Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Image credit: Chad Smavatkul It looks like Tesla has yet another surprise for new Model Y owners, as a recent delivery of the new SUV in Fremont, California, now includes some goodies found in the recent Model 3 refresh. According to Chad Smavatkul, he shared to the Tesla Model Y Facebook group his new Model […]

Tesla has had a busy week with new Supercharger launches in California this week, as we saw the large Cupertino location open on Tuesday with 28 V3 stalls, and on Wednesday, five new Superchargers opened across the state as well. Let’s take a look at the new additions below (via Supercharge)… Hesperia, California  Image via […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is hyping up an upcoming software release for the holidays. Tesla holiday software release is 🔥🔥 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 18, 2020 On late Tuesday, Musk said “Tesla holiday software release is [fire].” When asked if there were any hints, he replied, “So many things you want & some you […]

Tesla continues to rally again as its shares ended up 10.2% on Wednesday, closing at $486.64 per share, nearly reaching its all-time high of $496 per share and 52-week high of $502.49 per share. On Monday, it was made official that Tesla would enter the S&P 500 in December 21, news that made the stock […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2020.44.15 software update in Canada and the USA. According to release notes shared by @klwtts, it appears this update just contains bug fixes and no major features. 2020.44.15 Release Notes: pic.twitter.com/ycbbyScPTR — The Kilowatts 🚗⚡️ (@klwtts) November 18, 2020 Software version 2020.44.15 was just detected on a Tesla Model […]

Last week, SpaceX sent out the first Starlink internet beta invites to Canada, and now we’re seeing the first reviews. We have received a couple of first-hand accounts from Canadians that received and setup their Starlink internet hardware today. Starlink Internet Reviews from Manitoba, Canada Marc A. From Rivers in southwestern Manitoba told Tesla North […]

The new Tesla Supercharger at Target Cupertino is now open, offering 28 V3 charging stalls capable of up to 250 kW charging rates. This Tesla Supercharger is located at 20745 Stevens Creek Blvd (at N De Anza Blvd) and was confirmed as online by TMC forum user ‘SanFranFerg’. With 28 stalls (via Supercharge), this new Supercharger […]

The State of California has launched the new Clean Fuel Reward rebate, which starts today, November 17, 2020. The new rebate will save $1,500 off your Tesla purchase, as detailed in an email to customers today by the electric vehicle maker. “There is a new benefit for purchasing a new Tesla if you have not […]

Tesla has launched new apparel today in its online shop, as new S3XY tees, hoodies and hats are available for both men and women, as spotted by @kkvr2823. Here’s what’s available and what it will cost you: S3XY Tee – $35 USD ($45 CAD) S3XY Hoodie – $70 USD ($95 CAD) S3XY Hat – $25 […]

After launching into orbit yesterday, SpaceX Crew Dragon and NASA’s Crew-1 mission has successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS). SpaceX confirmed the news 10 minutes ago, saying, “Docking confirmed – Crew Dragon has arrived at the @space_station!” Docking confirmed – Crew Dragon has arrived at the @space_station! — SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 17, 2020 […]

image via @klwtts Back in October, Amazon announced a partnership with electric vehicle maker, Rivian, to produce custom delivery vans. Three custom delivery vehicle models are expected to deliver in 2021, and now one of the first vans has been spotted outside of Rivan headquarters. Numerous images of one Rivan Amazon delivery van were spotted […]

While the new 2021 Tesla Model 3 refresh is being delivered to the United States, Canada and overseas, we’ve seen numerous pictures and videos of the new features but not the heat pump yet. But we now have a glimpse at the Model 3 refresh and the heat pump thanks to Hong Kong-based @teslaoffer, which […]

It’s finally official–the S&P Dow Jones Indices has announced Tesla is set to join the S&P 500 on December 21, 2020. “Tesla Inc. will be added to the S&P 500 effective prior to the open of trading on Monday, December 21 to coincide with the December quarterly rebalance,” explained a press release from the S&P Down Jones […]

Last Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed he was tested for COVID-19 and results came back both positive and negative. Musk then thrust himself into the COVID-19 spotlight again by saying, “Something extremely bogus is going on. Was tested for covid four times today. Two tests came back negative, two came back positive. Same machine, […]

We’re just under 3 hours and 30 minutes from the SpaceX and NASA launch of its Crew-1 mission, set for 4:27PM PST / 7:27PM EST, this Sunday, November 15, 2020. The crew walk out is happening now, having arrived in two Tesla Model X vehicles. NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Soichi […]