Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

Tesla has a new custom message for its owners in California, to help the state cope with heat wave stress and rolling electricity blackouts. A new message seen by Tesla owners in SoCal inside their vehicles reads, “help relieve heat wave stress on the grid.” The message reads,”The current heat wave is impacting the grid […]

Radio Flyer has added to its Tesla fleet by debuting “My First Model Y”, a new ride on toy geared at toddlers aged 1.5 to 4 years old. The My First Model Y is priced at $99.99 USD and ships on September 11, 2020. It has “authentic Tesla Model Y design details”, including black Induction...

Last night Tesla starting rolling out its 2020.32.2 software update, which was spotted on a Model X in California in the United States. According to those that received and installed the 2020.32.2 software update, no new features are available and it appears to be an update to fix unnamed bugs for the previous 2020.32.1 update,...

Shares of Tesla surged earlier today after a new $1,900 per share price target from Wedbush, and as of writing, before the market’s close on Monday, the company’s stock has already hit another all-time high. Tesla shares hit $1,845.86 per share on Monday, a new all-time high that’s just $64 off the Wedbush target price....

Image via @thegreenonly Last month, Tesla’s 2020.28.5 software update noted SiriusXM was gaining improvements, such as “easier usability and discovery of stations, enhanced categorization of content,” to go with an improved overall navigation experience. Today, Tesla has started informing owners free three-month trials to SiriusXM are now rolling out. According to an email sent to...

With SpaceX Starlink internet set to launch its public beta soon, some private beta testers have been uploading their tests to Speedtest.net. Reddit users have been scouring Speedtest.net and compiling test results, which show some 15 ‘confirmed’ Starlink speed tests (via Ars Technica). Some of the fastest results seen? The one below apparently confirmed privately...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has detailed what’s coming next for the company’s Full Self-Driving feature within Autopilot. On Friday, Musk provided more details in regards to the rewrite of Full Self-Driving, saying, "The FSD improvement will come as a quantum leap, because it’s a fundamental architectural rewrite, not an incremental tweak. I drive the bleeding...

Tesla recently tweaked its U.S. website to emphasize potential savings and incentives when purchasing one of its electric vehicles. During the ordering process for a Model 3 or Model Y, for example, the Tesla website now indicates “Customize your potential savings and incentives” under vehicle pricing. When potential customers click the link, they are provided...

Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site in Victoria, B.C. Parks Canada announced on Friday there are now 28 locations across Canada with Tesla donated electric vehicle charging stations, available for visitors to use. Last spring, the Government of Canada pledged to have 25 of the most popular Parks Canada locations set with EV charging stations...

Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin continues to get built at a rapid pace, showcasing the efficiency of German engineerings and work output. Tobias Lindh shares a time-lapse of Giga Berlin from August 12, 2020, while a second video from G4Tesla also shows a similar timelapse from the same date. https://youtu.be/3tClKooMcWc The videos show the drive unit building […]

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”...