Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Ring Car Connect: Watch/Record Tesla Sentry Mode from Mobile

At Amazon’s special event today, the company unveiled new Echo, Fire TV, Eero 6 devices and more. One new announcement was the introduction of Ring Car Connect, a new API for automakers to allow customers to get push notifications on their smartphones from detected events. The new Ring Car Connect API also allows users to […]

Tesla 2020.36.12 Software Update Rolling Out to the Fleet

Tesla software version 2020.36.12 has started rolling out to the fleet on Wednesday evening. According to TeslaFi, software update 2020.36.12 was found being released on a Tesla Model Y in Washington, in the United States. Other Model Y owners also saw the 2020.36.12 software update from Tesla received in New York City, New York. Same […]

California to Ban Sale of New Gas-Powered Cars in 2035

A new executive order passed today by California Governor Gavin Newsom will see the sale of new gasoline-powered cars banned starting in 2035. In 2035, all new cars and passenger trucks sold in the state of California will have to be zero-emission vehicles. “This is the most impactful step our state can take to fight […]

Tesla Network Outage Blamed on Internal API Issue: Report

Tesla owners on Wednesday suffered from an hour-long network outage, resulting in many not able to use the company’s mobile app or website. What caused this embarrassing outage? According to TechCrunch, sources familiar with the matter said it was a company-wide outage. “The Tesla outage was caused by an internal break of their application programming […]

Tesla Sells ‘S3XY CARS’ According to Elon Musk

Following today’s Tesla Battery Event, CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to reiterate the company’s ambitions to sell nothing but ‘S3XY CARS’. For those unaware, the current Tesla lineup can be shown with the acronym ‘S3XY’, with Model S, Model 3, Model X and the launch of Model Y this year completing the joke. But […]

Watch Tesla’s 2020 Battery Day Event Replay [VIDEO]

If you missed out on Tesla’s 2020 Battery Event, you can watch a replay of it on YouTube. The event took place immediately after Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting. The whole event, including the annual shareholder meeting, a brief intermission, following by Battery Day and the Q&A session for the latter resulted in a 3 hour […]

Watch Tesla’s Roadrunner 4680 Battery Cell Get Made [VIDEO]

Tesla’s new Roadrunner 4680 battery cell unveiled today gets its name from being 46mm wide and 80mm tall. According to Tesla, the new 4680 battery cell offers five times the energy, will increase vehicle range by 16% and has six times the power of existing batteries. With its cap-less design, this new battery allows for […]

Tesla Plans $25,000 Passenger Car in 3 Years

Tesla today announced it would halve the cost of producing batteries with new its new technology, while CEO Elon Musk also revealed a $25,000 passenger is forthcoming, fully autonomous and coming in three years. During the Battery Day Q&A, Musk was asked what the $25,000 Tesla would be named, but said there was no name […]

Tesla Cybertruck, Cyberquad, Roadster, Semi on Display at Battery Day

Tesla’s 2020 shareholders meeting is well underway and the company has parked its new Cybertruck, Cyberquad, Roadster and Semi on display, at its factory in Fremont, California. Tesla showed off its Cybertruck, Cyberquad, Roadster and Semi at its Fremont factory parking lot, as seen below (image via @FutureJurvetson) Stage prep for the 2020 Annual Shareholder […]

Electrify Canada Adding Canopies to Charging Stations

Volkswagen’s Electrify Canada charging network will soon get overhead coverings at at “many” of its charging stations, to protect customers from Canadian weather such as rain, snow or even heat. These aluminum canopies will also have overhead lighting to improve nighttime charging as well. The first canopy has been installed at the Canadian Tire in […]

How to Watch Tesla’s Battery Day Livestream Event on Sept. 22 [VIDEO]

Tesla is set to kick off its highly-anticipated Battery Day event, set for Tuesday, September 22, 2020, taking place after its annual shareholder meeting, Fremont, California. The company’s annual shareholder meeting will be livestreamed, along with the Battery Day event right afterwards, set to start at 1:30PM PT/4:30PM ET. CEO Elon Musk tempered expectations for […]

Tesla Battery Day Announcements Won’t Hit Production Until 2022: Elon Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has just set some expectations for the company’s highly-anticipated Battery Day, set for Tuesday, September 22, 2020. “Important note about Tesla Battery Day unveil tomorrow. This affects long-term production, especially Semi, Cybertruck & Roadster, but what we announce will not reach serious high-volume production until 2022,” said Musk on Monday afternoon. […]