Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has hyped up the company’s highly anticipated Battery Day, saying this morning on Twitter to expect “many exciting things” to be revealed later this month. “Many exciting things will be unveiled on Battery Day 9/22”, said Musk on Friday morning. Tesla’s Battery Day presentation will take place after the company’s annual […]

If you want to upgrade the audio on your Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus (SR+), check out the sale right now on this do-it-yourself kit from Hansshow, makers of Tesla accessories, if you use our 5% off discount code TNSPEAKER. This Tesla Model 3 SR premium audio upgrade kit will activate the original six […]

Some Tesla Model Y owners are shocked and some impressed at the electric vehicle maker’s ingenuity or lack thereof, when it comes to the cooling system on the new compact SUV. One Tesla Motors Club forum member shared an image of their Model Y and the liquid cooled condenser (LCC), part of the refrigerant manifold […]

Shares of Tesla went up and down like a rollercoaster this week, starting with a steep 21% drop on Tuesday, seeing the effects of being snubbed from the S&P 500. Over the past two days, Tesla shares have rebounded, up 17%, winning back gains, but still down 23% compared to its record close at the […]

Tesla released its 2020.36.3.1 software update on Monday, but on Wednesday evening, the company began pushing the update to more vehicles. According to TeslaFi the 2020.36.3.1 software update is being sent out to over 1,500 more Tesla owners in the United States, Canada and Europe. No word on what’s new in this update, aside from […]

Lucid Motors held a special event today unveiling its luxury electric vehicle sedan, the Lucid Air, which will be available in four variations in the U.S. and Canada. The virtual event showed off a polished presentation that made Lucid Air look like it was made by Apple, minus Jony Ive. Below is a roundup of […]

Tesla made history today for all the wrong reasons, as its stock plummeted over 21% on Tuesday, as investors feel the pinch of the company getting snubbed from the S&P 500. Shares dropped 21.06% on the trading day, down $88.11, the most ever for the electric vehicle company. In after hours, shares of Tesla are […]

Lucid Motors has shed more light on its Lucid Air electric vehicle pricing, ahead of the company’s live stream event on September 9, 2020. According to Bloomberg, a Lucid Motors spokesperson confirmed the following pricing for Lucid Air, which is targeting Tesla’s Model S customers: Dream Edition: $161,500 USD after federal tax credits Grand Touring: […]

Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess has shared his experience driving Tesla’s Model Y, detailing the encounter on his LinkedIn: “Of course I also tested a Tesla Model Y – with my colleague Frank Welsch. This car is for us in many aspects (not in all!) a reference: user experience, updatability, driving features, performance of the top of […]

Tesla has been pushing forward in its effort to expand their network of Supercharger stations, alleviating concerns about vehicle range and charging accessibility. On September 4, 2020, the company opened up four more stations in California, Florida, Colorado and Vermont. California was the site of the very first Supercharger station, and it seems the company […]

Tesla has started rolling out its 2020.36.3 software update, which looks to be available for vehicles in the United States and Canada. According to Teslascope and TeslaFi, numerous Model Y owners have received, downloaded and installed the update. No word on what’s new as release notes haven’t been shared online, but most likely we may […]

Tesla has built up a reputation in the automotive industry by attacking two main initiatives: building sleek electric vehicles and pursuing technology to create the world’s first fully autonomous self-driving cars. Tesla is now claiming that every new vehicle that they are producing contains the necessary hardware to be fully autonomous and will gain self-driving […]

Despite Tesla’s setback this week due to its stock split, CEO Elon Musk still pulled in an impressive payout of $8.8 billion. Musk’s option payout, tied to the value of Tesla’s stock, came amid the roughest week for the company’s stock since July. After Tesla’s market cap hit an all-time high on Monday, the value […]

On Monday of this week, two of the NYSE’s most popular stocks, Apple Inc. and Tesla Inc., split. The consequential influx of trading activity when markets opened caused technical difficulties at Robinhood Markets and Charles Schwab Corp., leaving many investors unable to access their brokerage accounts. Robinhood was experiencing delays on status updates related to […]

Elon Musk made another surprising stop on his trip through Germany to visit Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess and see what Volkswagen has in store in the world of electric vehicles. The two innovators complimented each other’s work at the Golden Steering Wheel Awards in Berlin last year, where Musk received an award for the Tesla […]