Latest Roadster Podcast Episodes
Episode 465: FSD Transfer Returns Early
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - June 30, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsAs Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised, FSD transfer has returned, and it’s back sooner than expected. Plus: Tesla is about to get some help building 4680 battery cells, Tesla is in talks with Michelin to test out airless tires, and more! If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support my efforts,...
Episode 464: New Model 3 Long Range Now Eligible for $7500 Tax Credit!
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - June 23, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsThe new Model 3 Long Range now qualifies for the $7500 point-of-sale federal EV tax credit, the highest-performing employees at Tesla will now be rewarded with stock compensation, Elon Musk begins work on Tesla Master Plan Part 4, and more! If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support my...
Episode 463: Shareholder Meeting Recap: Big Cybertruck General Production News and More!
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - June 16, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsTesla held its 2024 annual shareholder meeting and we got some big news out of it, including when we can expect to see Autopilot Hardware 5 roll out as well as when the Cybertruck Foundation Series will be ending and when general production will be starting. Plus: a fun new accessory for the Mod...
Episode 462: More Great New Features Coming Soon Via Free Update
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - June 09, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsA whole slew of great new software updates are coming your way soon, the Tesla mod experts at Unplugged Performance find out whether or not the new Model 3 Performance seats can fit in the old Model 3, a randomly parked Tesla’s Sentry Mode helps catch a shooting suspect, and more! If you enjoy...
Episode 461: New Tesla Data Fights the FUD
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - June 02, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsTesla’s 2023 Impact Report has lots of compelling data in it that you can use to help squash any electric-car FUD anyone might throw your way. Plus: the Tesla Semi visits Europe, Giga Mexico’s construction continues, the Bargersville Police Department gives an update on its Model Y police-vehicl...
Episode 460: Model S and X Get Stunning New Paint Color
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - May 26, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsTesla debuts another new paint color for Model S and Model X, and fans of the old Silver Metallic are going to love it. Plus: wheel updates to Model Y and Cybertruck, good news for 2024 Model 3 Performance buyers, bad news for the first-ever known Cybertruck thief, and more! If you enjoy the p...
Episode 459: Major FSD Updates Coming Soon
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - May 19, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsTesla CEO Elon Musk details the next couple versions of FSD (Supervised), and I’ll tell you why these are going to be major updates. Plus: some Supercharging team members get rehired, there’s been another price adjustment on the new Model 3 Performance, and more! If you enjoy the podcast and w...
Episode 458: Cybertruck Gets New Interior and Wheel/Tire Options
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - May 12, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsCybertruck adds two significant new options in the Design Studio for Foundation Series buyers, Tesla appears to be prepping a Siri-like voice assistant for the fleet, more big companies get their hands on the Tesla Semi, and more! If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support my efforts, ...
Episode 457: Cybertruck Now Ready for Proper Off-Roading
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - May 05, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsOn this week’s episode of Ride the Lightning: The Tesla Unofficial Podcast, the Cybertruck gets a massive software update that adds a ton of new features, I’ll give you my first impressions of the new Model 3 Performance, more terrible Tesla layoff news as the entire 500-person Supercharging tea...
Episode 456: A New “Model 2”! Tesla Q1 Earnings Call Highlights and Analysis
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - April 28, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsTesla held its quarterly earnings call and we got some major announcements, such as a new low-cost vehicle that’s coming sooner than you think, a big price reduction for the purchase price of FSD, the long-anticipated launch of the new Model 3 Performance, and much more! If you enjoy the podca...
Episode 455: More Model 3 Ludicrous Details Revealed
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - April 21, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsNew details on the imminent Model 3 Ludicrous are scraped from Tesla’s own website source code, plenty of new features and improvements are on the way to the Tesla fleet in the upcoming Spring software update, a big round of layoffs unfortunately hits Tesla, and more. If you enjoy the podcast ...
Episode 454: Wait, Is Tesla’s $25k “Model 2” Really Canceled?
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - April 14, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsA new report from Reuters says that Tesla has canceled its ultra-high-volume $25,000 car in favor of going all-in on the robotaxi. Could it possibly be true? Plus: Cybertruck will soon get a boost to its Supercharging speed, the FSD subscription price gets cut in half, the Plaid Model S gets spo...
Episode 453: Analyzing Tesla’s Q1 Production and Delivery Numbers
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - April 07, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsTesla releases its production and delivery numbers for the first quarter of 2024, so were all the demand levers effective? Plus: the Model 3 Ludicrous’ formal unveiling appears to be imminent, a professional contractor discusses his experience as one of the world’s biggest Tesla Solar Roof insta...
Episode 452: FSD Beta for Everyone!…for a Little While
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - March 31, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsTesla rolls out a fleet-wide one-month free FSD Beta trial in an effort to show everyone how good version 12 is. Plus: another fun new bit of information about the forthcoming Model 3 Ludicrous, Tesla is reportedly considering getting into the van business with Italy, and more! If you enjoy th...
Episode 451: Will You Wield the Tesla CyberHammer?
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - March 24, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsTesla is now offering a particularly unique limited-edition Loot Box referral prize, Elon Musk drops a fun new tidbit about the next-gen Tesla Roadster, another new detail about the new Model 3 Ludicrous has been revealed, and more! If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support my efforts...
Episode 450: Tesla Warned You Not to Try and Flip Your Cybertruck
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - March 17, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsWould-be Cybertruck resellers are finding out exactly how serious Tesla is about their no-resale-for-a-year policy. Plus: long-time Tesla shareholders have a chance to get a Cybertruck early, FSD Beta is finally gearing up to come to other countries, and more! If you enjoy the podcast and woul...
Episode 449: Model 3 Ludicrous Specs Purportedly Leaked
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - March 10, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsFresh rumors about the new Model 3 Ludicrous give us its alleged release date as well as its specs! Plus: Tesla is sweetening the deal if you take delivery of a new car this quarter, Tesla executives Franz von Holzhausen and Lars Moravy visit Jay Leno’s Garage, and more! If you enjoy the podca...
Episode 448: Elon Musk Gives Incredible Update on New Tesla Roadster
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - March 03, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsElon Musk gives an enthusiastic new progress update on the long-awaited next-gen Tesla Roadster, the new Model 3 Performance’s final look has been spied at a promotional video shoot, an unexpected buyer has purchased the three “barn find” original Tesla Roadsters, and more! If you enjoy the po...
Episode 447: Cybertruck’s ‘Rust’ Is Just FUD
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - February 25, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsThe Cybertruck’s so-called “rust” issue has been explained and solved. Plus: Cybertruck gets more official customization options, LG gets ready to start adding to Tesla’s 4680 battery cell supply, and more! If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support my efforts, please check out my Patr...
Episode 446: My Cybertruck Review
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - February 18, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsI give you my full review of the Cybertruck after living with it for three days. Plus: the last big domino falls in the quest for universal NACS adoption, the new largest Tesla Supercharger in the world is under construction in California, and more! If you enjoy the podcast and would like to s...
Episode 445: FSD Transfer AND Lifetime Supercharging Transfer Return!
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - February 11, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsTesla brings back FSD transfer as well as lifetime Supercharging transfer in an effort to drive demand in the historically slow first quarter of the year. Plus: Giga Berlin hits another major production milestone, the Cybertruck fleet got its first software update, and more! If you enjoy the p...
Episode 444: Interview With a Cybertruck Owner
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - February 04, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsA Foundation Series Cybertruck owner joins me to discuss his thoughts on the stainless steel beast so far, the new Model 3 Performance has a reported production window, Elon Musk’s shareholder-approved compensation package gets retroactively rejected by a Delaware judge, and more! If you enjoy...
Episode 443: Q4 Earnings Call Recap, Highlights, and Analysis
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - January 28, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsTesla held its quarterly earnings call for Q4 2023, and as always I’ve got highlight clips from Elon Musk and the Tesla executive team as well as analysis of what everything on the call means. Plus: the new Model 3 Performance is coming soon, and more! If you enjoy the podcast and would like t...
Episode 442: Cybertruck Is Getting Better Already
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - January 21, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsCybertruck has a big physical improvement coming soon via an over-the-air software update. Plus: Panasonic is cooking up improvements to Tesla’s stalwart 2170 battery cells used in the Model 3 and Model Y, the paint colors on the Model S and Model X are no longer free, and more! If you enjoy t...
Episode 441: New Model 3 (aka Highland) Arrives in North America
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - January 14, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsThe new Model 3, formerly codenamed Project Highland, has now officially launched in North America. Plus: new builds of Model S and Model X get a welcome improvement, Foundation Series Cybertrucks started getting delivered to regular, non-Tesla-employee customers, and more! If you enjoy the po...
Episode 440: Analyzing Tesla’s Q4 Production and Delivery Numbers
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - January 07, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsTesla posted its Q4 production and delivery numbers – and thus its overall 2023 figures – and I’ve got reactions and analysis to the data. Plus: New paint colors for the Model Y, our first piece of information on Autopilot Hardware 5, and more! If you enjoy the podcast and would like to suppor...
Episode 439: My 10 Tesla Predictions for 2024
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - December 31, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsA new year means it’s time for my annual tradition of making a bunch of Tesla predictions for 2024 – and I’ll see how I did last year while I’m at it. Plus: a new report on Model Y’s upcoming Project Juniper refresh, an update on FSD Beta version 12, and more! If you enjoy the podcast and woul...
Episode 438: New Cybertruck Details From Franz and Lars with Jay Leno
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - December 24, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsTesla Design Chief Franz von Holzhausen and Engineering VP Lars Moravy spend an hour sharing insights and previously unknown features of the Cybertruck with Jay Leno. Plus: one of the last major dominoes falls in the quest to standardize Tesla’s NACS charge port, Cybershoes might be on the way s...
Episode 437: Cybertruck Engineering Tidbits from Tesla Leadership
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - December 17, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsA group of Tesla executives discusses some new features and innovations of the Cybertruck in a video with Sandy Munro. Plus: there’s bad news about the future of the Model 3’s federal tax credit eligibility, Giga Mexico is officially ready to break ground, and more! If you enjoy the podcast an...
Episode 436: Cybertruck Customer Configurations Begin…Sort Of
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast - December 10, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 879 ratingsCybertruck reservation holders have begun getting invitations to purchase their trucks…but there’s a bit of a catch. Plus: Tesla clarifies the federal tax credit expectation for 2024 Model 3’s, the Cybertruck might be able to swim a little bit after all, and more! If you enjoy the podcast and ...