Episode 106: 20-Inch Model 3 Wheels Are Back + Autopilot Hardware 2.5
Ride the Lightning: Tesla and EV Podcast
Ryan McCaffrey
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 13 August 2017
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
The 20-inch wheels from one of the Model 3 alpha prototypes may be returning, Autopilot hardware gets another upgrade, a Model S once again breaks the world record for furthest distance traveled in an electric vehicle on a single charge, and more!
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| 0:00.0 | On this week's episode, a ride the lightning the Tesla Motors |
| 0:02.4 | unofficial podcast. The 20 inch wheels from one of the |
| 0:05.4 | model three alpha prototypes may be returning for production. |
| 0:09.4 | Auto pilot hardware gets another upgrade. |
| 0:12.0 | A model S once again breaks the world record for |
| 0:14.8 | furthest distance traveled in an electric vehicle on a single charge and more. Oh, Howdy friends Ryan McCaffrey here with you for episode number 106 of Ride the Lightning the Tesla Motors |
| 0:45.2 | unofficial podcast for August 13th 2017. It is good to be with you here. In fact, seemingly a lot of new folks joining the Ride the Lightning Party as well. |
| 0:57.0 | Hopefully you just giving the show a try and hopefully you'll decide to stick with it because the last two episodes since the model three delivery event have been two of my most |
| 1:06.4 | downloaded ever which I'm extremely grateful for so thank you to of course to everybody |
| 1:10.9 | who's stuck with me who's been with me for a while here keeping up with the world of Tesla and if you are new |
| 1:15.9 | if you're just checking it out for the first time I hope you're gonna stick around and hopefully you are enjoying yourself so |
| 1:21.6 | no shortage of Tesla news once again here in the wake of the |
| 1:25.1 | Model 3 delivery event as the cars are starting to slowly trickle out into the wild from |
| 1:31.8 | of course their new Tesla employee owners. |
| 1:35.0 | They've been photographed a bit here and there out in California, out in the real world. |
| 1:39.2 | And also release candidates continue to be photographed |
| 1:44.8 | running about still doing testing of various sorts as well. In fact that is where I want to begin |
| 1:50.8 | because this one is very very near and dear to me because those of |
| 1:55.2 | you who have been listening for a little while, or at least since the model three reveal, |
| 2:00.7 | know that I am extraordinarily fond of the 20 inch, now we know them to be called |
| 2:06.7 | Sport, the sport wheels that are shipping now on model 3 in 19 inch form, but the silver alpha prototype, the one they did, they did |
| 2:16.7 | most of the promotional video and photography with and the one that really was the show car. |
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