Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Earlier today, we reported how Indonesia admitted it had held discussions with Tesla CEO Elon Musk to become part of the electric vehicle maker’s supply chain, specifically when it comes to nickel for batteries. Now, according to BBC News, Indonesia is also presenting itself as a SpaceX launch site to Musk. Indonesian President Joko Widodo […]

After a scrubbed launch attempt on Friday, SpaceX is set to try again on Sunday, to launch a SiriusXM satellite into space, its SXM-7 Mission. “Now targeting 12:30 p.m. EST for launch of SXM-7, time is optimized for launch and recovery. Weather forecast has improved to 80% favorable,” said SpaceX this morning. You can watch […]

Tesla released its 2020.48.10.1 software update today for Full Self-Driving beta testers. One of the first impression videos with 2020.48.10.1 FSD beta 7 has been shared by Chuck Cook. Check it out below: Cook says while the release notes are the same, driving impressions show ‘creep’ for unregulated left turns appears to be slightly better, […]

Tesla looks to be offering a holiday promotion to help push for end of year deliveries, by giving one free year of Supercharging for new Model 3 and Model Y owners in Canada and the United States. The catch? You need to take delivery of your Model 3 or Model Y from December 12 to […]

Tesla has sent an email to its employees to let them know of Model S and Model X production lines shutting down for the holidays. According to an email obtained by CNBC, Tesla says Model S/X production lines will shut down from December 24 to January 11, 2021. The Tesla email is below: Subject: S/X […]

Tesla has released a new 2020.48.10.1 software update for its Full Self-Driving beta testers. Installing new #Tesla #FSDBeta software version 2020.48.10.1 pic.twitter.com/ddrVJHejSt — Sofiaan Fraval (@Sofiaan) December 12, 2020 New #FSDBeta is downloading now. 2020.48.10.1 pic.twitter.com/Jz1W3Nn5tH — Chuck Cook (@chazman) December 12, 2020 2020.48.10.1 incoming #fsdbeta 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 — Brandon 🌎☮️🚗⚡️🔋 (@brandonee916) December 12, 2020 No […]

Image via @TeslaTn The Tesla community just set a new Guinness World Record for the longest Tesla parade, in Atlanta, Georgia. The charity event was put on by Miles Through Time, with proceeds to benefit Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.) and help end human trafficking. That’s a lot of Tesla’s pic.twitter.com/HYmlZWLOLL — Tesla Owners Atlanta (@TeslaAtlanta) […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is urging its employees to ‘increase production’ for the rest of the fourth quarter, according to an allegedly leaked email, reports Tesmanian (use coupon code TESLANORTH10 to save 10% off accessories). “We are fortunate to have the high-class problem of demand being quite a bit higher than production this quarter,” wrote […]

The S&P Dow Jones Indices has announced Tesla will replace Apartment Investment and Management Co. in the S&P 500, a move effective on December 21, 2020. Tesla will also be added to the S&P 100, replacing Occidental Petroleum Corp., with the latter remaining in the S&P 500, explains a S&P Dow Jones Indices press release. […]

Last month, SpaceX and FSET Information Technology announced it would bring Starlink internet to the people of Pikangikum First Nation — an indigenous Canadian community. Pikangikum First Nation is a small, remote fly-in community located roughly 225 km north of Kenora, Ontario. With a population of 2,300 people, they have been isolated without high-speed internet access, […]

If you can’t get enough of SpaceX and their rocket launches, then you need to download Pocket Rocket for iOS. Normally priced at $3.99 USD, it’s currently free for download for 24 hours, as part of a promotion with @IndieAppSanta. 🎁1⃣1⃣🎁 [iOS] Rocket day! 🚀Never miss a SpaceX launch with the great @pcktrcktapp free for […]

SpaceX never sleeps, it appears, as its SXM-7 mission will launch at 9:20am PST/12:20pm EST today, with Falcon 9 standing by and ready. “SpaceX is targeting Friday, December 11 at 12:20 p.m. EST, or 16:20 UTC, for the launch of the SXM-7 mission, which will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral […]

SpaceX has shared official photos of its incredible Starship Serial Number 8 (SN8) flight test from Wednesday, which despite an impressive launch, nearly landed when it wasn’t expected to. On Thursday afternoon, SpaceX shared a link to the company’s updated Flickr page, showing official photos of yesterday’s launch. Starship landing flip maneuver pic.twitter.com/QuD9HwZ9CX — SpaceX […]

Image via @ohjimme When it comes to custom license plates, I don’t know if it can get any more epic than this. Canadian Tesla Model 3 owner @ohjimme, located in Ontario, Canada, recently shared his custom license plate: TSLA 420. According to Jimmy, his idea for a custom license plate was “rejected initially,” but later […]

We have yet another construction update for Giga Berlin, shared by Teslair on YouTube. The drone flyover gives us a detailed look at the roof of Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, which “will be the most advanced high-volume electric vehicle production plant in the world,” says Tesla. The video was filmed on Sunday, December 6, 2020, and […]