Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed hardware retrofits and Full Self-Driving upgrades are starting in Europe. When asked by a European Tesla owner, “Can you give a starting date for hw3 retrofit for model 3 in Europe? Patiently waiting.” Musk replied, “Should be happening soon.” So far, only Tesla owners in Canada and the U.S. […]

Shares of Tesla rallied again for the fifth consecutive day, seeing a 7% surge on Tuesday, closing at $449.76 USD per share, after reaching up to $461.94 on the day. Tesla’s market cap currently is at $419 billion. According to Reuters, the consecutive days of gains can be attributed to Tesla’s highly anticipated ‘Battery Day’ next […]

It appears a massive Tesla Supercharger location with 56 V3 stalls are coming soon to Firebaugh, California. Pictures were shared by @bryanMackSC, showing construction underway. Supercharge.info editor @MontrealTesla uncovered County of Fresno documents related to the site, which is located at 46272 W Panoche Road. Just came across this @tesla supercharger being built. Seems like […]

Despite Nikola Corp’s attempts to defend itself today, in response to a short-seller’s allegations the company deceived investors, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is now probing the electric vehicle maker, according to unnamed sources speaking to Bloomberg. Hindenburg Research called out Nikola as an “intricate fraud” on last week, citing the company had overstated […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2020.36.10 software update to vehicles in the United States, Canada and more. Software version 2020.36.10 was just detected on a Tesla Model 3 Long Range DM in Germany on https://t.co/uh4cmi9Zso. Follow the release at https://t.co/oux3oQvkeU — TeslaFi (@teslafi) September 10, 2020 The software update was first released back on […]

Shares of Tesla have jumped 11% on Monday, as part of a larger tech sector rally and also a positive research note from Goldman Sachs. According to CNBC, Goldman Sachs said demand for Tesla is increasing in China, saying, “Tesla global weekly app downloads have recently been tracking up on a year-over-year basis, with the most […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has crushed a rumor that the company was working with partners to develop a smartwatch. Responding to CleanTechnica on Twitter, Musk said, “Definitely not. Smartwatches & phones are yesterday’s technology, Neuralinks are the future.” The original story from cited Idahoreporter and the CEO of Huami Technology, claiming Tesla was set to […]

The Government of Canada has announced it will be investing $207,000 CAD to build 43 new electric vehicle chargers for the Region of Peel, located in Ontario. The announcement came from Natural Resources Canada, noting the Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP) investment is part of the country’s commitment to hit net-zero emissions by 2050. “Zero-emission vehicles are key […]

Rumors out of China claim the Tesla Model 3 manufactured in the country is set to apparently gain new improvements and upgrades. According to @Tesla__Mania, a Weibo post claims the following upgrades to the made in China Model 3: New steering wheel Center console 2.0 (whatever this means) New headlights and tail lights Power lift […]

Free Tesla Supercharging for your non-Tesla electric vehicle? Sure, why not? This appears to be the case in Europe at V3 Tesla Superchargers, according to Nextmove. A flaw at Tesla V3 Superchargers in Europe are allowing EVs with the CCS2 charging plug standard top up for free. Apparently the authentication factor isn’t working as usual […]

If you’re looking to buy a Hitch Rack for your Tesla Model Y or X, it’s now back in stock online from Tesla’s online store. “Designed exclusively for Tesla, the Model X/Y Hitch Rack is a premium tilt-down hitch rack that comes fully assembled out of the box. Installation is a breeze with the AutoPin […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the major rewrite to the company’s Autopilot software will release a private beta in 2-4 weeks, with a public beta to follow, ahead of a full U.S. rollout in December of this year. “Releasing private beta in 2 to 4 weeks, public beta (early access owners who opt in) 4 […]

Earlier this week, it appears Tesla started to block connections to its API from IP services from major cloud services such as Amazon AWS, Google and Microsoft Azure. The change meant third party services such as TeslaFi, which tracks vehicle stats for Tesla owners, went down. TeslaFi shared an update on the situation with Tesla […]

For Tesla Model Y owners with 19-inch Gemini wheels, you can now take off the aero caps and proudly display the wheels underneath with Tesla’s Gemini Wheel Cap Kit, available for $50 USD in their online store. “For drivers who want to display the visually striking design hidden under the Gemini wheel cap. The Gemini […]

Ahead of Tesla’s Battery Day event set for later this month, UBS has doubled its price target for the company. According to UBS analyst Patrick Hummel, the price target for Tesla is now at $325, up from $160, along with a neutral rating. Hummel says the electric vehicle maker’s target was bumped up because of […]