Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has publicly acknowledged Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng has a copy of the company’s Autopilot source code—but an old version to boot. Last year, Guangzhi Cao, a former Tesla engineer at Tesla, admitted in a court filing he uploaded Autopilot source code (over 300,000 files and directories) to his Apple iCloud […]

Tesla has launched new floor mats for Model 3 and Model Y, called ‘Rugged Textile Interior Mats’ (via Reddit), priced at $125 USD respectively. “Constructed with recycled content, the Model Y Rugged Textile Interior Mats offer a premium alternative for keeping your Tesla’s floors clean. With an exclusive waterproof textured fabric designed to trap dirt, […]

SpaceX has had a busy weekend. Today, the company successfully launched the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite to orbit, while its first stage rocket booster aced its landing to Earth, again. This was SpaceX’s third West Coast landing and every time we see it happen, we still get chills down our spine. Here’s the Falcon 9 liftoff: […]

Tesla has increased the range of its Model S Long Range Plus to a staggering 409 miles (658 km), according to a November 2020 delivery’s Monroney sticker, shared by an Electrek reader. Despite the range increase, combined efficiency ratings have changed: Old rating: 117 MPGe rating (City MPGe:121 – Highway MPGe:112) New rating: 116 MPGe […]

If you’re seeking more information about SpaceX Starlink internet, which is currently in beta form in select areas in the United States and Canada, you can ask the team responsible your questions on Reddit soon. The Starlink team is holding an ‘Ask Me Anything’ (AMA) on Reddit, starting at noon PST/3pm EST, which will be […]

Tesla started rolling out its 2020.44.16 software update on Friday afternoon, according to @Teslascope. According to the Tesla stats tracking service, this update doesn’t come with any major changes and only fixes some bugs for previous versions. We noticed a new Tesla software update 2020.44.16 on a Model Y AWD LR (2021) in Massachusetts, United […]

Are you dreaming of buying Tesla Tequila outside of the United States? Well, it won’t be coming confirmed Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday morning. “Unfortunately, there are too many rules around liquor distribution, even in the US. However, we will be selling the lightning bottle & shot glasses worldwide.” Unfortunately, there are too many […]

It’s about time we see the Model Y get some love on the homepage of the online Tesla Shop. Tesla recently added “Model Y Accessories” to the homepage of its online store, offering a quick shortcut to accessories, joining Model S, Model 3 and Model X. Recent additions to the Tesla Shop for Model Y […]

You can now buy a USB drive from Tesla’s online shop for Sentry Mode and Dashcam footage. A 128GB USB drive is available for $35 USD, as spotted by @TesLatino. Of course, you can find cheaper USB thumb drives on Amazon that are not Tesla-branded, for about half the price. “Store your Sentry Mode and […]

Shares of Tesla have hit an all-time high as predicted, surging as much as 19% on Thursday morning, currently trading at $506.37 per share. Earlier in the trading day at open Tesla hit $507.76 per share. The huge rally comes ahead of Tesla’s inclusion in the S&P 500, officially announced this week and set for […]

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving beta is set to get a new “special” release next week, according to CEO Elon Musk on Thursday morning. “Next week’s release is special. Lot of fundamental improvements, both important bug fixes & entire new areas of functionality.” Next week’s release is special. Lot of fundamental improvements, both important bug fixes & […]

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 […]