Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

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 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 at its Battery Day event today unveiled its Tesla Model S Plaid, available for pre-order now at the cost of $140,000 USD. At the unveiling, Tesla shared how the Tesla Model S Plaid was able to complete a lap time at famed Laguna Seca raceway on Sunday, in 1:30.3, to which CEO 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 […]

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 […]

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 today detailed its vertical integration benefits at its Battery Day event, where the company will halve the cost of batteries, lower the cost of dollar spent per kilowatt hour and also reduce investment per gigawatt hour. When it comes to range increases for Tesla vehicles, the company will see savings from its cell design […]

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’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 […]

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 […]

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 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. […]

It’s public knowledge Tesla plans to launch a subscription for its Full Self-Driving Autopilot add-on, but could it coming sooner rather than later? According to Reddit user Callump01 on Saturday, the latter stated, “Did some reverse engineering on the app and Tesla looks to be preparing for subscriptions?”, then shared a screenshot of what appears […]

If your Tesla has 2020.36 installed, a new feature now informs you when your Phone key is disconnected, warning you “Walk-Away lock unavailable”, according to the message. “Phone key disconnected – lock manually”, reads the alert, shared by a user on Reddit. The new warning for Tesla owners means they will now know if their […]

Update: Nikola founder Trevor Milton has announced he has resigned, sharing a note on Twitter at 11:21pm on late Sunday evening: https://twitter.com/nikolatrevor/status/1307927801966866438 Some big news on Sunday night, if indeed true. According to Freight Waves, the site reports Nikola founder Trevor Milton has apparently resigned: Sources close to the embattled fuel cell truck manufacturer are […]