Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla has launched a new petition through its Engage Tesla platform, to ask its community to lobby the Canadian government to adopt dollars per kilowatt-hour ($/kWh) as the electric vehicle charging standard. For those unaware about Engage Tesla and its mandate: Engage Tesla is a new platform for both Tesla's public policy team and Tesla...

Some Tesla Model 3 owners have long complained about an apparent design flaw when it comes to opening their car’s rear trunk in the rain, causing water to spill into the trunk and potentially soak contents within the vicinity. We’ve seen an example of this from the following video from i1Tesla on YouTube, showing how...

Back in May, Tesla Motors Club forum user ‘CanadaGoose’ stated that Tesla would be building a new Supercharger at Peterborough Landsdowne Place. According to Supercharge, this Supercharger in Ontario will have eight 250kW stalls located in the parking lot and is now open. The exact location of this Supercharger was mentioned by ‘CanadaGoose’. 645 Lansdowne […]

Tesla shared a new promo spot today from its Twitter account, titled “Looking up in Model Y”. The 39-second clip shows the company’s newest Model Y compact SUV driving, but from the point of view of someone sitting in the rear seat, showing off the expansive panoramic glass roof in the vehicle. https://twitter.com/Tesla/status/1291176823557099520 Check out...

Tobias Lindh has shared another construction update of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany, showing more progress at the site. https://youtu.be/3r7H-bMKdls This latest video is a timelapse of construction from August 5, 2020, filmed in the air by drone. According to Lindh, the building to house production of drive units looks to be taking shape, with...

Tesla’s so-called Chinese rival, Xpeng Motors, has raised an additional $400 million ahead of its initial public offering in the United States. Other companies like Alibaba and the Qatar Investment Authority have contributed to this according to two unnamed sources, reports CNBC. Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala has also reportedly taken part. When you […]

The Tesla Cybertruck was announced last year and dominated headlines with its unique design, unlike conventional trucks. According to Tesla, the Cybertruck has “a nearly impenetrable exoskeleton” that is extremely durable. With a fully electric design, this vehicle will be “bad ass” according to CEO Elon Musk speaking on the recent Automotive News podcast. The […]

YouTube channel i1Tesla has shared a couple of videos detailing how he was able to make his Tesla Model Y “off-road” ready for potential overlanding adventures. The Model Y also gains a cool-looking vinyl wrap in ‘rugged combat green’, while sits on A/T III Toyo tires in 255/55/19 dimensions. Overall, the Model Y has about […]

As the demand for electric vehicles (EVs) continues to grow, we need to become more informed about how this new technology works. Many first-time electric vehicle owners have to get accustomed to the new charging mechanics, so it would be extremely helpful to have some kind of guide. British Columbia is already known to heavily […]

Tobias Lindh continues to share some incredible footage of Tesla’s upcoming Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany. Two videos below show off an airplane flyover of the Giga Berlin site, which shows just how massive it really is. Lindh says he charged a small play to fly over the construction site. https://youtu.be/P-bx98ptP-Q https://youtu.be/C9a5EBPZINc The other video is...

Image credit: NASA NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have safely returned to Earth, with Crew Dragon splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico south of Pensacola, Florida. https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1289996815824117760 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reacted to the safe landing by saying, "Congratulations @SpaceX & @NASA on completing first crewed Dragon flight!! ?? returned." https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1290021404994236416 "On...

When SpaceX isn’t busy with sending out ships to space, they’re busy working on a series of other projects. Starlink has been under development for quite a while, and will provide high-speed internet to everyone through low earth orbit satellites in space. As reported by Tesmanian, SpaceX is looking to add four million more, The […]

Many would think that any vehicle-related product or market would drop in sales during the pandemic. However, Tesla has been staying strong and keeping investors happy. When interviewed on Automotive News’ Daily Drive Podcast, CEO Elon Musk made a statement about how Tesla remained strong during the pandemic: “We saw strong orders through the whole […]

Tesla first unveiled their Model Y compact SUV last year, revealing that they would also be developing four modified versions of the electric SUV. Along with the Standard Range and Long Range models, the Dual Motor All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) and Performance vehicles would also feature a Long Range battery. As reported by Electrek, Tesla has canceled […]

In the next half hour, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon will undock from the International Space Station (ISS) and start the return of NASA astronauts to Earth. https://youtu.be/sl2jo1bSxl8 The live video above shows coverage of the Crew Demo-2 departure, being targeted for 7:34pm EDT on Saturday, August 1, 2020. Crew Dragon will undock itself from the ISS...