Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Model 2 concept via IT Home Tesla China has responded to an earlier report by Chinese publication IT Home, claiming the electric automaker’s president in China said a $25,000 USD Tesla was set to deliver by 2022, earlier than expected. According to a translation of the IT Home report, Zhu Xiaotong, President of Tesla China, […]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wants to chat with Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the app Clubhouse of all places. On Saturday afternoon, Musk directed a tweet at the President of Russia’s official Twitter account, saying, “would you like join me for a conversation on Clubhouse?”. Clubhouse is a mobile app that allows participants […]

There appears to be an annoying bug with Tesla’s latest 2021.4.3 software update released three days ago, affecting some European Model 3 owners. According to @tesla_adri, “multiple model 3 owners reporting about problems with 2021.4.3. CCS/DC charging doesn’t seem to work with third party stations. [Superchargers] work without a problem.” Many on Twitter responded they […]

SpaceX has confirmed it has completed a static fire test on Saturday, now targeting a Falcon 9 launch of 60 more Starlink Satellites on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at 8:21pm PST/11:21pm EST. The launch will take place from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Static fire test complete – targeting Sunday, February 14 […]

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe has shared a new video of the electric vehicle company’s R1T truck, heading up a steep, rocky hill. Scaringe shared the video on Saturday morning, along with the caption, “steep grades.” Check it out the R1T truck below, in camoflauge wrap: Steep grades. pic.twitter.com/3kClLD4rAF — RJ Scaringe (@RJScaringe) February 13, 2021 […]

Tesla has launched sales of its Model Y compact crossover in South Korea on February 12, the first day of the Lunar New Year. Tesla Korea says there are three trim levels of Model Y available: Standard Range RWD: 59.99 million won ($54,320 USD) Long Range AWD: 69.99 million won ($63,375 USD) Performance AWD: 79.99 […]

Tesla has started delivering its Model Y compact SUV with heated steering wheel, but also the new center console from the recent Model 3 refresh, to new owners in the United States. A new video from YouTube channel Another Tesla dives into a quick hands-on with the new Model Y center console, seen at the […]

SpaceX’s Starlink iOS app has expanded its reach, now available in Apple’s App Store in Germany, Netherlands, Australia, and Ireland. Previously, Starlink for iPhone was only available in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The expanded reach was spotted on Reddit. “Starlink is designed to deliver high speed broadband internet to locations where […]

Earlier today, The Joe Rogan Experience podcast released a new episode, #1609, featuring Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the latter’s third visit with Rogan. The nearly 3.5-hour podcast was only available on Spotify, but shortly after it made its way to YouTube, which you can check out below. The YouTube link is handy for […]

It looks like Tesla has started delivering its Model Y compact SUV with new heated steering wheel and center console for owners in the USA and Canada. According to TMC forums user ‘BojangleGuy’, the new Model Y owner shared images of their new February 11 delivery, that includes a heated steering wheel and new center […]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently joined The Joe Rogan Experience for yet another podcast episode. This time around, Musk chats with Rogan for nearly three and a half hours, on episode #1609. “Fun times with my favorite Martian! Elon Musk joined me to talk about Space X, Tesla, the realities of climate change […]

On the eve of Chinese New Year, Tesla has released its 2021.4.5 software update in China, what the company is calling its ‘Year of the Ox’ upgrade, to coincide with the Lunar New Year, according to social media posts on Weibo. The update details the addition of the Douyin app to Tesla Theater, the Chinese […]

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) has announced it plans to launch three electric vehicles in the United States in 2021, consisting of two battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and one plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). “We continue to be leaders in electrification that began with our pioneering introduction of the Prius nearly 25 years ago,” said […]

Hot on the heels of its 2021.4.2 software update released yesterday, Tesla this afternoon made its 2021.4.3 update available for its owners. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2021.4.3 on a Model Y AWD LR (2020) in New Jersey, United States. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/LdGFKDm0js — Teslascope (@teslascope) February 10, […]

The federal government of Canada has announced Brock University in the province of Ontario, is set to get 20 new electric vehicle chargers, as part of a $235,000 CAD ($185,340 USD) investment. Natural Resources Canada’s Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program will fund the new EV chargers, part of the government’s goal to have all new passenger cars […]