Stories by Sarah Lee-Jones

2022.44.25.5 Tesla Holiday Update for FSD Beta Users Rolling Out

Tesla has started rolling out its 2022 holiday software update to Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta users, with software version 2022.44.25.5 bringing FSD beta 10.69.25. FSD V11 is not included in this update. FSD beta testers started receiving this update earlier on Monday evening, according to @TeslaFi. Software version 2022.44.25.5 was just detected as Downloading on […]

How to Set Up Tesla MyQ Connected Garage: Hands-On [PICS]

Tesla started rolling out its 2022 holiday software update to more vehicles today, and the Tesla North fleet received the highly-anticipated update. This update includes goodies such as Apple Music support and also MyQ Connected Garage. Here’s how to set up MyQ Connected Garage in your Tesla—it was very straightforward. The first step is to […]

Ford Again Increases Price of F-150 Lightning Electric Truck

Ford Motor has increased the price of its F-150 Lightning Pro electric truck, now from $55,974 USD, a nearly 8% increase. According to a Ford spokesperson in a statement to CNBC, the price hike was related to higher raw material costs for the electric truck. The F-150 Lightning Pro’s starting price increased $4,000 USD for […]

Tesla Model S and Model X Plaid Launch in Europe [VIDEO]

We’ve been sharing news about Tesla’s Model S and Model X Plaid launching Europe, but now the automaker has officially shared a video detailing the debut. On Thursday, Tesla shared a video saying, “Deliveries of the new Model S and Model X have started in Europe.” The video shows customers reacting to the acceleration of […]

Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas Hits 3,000 Model Y Builds Per Week

Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, hit a milestone today as it reached 3,000 Model Y builds per week. That milestone means Tesla’s Giga Texas factory is on pace to produce over 150,000 Model Y vehicles annually. A picture of employees surrounding a Midnight Silver Metallic Model Y and also celebratory balloons “3K” was shared by […]

SpaceX Reaches 3,000 Starlink Satellites in Operational Positions

SpaceX has reached a milestone with its Starlink satellite internet constellation, now hitting 3,000 satellites in operational orbit, according to astronomer Jonathan McDowell’s tracking page (via @VirtuallyNathan). There are now 3,230 “working” satellites out of 3,267. The tracking page shows SpaceX has launched a total of 3,558 Starlink satellites to date. Starlink’s low-Earth orbit satellite constellation […]

Tesla Electric Launches in Texas: Electricity Plan for Powerwall Customers

Tesla has launched Tesla Electric in Texas, a retail electricity offering for retail Powerwall customers. Tesla Electric is an “electric plan designed for Powerwall,” says the company. It offers real-time pricing for Solar and Powerwall exports. According to Alex Guichet from Tesla’s Mobile App Product team, he says “It’s a pretty competitive rate offer. It […]

Elon Musk Sells More Tesla Shares Again to the Tune of $3.58 Billion

Just when Tesla investors thought CEO Elon Musk was done selling shares, he caught them off guard again. In filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed on Wednesday, Musk sold about 22 million shares worth $3.58 billion. The share sales took place sometime between Monday and Wednesday of this week. It’s unclear what […]

Tesla MyQ Pricing for USA and Canada Includes Up to 10-Year Terms

Tesla’s 2022 holiday software update brings MyQ integration for the first time, allowing owners of vehicles to seamlessly integrate their compatible garage door openers from Chamberlain’s MyQ lineup. The integration allows a Tesla owner to open and close their garage from their car’s display, plus check the open/close status. A geofence feature will also automatically […]

Tesla Launches Steam Beta for Gaming on Model S and Model X [VIDEO]

Tesla today started rolling out its 2022.45.25 and 2022.45.25.1 holiday software update for 2022, introducing new features such as Apple Music, MyQ integration and more. But also new for Model S and Model X is Steam integration—finally. Tesla says “Steam brings thousands of games to new Model S & X vehicles,” and shared the following […]