Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla announced during its 2020 Battery Day event it plans to produce a $25,000 USD electric vehicle in three years. CEO Elon Musk has said this smaller EV would be designed locally at Giga Berlin, while recently, Tesla started seeking out candidates for a design director at its design studio in China. While we’ve seen […]

The first Tesla Supercharger station has been spotted under construction in Athens, Greece. According to the Tesla Fans Greece Facebook page, Panagiotis S. shared two spy pictures of the Supercharger, located behind the Golden Hall on Pittara at OAKA, across from the Olympic Stadium. Behind fencing, you can see six Tesla Superchargers wrapped in plastic […]

The Government of Canada announced today it has invested $1,119,000 CAD ($879,000 USD) for Nova Scotia Power to create what it calls a “cost-effective energy solutions for an electric vehicle (EV) smart grid–integrated system.” The pilot project “will demonstrate and assess smart charging EV solutions and technologies for the potential to make more efficient use […]

When Tesla launched Model Y sales in China on New Year’s day, one of the exclusive features of the SUV for the country was a heated steering, making recent rumours come to life. Many wondered when a heated steering wheel for Model Y would expand beyond China, and now we’re seeing it on the SUV […]

Tesla recently updated its online shop to add Model Y 21-inch snow chains, priced at $545 USD. These snow chains are for Model Y customers with 21-inch wheels, such as the Uberturbines. “The König K-Summit XXL K66 snow chain provides excellent traction and durability in snowy conditions. With no complex attachments, the newly upgraded design […]

During Tesla’s Q1 2020 update, the company shared how its Model Y rear underbody was currently made from two pieces of metal, but would “eventually” become a single piece, thanks to a casting production process. For Tesla’s Model 3 rear underbody, construction of this area requires 70 pieces of metal. But with a Giga Press, […]

For Apple’s latest iPhone 12 lineup, the smartphones support MagSafe, with is the company’s proprietary magnetic charging solution. MagSafe means wireless charging can be secured to the back of an iPhone 12 through magnets, and the MagSafe wireless charger can support charging speeds of up to 15W, when an adequate AC adapter is available. One […]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has donated $5 million to the Khan Academy, which offers free learning for students from kindergarten to the college level. The donation was noted by Khan Academy founder, Salman Khan, releasing a short video on YouTube thanking Musk on Monday for the “incredible” gesture. Thank you @elonmusk and @MuskFoundation […]

Credit Suisse has issued a note to investors to say it has raised its target price for Tesla to $800 per share, up from its previous $400, maintaining a neutral rating. Currently, Tesla closed Friday’s trading at $880.02 per share, after touching an all-time high of $884.49 per share. According to the Zurich, Switzerland-based investment […]

Prior to Tesla sharing its first official picture of the Model Y 7-seat option, we saw pictures leak from YouTube channel Tesla Daily. Tesla eventually shared its first official photo of the third-row option online, and now we are seeing what appears to be an official Tesla video for the Model 7 and the 7-seat […]

After hearing about preliminary talks about Apple and Hyundai working together for an electric car, a new report from Korea IT News says both companies plan to ink a final deal in March, reports Reuters. The deal would see Hyundai help Apple with self-driving electric car production starting “around 2024” in the United States. The […]

Tesla has shared an official photo of the third-row option for the Model Y, also known as the 7-seater option which costs $1,000 USD extra. As you can see in the image above, there doesn’t look to be a lot of leg room, but the wide-angle makes it look roomy. It most likely will be […]

On Friday, General Motors launched a new logo. The new logo with lowercase letters and icon almost resembles that of a chat app. As for the premise of the launch? General Motors is debuting a new marketing campaign as part of the company’s comprehensive efforts to accelerate mass adoption of electric vehicles. The “Everybody In” […]

More Tesla naysayers are coming around, as the electric automaker continues to make unprecedented gains. Evercore ISI analyst Chris McNally told investors on Friday, “whether we call it valuation confusion or valuation rotation, we have been on the considerably wrong side of Tesla for over a year now.” McNally removed its sell rating on Tesla for the […]

Could a cheaper Tesla be on the way sooner than expected? According to a Chinese media report on Sina, Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai will reportedly produce this cheaper electric vehicle by 2020. A Google Translation says the unnamed Tesla was approved in September 2020 and product verification is expected for March of 2021. The new […]