Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.12.4.7 software update, detected on a Model S Plaid in the United States, according to @TelsaFi. This update for the new Model S Plaid so far has been installed for five of these newest Tesla cars, according to @TeslaFi. Previously, these vehicles were running Tesla’s 2021.12.4.6 software. Software version […]

Tesla has increased the price of its Model S and Model X tonight, as Long Range versions have jumped $5,000 USD in the United States. The Model S Long Range is now listed at $84,990 USD (was $79,990 USD). The price increase for the Model X Long Range now starts at $94,990 USD (was $89,990 […]

From left: Environment and Climate Change Minister Gary Crossman; Natural Resources and Energy Development Minister Mike Holland; Jon Brawn, treasurer of the New Brunswick Automobile Dealers’ Association; and Keith Cronkhite, president and CEO of NB Power. The province of New Brunswick in Canada announced on Thursday a new electric vehicle rebate program. Starting today, July […]

Tesla will release its highly-anticipated Full Self-Driving beta version 9 on Saturday, July 10, according to CEO Elon Musk. Musk announced the date on late Wednesday evening, in a reply to @teslaownersSV, saying “releasing Beta V9 end of week,” clarifying the release would be on Saturday, July 10. Releasing Beta V9 end of week — […]

Tesla’s Model Y Standard Range rear-wheel drive (RWD) was short-lived in Canada and the USA, but the entry version of the company’s compact crossover SUV is now making its debut in Mainland China, following a recent release in Hong Kong. BREAKING: @Teslacn has just introduced MIC Model Y Standard Range RWD, starting ¥276k. Est delivery […]

With Tesla now delivering its Model S Plaid and Long Range electric sedan to first customers, all eyes are on the company to do the same with its Model X refresh. According to a video shared Wednesday afternoon by Wilson Lam (@wilsonlam), a Model X refresh was seen being tested “on the 101 today”. Lam […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2021.4.22 software update, detected on a 2017 Model X 90D in Florida, in the United States. This software update is an update for those coming from the previous version of 2021.4.21.2, according to @Teslascope. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.4.22 on a Model X 90D (2017) in […]

Automotive publication Car and Driver has announced its 2021 Electric Vehicle of the Year winner, and that goes to Ford’s Mustang Mach-E. The Mustang Mach-E beat out the following EV finalists, which included Tesla’s Model 3, Model Y and Model S: TESLA MODEL 3 PERFORMANCE VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 POLESTAR 2 NISSAN LEAF PLUS TESLA MODEL Y […]

Tesla has started installing Superchargers at the site of its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. An image of the 12 Superchargers were spotted by drone pilot Jeff Roberts on the 4th of July, as he has been filming the construction progress of the new factory. The new install was pointed out by Tesla Owners Austin (@AustinTeslaClub). […]

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta 9 is supposed to come out soon, as promised numerous times by CEO Elon Musk. On Saturday morning, Musk responded to a tweet from Zack (@BLKMDL3), to say, “Haha, FSD 9 beta is shipping soon, I swear!”. Zack shared a picture of his renamed Tesla Model 3 to “two weeks”, a […]

Tesla announced a record number of vehicle deliveries on Friday morning for Q2, producing and delivering over 200,000 cars for the first time. “In the second quarter, we produced and delivered over 200,000 vehicles. Our teams have done an outstanding job navigating through global supply chain and logistics challenges,” said Tesla in a statement. Tesla […]

SpaceX has launched its Transporter-2 mission with Falcon 9 taking its 85 commercial and government spacecraft into orbit, which includes 3 Starlink satellites. Check out the live launch below happening right now, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, with the landing set for Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1), […]

The first V3 Tesla Supercharger has started construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. According to Supercharger detective @MarcoRPTesla, a dozen stalls are under construction in the capital city of Ontario. “Toronto’s first V3 Supercharger is here!!”, exclaimed @MarcoRPTesla on Wednesday. Toronto's first V3 Supercharger is here!! 12 stalls are under construction in the Hotel X parking […]

This afternoon’s SpaceX Transporter-2 mission was scrubbed, due to a plane entering closed airspace, thus affecting Falcon 9’s launch. The SpaceX team did not reach the countdown stage and will now launch during tomorrow’s backup opportunity. “Hold called due to Range being no-go; teams are setting up for tomorrow’s backup opportunity,” said SpaceX on Twitter, […]

Canada has accelerated its requirement for new light duty cars and passenger trucks sales to be zero-emission, ramping up its timeline by five years. The change means Canada’s target now aligns with the United Kingdom and California. In an announcement made on Tuesday, Transport Canada announced 100% of new car and truck sales in the […]