Ride the Lightning: Tesla and EV Podcast
Ride the Lightning: The Tesla Unofficial Podcast is the world's longest-running weekly Tesla show, made for Tesla fans and owners by Tesla community veteran Ryan McCaffrey. Each week we'll discuss and analyze everything happening with the Cybertruck, Model 3, Model S, Model X, Model Y, Roadster, and more!
Episodes
Tesla held its long-awaited Semi truck rollout event, detailing all of the improvements they've made to the class-8 vehicle since the original 2017 version. Plus: Tesla teases the new Roadster again ahead of this week's re-reveal, new Grok functionality lets your car get closer and closer to becoming K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider in real life, and more! P.S. The Semi Rollout presentation runs from 41:46-1:10:35 if you'd like to skip i...
Tesla finally announces a date for the long, long, long-awaited re-reveal and demonstration of the next-generation Roadster. Plus: Cybertruck's lead engineer publicly posts a list of small but interesting changes made to the truck so far, my firsthand impressions of the Model Y L after my recent test drive, and more!
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I've got a few Cybercab follow-ups to share with you after last week's launch event in Austin, Texas. Plus: multiple pieces of good Model Y news, some good news for Cybertruck owners on a feature they've been waiting years for, and more!
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Tesla officially launched the Cybercab, and I was lucky enough to be there and take a whole bunch of rides in it. I'll tell you all about my experience, and there is a lot to tell. Stay tuned!
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Tesla has announced another big product event in September to follow the Cybercab launch, but it's not the next-gen Roadster demo. Plus: the Cybertruck gets a price increase, Hyundai's Genesis brand announces a luxurious new EV, and more!
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The Tesla Cybercab's official launch date gets confirmed mid-podcast, while I recorded this episode. But there's a lot more to talk about regarding the Cybercab besides just that. Plus: the Tesla Semi gets its largest customer order yet, Tesla introduces a certified pre-owned vehicle sales program, and more!
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Tesla unveils its first vehicle with Starlink built-in. Plus: more next-gen Roadster teases from multiple Tesla executives, there's a new Tesla on the road…kinda …but not really (but it's still quite interesting), and more!
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Tesla takes a stand against giving FSD users control over their maximum speed, and many Tesla owners are not thrilled about the change. Plus: Tesla resolves its Cybertruck supplier emergency (for now), Ford gives the name and starting price for its upcoming affordable EV pickup built on its next-gen platform, and more!
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A new report says that the Model 3 and Model Y will soon get a "cooler" part that will make passengers happy. Plus: Tesla hits another production milestone, a supplier issue is threatening Cybertruck customer deliveries, Rivian turns a profit, and more!
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Tesla held its quarterly earnings call for its huge second quarter. I've got highlight clips from what the Tesla executive team said on the call, plus all of the biggest news to come out of it, my FSD v14 Lite impressions now that the long-awaited update for the Hardware 3 cars has gone wide, and more!
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Tesla appears to be planning a new autonomous vehicle specifically aimed at wheelchair accessibility. Plus: Cybercab rides for the public get one step closer to reality, Lucid waves off bankruptcy rumors, and more!
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I got to experience the long-awaited FSD v14 Lite for the older Hardware 3 cars, and I want to tell you all about it. Plus: the Model Y gets a "cool" new accessory, California offers up a new EV incentive, the US market gets a very affordable new EV (but there's a catch), and more! Oh, and if you'd like to watch the FSD v14 (AI4) vs. FSD v14 Lite (HW3) comparison video I did with Tesla Raj, here it is: htt...
Tesla has confirmed the Model Y L for the US market, with deliveries beginning in September. Plus: FSD v14 Lite arrives for Hardware 3 cars, Tesla announces huge Q2 vehicle production and delivery numbers, Rivian R2 reservation holders now have a much clearer idea of when their spot in the line will come up, and more!
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Tesla once again tops the annual list of cars made with the most American parts, the Cybertruck earns a top safety rating, the Slate EV pickup truck confirms its $25k starting price and first deliveries this year, and more!
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk teased a couple of different quality-of-life improvements for FSD Supervised that he says are on the way soon. Plus: some Cybercab specs have been revealed, BMW reveals a concept for its upcoming quad motor M3 EV, and more!
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Tesla introduces its fourth new currently available blue paint option, the Model 3 crushes a popular consumer website's range test, Lucid introduces a major new software update, Mitsubishi announces a new EV for the North American market, and more!
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Plenty of happenings with Tesla's FSD around the world as well as Waymo's next-generation vehicle rollout dominate a week of autonomous-driving news. Plus: more evidence of the Model YL's imminent arrival in the United States, and more!
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Rumblings of a Tesla-SpaceX merger have begun, Tesla's new camera-cleaning patent resembles the human eye, Ferrari fully unveils the Luce EV and gets, uh...quite the public reaction, and more!
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Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen and Engineering VP Lars Moravy both join me to discuss the legacy and history of the Model S and Model X as both cars are officially retired this week. Plus: my recap of the Model S and X Celebration event. Stay tuned!
00:12:18 Interview Start
00:13:30 How the Decision to Discontinue S and X Happened
00:18:02 S and X Would Need a C...
Tesla has begun an initial rollout of a long-asked-for Supercharging feature. Plus: Tesla expands battery production at Giga Berlin, BMW hits an EV milestone, and more!
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