Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla has met the criteria to enter the S&P 500, but the electric automaker was snubbed today, instead the index’s committee decided to add Etsy, Teradyne and Catalent instead. Criteria to be considered in the S&P 500 include being based in the U.S., plus either listed on the NYSE, Nasdaq or Cboe, to go with a market cap of […]

SpaceX tonight shared a video of its Starship prototype taking off in its second test flight, a 150m (492 feet) ‘hop’ into the sky, then proceeding to land itself again. Second 150m flight test of Starship pic.twitter.com/ROa0kQZXLI — SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 4, 2020 Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reacted to the video by saying, […]

Tesla has added Model Y Carpet Interior Mats to its online store, available for $95 USD ($125 in Canada). “Model Y Carpet Interior Mats offer comfortable floor protection with a thick, durable pile and come treated for stain and soil resistance. Designed by Tesla’s Design Studio. Add a replacement set or spare set for maximum […]

Tesla has filed plans to expand its Waco Supercharger site with 12 more stalls. The current site is located at the Collin Street Bakery in Bellmead, Texas. The filing was spotted on the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) and Texas Architectural Barriers Online System (TABS) by @MontrealTesla, dated September 1, 2020. Tesla has […]

Tesla continues to expand its Supercharger network in Canada, with the latest seeing construction underway in Princeton, British Columbia, Canada. The small town of Princeton in B.C.’s southern interior is a popular rest stop for those driving from Hope to destinations such as Osoyoos, with the latter similarly set to get its own Supercharger at […]

In late August, Tesla started rolling out its 2020.36 software update, bringing speed limit signs detection, along with a green traffic light chime and more. As the 2020.36 Tesla software update has been rolling out to Canada, many Canadians have realized the speed limit sign detection doesn’t work here, yet. According to Tesla hacker @greentheonly, […]

Image credit: u/iKent93 Tesla has started sending out invite emails to random shareholders inviting them to attend the upcoming 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and also the separate Battery Day event afterward (via Reddit). Shareholders started receiving invites on late Tuesday evening, with the emails stating: You have been randomly selected in the drawing to […]

After reaching an all-time high on Monday, the first day Tesla traded at its 5-to-1 split-adjusted price, the electric vehicle company touched another all-time high on Tuesday, reaching $502.49 per share. The all-time high works out to $2,512.45 per share prior to the stock split, which is a new high for the company, as its […]

Tesla today traded for the first time at its 5-to-1 stock split-adjusted price, and the company again hit another all-time high. Shares of Tesla touched $500.14 per share during trading on Monday, which is the equivalent of $2,500.70 per share, prior to its stock split. Tesla’s market cap is now at $464.3 billion, as it...

What’s the easiest way to unlock your Tesla? Sure, you could ‘slum’ it with a Tesla keycard or a fob, but if you want to up your game, check out the following Casio watch mod from Mattia Dal Ben from Udine, Italy. Dal Ben has fully documented (via Reddit) the process of turning a classic Casio […]

On August 30, 2020, Elon Musk stated on Twitter that he would be traveling to Germany to work on not only a production plant for Tesla vehicles, but also potential vaccines for COVID-19. According to Teslarati, Musk’s main objective for the trip is to visit Tesla’s Giga Berlin production plant, but will also be meeting […]

Tesla has been working hard in 2020 to gain a competitive advantage by installing new Supercharger stations. The growth of their Supercharger infrastructure makes it easier for Tesla drivers to recharge their vehicles and alleviates concerns about vehicle range. This year, they have surpassed 17,000 total charging stalls worldwide, according to Tesla’s website. As of […]

Tesla’s Model 3 can now claim victory at the famed Pikes Peak Hill Climb. Blake Fuller drove a 2018 Tesla Model 3 to first place in the Exhibition Class, with a time of 3:13:569. But in second place was another Tesla Model 3, the 2020 Unplugged Performance driven by Randy Pobst. What makes this second […]

Image credit: Abdiel @NASA8500 Tesla released its 2020.36 software update on Saturday and with it came some improvements to Autopilot, including Green Traffic Light Chime and also Speed Assist, which will now see cameras detect speed limit signs. Tesla’s 2020.36 release notes detailed, “a chime will play when the traffic light you are waiting for turns […]

Tesla has started to roll out its 2020.36 software update to its fleet, as noted by Teslascope. According to owners who have installed this 2020.36 software update in their Tesla, such as Reddit user Avri54, there is now a green traffic light chime for the United States. “A chime will play when the traffic light […]