Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

During Tesla’s Q1 2020 earnings release, the company shared how the Model Y rear underbody was made from two pieces of metal, and would be eventual be a single piece, thanks to a new casting machine. Compared to the Model 3 rear underbody at 70 pieces of metal, a new “giga press” used by Tesla...

Germany’s Volkswagen AG announced on Wednesday it plans to expand its Chathanooga, Tennessee factory, to make electric vehicle cells, battery packs and also assemble electric vehicles as well. The move means U.S. production for Volkswagen EVs, with a new laboratory in Chattanooga to develop, test EV cells and battery packs for its upcoming electric cars...

Luxembourg-based Kleos Space has announced SpaceX will launch its second satellite cluster in 2021, as the latter will see its Kleos Constellation grow, as delivered by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. Kleos Space signed a contract with rideshare launch provider Spaceflight, to carry and launch its second cluster of Kleos satellites aboard SpaceX Falcon 9, with...

With Tesla announcing a 5-for-1 stock split on Tuesday, the move may help attract younger investors to the company, according to CNBC’s Jim Cramer. The host of “Mad Money” said on Wednesday the stock split set to take place at the end of August, which will end up lowering the price of a single Tesla...

Tesla started rolling out its 2020.32.1 software update last week, which included a variety of new features. If you haven’t checked out what’s new or updated yet, YouTube channel D-nXt-Tech provides a video overview of the new features in the update on their Model 3 Performance. https://youtu.be/MNfm-ZAd3-U The video also details a hidden “camera calibration”...

In a move many suspected might happen, Tesla has announced today a 5-to-1 stock split, as approved by its Board of Directors. According to the company’s afternoon press release: Tesla announced today that the Board of Directors has approved and declared a five-for-one split of Tesla’s common stock in the form of a stock dividend...

After releasing a teaser earlier this week, electric vehicle company Lucid Motors has announced its Lucid Air will be able to go 517 miles (832 km) on a single charge, based on estimated EPA range. "Raising the bar with 517 miles on a single charge. It’s the new EV benchmark for estimated EPA range—and the...

Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany, continues to progress at a steady pace, according to the latest construction update from August 9, 2020. https://youtu.be/_N4d2_sYprc Tobias Lindh has again shared a drone flyover video of the Berlin site, which shows off the high pace of roof structures at the site, as trusses are being installed. The whole...

Tesla recently opened new Superchargers in California and Colorado, as its charging stations continue to expand in the United States. The new Tesla Superchargers in Los Altos, California, are located at the Whole Foods parking lot at 4800 El Camino Real. There are 16 Urban Superchargers capable of up to 72kW max charging rates. According...

Tesla hacker ‘green’ has shared an image of what Tesla’s upcoming Autopilot visualizations will look like of the company’s own fleet of vehicles, confirming what CEO Elon Musk announced last month. “It looks like Tesla is planning (already doing?) display of (recognized) Tesla cars on autopilot cars visualization as such. Keep your eye on it?” […]

Tesla’s latest factory in Austin, Texas, continues to progress at a fast pace. This new terafactory is being documented on YouTube by Terafactory Texas, and the latest update from August 7 filmed by drone shows just how quickly things are moving. “In this video, we’re taking a look at footage of the main site from […]

For fans of the Disney Pixar animated movie, Cars, a Tesla Model 3 was spotted looking like the film’s star character, Lightning McQueen. Shared on Reddit by user ‘camel747’, the Tesla Model 3 looks like a replica of Lightning McQueen, although a glaring error is the fact the Disney movie’s star is number ’95’ and...

Earlier this morning, Tesla started rolling out its 2020.32.1 software update, introducing more features for its electric vehicle fleet. The release notes note improvements to Tesla Powerwall Coordination across all Tesla vehicles (some vehicles got this update in April 2020) in Canada, Japan, Mexico and the U.S.: During a power outage, your car will charge...

Tesla has quietly launched leases for Model 3 and Model Y in Canada, expanding the option beyond the Model S and Model X for the country. To lease a Model Y Long Range AWD (starting at $69,990 CAD) for example, Tesla is showing a monthly price of $724 per month for a customer in Canada....

SpaceX is launching Falcon 9 tonight, delivering yet another satellite payload into space, which includes 57 Starlink satellites. https://youtu.be/KU6KogxG5BE SpaceX is targeting Friday, August 7 at 1:12 a.m. EDT, 5:12 UTC, for launch of its tenth Starlink mission, which will include 57 Starlink satellites and 2 satellites from BlackSky, a Spaceflight customer. Falcon 9 will...