Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, is pumping out an insane number of Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, according to the latest drone flyover of the site, shared by Wu Wa on YouTube. The highlight of this 16-minute flyover, is the right-hand drive build of numerous Tesla Model 3 cars, which are rumoured to be […]

The province of British Columbia, Canada, announced on Wednesday it has increased its electric vehicle (EV) rebates for businesses. Through the CleanBC Specialty-Use Vehicle Incentive (SUVI) and Commercial Vehicle Pilot (CVP) programs, businesses, local and regional governments, public sector organizations and non-profit organizations adopting specialty-use of zero-emission vehicles can get up to $100,000 CAD ($79,000 […]

Tesla has announced it will share its Q4 2020 financial results and full fiscal year results after market close on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. The company’s live question and answer webcast will start at 3:30pm PT/6:30pm ET to discuss financial and business results. Tesla announced back in December it “produced and delivered half a million […]

Image via Bloomberg Bloomberg Businessweek has a lengthy profile detailing “Tesla’s unprecedented success in China”, which has also made Elon Musk the world’s richest man. Below is an excerpt: In its first week after resuming production, with Toyota Motor Corp., Volkswagen AG, and other foreign carmakers still unable to fully reopen, Tesla Shanghai made about 1,000 cars. By March […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2020.48.35 software update, detected on a Model S in the United Kingdom, according to @TeslaFi. As of writing, it’s unclear what’s new in this software update. Many Tesla owners are eagerly awaiting the latter half of the company’s holiday software update, as promised by CEO Elon Musk. Software version […]

Despite Tesla’s 5-star safety achievements for its Model Y SUV from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the U.S. regulator has now asked the automaker to recall 158,000 Model S and Model X vehicles, reports Reuters. The issue at stake is related to media control unit (MCU) failures, which are seen as safety risks. The […]

Yesterday we showed you videos of Tesla’s Model Y receiving top marks from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), getting 5-stars in all categories. On Wednesday, Tesla has acknowledged its Model Y safety achievement and has explained in detail “what makes Model Y safe?”. Tesla says the NHTSA tested a Model Y Long Range […]

Yesterday we saw 19-year old Norwegian design student Alwin share his concept of a smaller Tesla ‘Model 2’, sporting five doors, based on the Model 3. While the design looked cramped for a five-door compact, Alwin has come back today by releasing another concept of a ‘Model 2’, but as a three-door (2 doors, 1 […]

Image via @ShanesNerdWorld A new Tesla sales and service centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, appears to be one step closer to opening, adding a new location in Canada, according to the latest image shared by Canadian @ShanesNerdWorld: It’s coming along! @TeslaOwnersSK pic.twitter.com/PgzSBf4BUA — shane (@ShanesNerdWorld) January 13, 2021 The picture shows a Tesla Model 3 and […]

Tesla’s Model Y launched sales in China on New Year’s day, and the first orders are set to be delivered later in January. According to Tesla China’s Vice-President, Grace Tao, she announced on Wednesday the first Model Y deliveries are indeed set for later this month (via @42how_). According to Grace Tao, VP of #Tesla […]

We’re now starting to hear more and more about what Apple might be up to for its electric car plans. According to The Verge, Apple met with Los Angeles-based electric vehicle (EV) startup, Canoo, in the first half of 2020. Both companies discussed investment and even acquisition, cite unnamed sources. Canoo owns a proprietary skateboard […]

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 […]