Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

You Can Now Buy a Tesla Umbrella for Only $60 USD

Tesla’s online shop has added an umbrella for purchase, priced at $60 USD ($80 in Canada). “Designed for sturdy all-weather protection and exceptional coverage, the Tesla Umbrella features a large 62-inch canopy with room for two adults. The heavy-duty red fiberglass frame extends from an ergonomically designed handle for extra comfort,” reads the product description. […]

B.C. Doubles EV Charging Stations Rebate, Now Up to $4,000

The province of British Columbia has announced it has doubled its rebate for those looking to buy and install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at home and at work. The rebates are through CleanBC’s Go Electric EV Charger Rebate and EV Ready programs and Tesla EV chargers do apply, for those within the Canadian province. “B.C. has […]

Goldman Sachs Sets Tesla to ‘Buy’ Rating with $780 Price Target

Tesla was upgraded to a ‘buy’ rating from neutral today by Goldman Sachs, setting the price target for Elon Musk’s company to $780, the highest on Wall Street, reports Bloomberg. “The shift toward battery electric vehicle adoption is accelerating and will occur faster than our prior view,” said Mark Delaney, Goldman analyst, on Wednesday. Goldman […]

Tesla Asks LG Chem to Double Battery Production in China: Report

According to Reuters, South Korea’s LG Chem, battery supplier for Tesla, will double its production capacity in China in 2021 to meet increased demand for electric vehicles from Elon Musk’s company. The report says LG Chem will “also ship its increased output from China as well as Korea to Tesla’s factories in Germany and the […]

Tesla Will Be Added to S&P 500 All at Once Says S&P Dow Jones Indices

The S&P Dow Jones Indices announced this afternoon Tesla will be added to the S&P 500 “at its full float-adjusted market capitalization weight effective prior to the open of trading on Monday, December 21, 2020.” Back on November 16, it was announced Tesla would be joining the S&P 500. A consultation started to receive feedback to […]

New Tesla ‘Commercial Charging’ Lets Businesses Easily Add Wall Connectors, Set Prices

Tesla has launched a new webpage highlighting Commercial Charging for apartments and other businesses. According to Tesla, its Commercial Charging offering will allow apartment owners to “modernize your amenities”, as residents can wake up to fully charged vehicles, while “Property managers will soon be able to seamlessly collect payment for energy consumed.” A Tesla Wall […]

Tesla 2020.48.5 Software Update Rolling Out: What’s New

Tesla has started rolling out its 2020.48.5 software update to its fleet, according to @Teslascope. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2020.48.5 on a Model Y AWD LR (2020) in West Virginia, United States. View the rollout of this update here: https://t.co/K6riSW4mbn — Teslascope (@teslascope) December 1, 2020 Just ahead of this release, hacker […]

Here’s a Map of Starlink Internet Beta Invites in Canada [PIC]

SpaceX recently expanded its Starlink beta invites to Canada, allowing Canadians to also test the satellite internet, which costs $649 CAD for the dish and $129 CAD per month for the service with unlimited data. To better track where these Starlink internet beta invites are being set out, @MFrunker created a map of points across […]

First Drives with Tesla FSD Beta 2020.44.15.4 [VIDEOS]

Last night, Tesla released its 2020.44.15.4 software update for Full Self-Driving beta testers. As expected, testers were quick to test this latest beta software and have again shared videos online. The release notes don’t include any major changes, so this update is for bug fixes and ongoing improvements to FSD. 2020.44.15.4 releases notes can be […]

New Tesla Model 3 Manual (Oct. 2020) Debuts in 2020.44 Update

Tesla has shared a new and updated North America Model 3 manual, with a publish date of October 29, 2020. This new manual is found for those running the 2020.44 update released earlier this month, as spotted by Reddit user ‘matt687’. Features from the latest 2021 Model 3 refresh are not included in the manual, […]

Tesla (TSLA) Touches All-Time High of $607 Per Share at Open

Shares of Tesla touched yet another all-time high, reaching $607.80 per share at open on Monday, hitting a milestone of surpassing $600 per share. The stock then proceeded to dip and currently sits at $581 per share as of writing, down just under a percent for the day. #Tesla just hit 600 Dollar, now worth […]

China Gives Tesla Approval to Sell Shanghai-Made Model Y

Tesla can now officially sell its Model Y SUV made in Shanghai, as the Chinese government has given approval to the American automaker to proceed, reports Reuters. Tesla applied for approval to sell Shanghai-made Model Y vehicles earlier in November and on Monday, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) published the approval on […]