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Be like them by clicking on a link in the show notes. Now, we'll start with some new pictures coming out today of the Model 3 with a ludicrous

badge on the back, or is it the plaid badge? Either way, it's more than a performance, a camouflage

Tesla Model 3 performance scene being towed in the United States, underlining the growing

anticipation for an imminent release. Had a camo wrap on, but it did hint at the upcoming enhancements,

and a version in Spain was seen this week with a ludicrous badge, with a new front splitter,

with a new seats inside, a new spoiler on the back. There's been several other sightings

across the US in Santa Monica, California. Tesla's exec team,

including the head of investor relations, Martin Viecker, getting a bit more freedom now that

Elon Musk has decamped off to Twitter and is less kind of involved in communicating via social media,

has, I think, given the lieutenants there a bit more leeway to go online, and I'm loving it.

And so more voices from senior leadership members of Tesla are allowed to go online and comment on things, which they weren't previously.

It was only ever Mr. Musk.

He confirmed that the development of the Model 3 performance was coming along following previous teasers

in their parts catalogue and European documents. And so what it's going to be called,

performance plaid, ludicrous, what they settle on eventually, maybe they haven't decided,

then I don't think it'll be performance. I think they're going to go for a step up. Now,

the so-called Highland Refresh,

of course, meant that the Model 3 and the Model 3 long range were the only ones are the

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