $500 price increase in the United States, while the Performance version remains the same. Check out the […]

According to a new report from Cairn Energy Research Advisors, Tesla’s lead in battery cell and battery packs, when it comes to cost, will last through 2030. “Tesla is definitely putting the hammer down on the accelerator pedal. They see this as the crucial period and they’re building out their capacities,” said Sam Jaffe, managing director […]

If you recently picked up the delivery of a 2021 Tesla Model 3 in British Columbia, Canada, you may soon be receiving an “insurance underpayment invoice” from the province’s insurance corporation, ICBC. According to information shared by a recent 2021 Model 3 owner on the Tesla Model 3 Owners Club Vancouver on Facebook, Joy N. […]

YouTube channel AI Addict is currently testing out Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta and shared a new video of the autonomous driving system tackling busy downtown streets of San Francisco, California. “In this video we test FSD Beta 8.2 around the city streets of famous San Francisco. We see how well the system handles numerous […]

SpaceX was set to launch 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit tonight, planned for 6:58pm PST/9:58pm EST. However, prior to tonight’s launch SpaceX announced it would delay the launch to Thursday, March 11 at 12:13am PST/3:13am EST for Starlink. “Taking some additional time for pre-launch checks,” said SpaceX on Tuesday evening. Now targeting Thursday, March […]

Silicon Valley startup Verkada Inc. was saw its 150,000 security cameras breached by hackers, exposing live footage from a variety of enterprise customers, including Tesla, reports Bloomberg. Both live and video archives were breached, exposing footage belonging to Verkada customers, which includes schools, hospitals, jails, police departments and more. “Another video, shot inside a Tesla warehouse […]