Episode 114: Model 3's Production Hell + Tesla Semi Leak?
Ride the Lightning: Tesla and EV Podcast
Ryan McCaffrey
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 8 October 2017
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Tesla's Q3 delivery numbers are in, and the results may surprise you. Plus: the Tesla Semi may have been spotted ahead of its now-delayed unveiling, more Model 3 reservation holders may get the full federal tax credit, and much more!
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| 0:00.0 | On this week's episode, a ride the lightning the Tesla unofficial podcast. |
| 0:03.4 | Tesla's Q3 delivery numbers are in and the results may surprise you. |
| 0:07.6 | Plus, the Tesla semi may have been spotted ahead of its now delayed unveiling, more model 3 reservation holders may get the full federal |
| 0:16.2 | tax credit and much more. Oh, I'm Ryan McCaffrey. Welcome to episode number 114 of Ride the Lightning. |
| 0:43.0 | It is the Tesla unofficial podcast for October 8th, 2017. |
| 0:48.1 | I'm joined just behind me on the floor |
| 0:51.4 | with my new co-host I introduced you to last week. |
| 0:53.7 | Daisy the boxer puppy, she's squeaking a chutoy or she was a second ago. |
| 0:57.6 | We'll see if you end up hearing her, which will be even more likely now due to this new microphone that I whipped out last week |
| 1:05.3 | thanks to my wife for getting this for me as a as a birthday present. Most of the |
| 1:10.4 | feedback on this microphone, well all of it's appreciated. |
| 1:13.4 | Most people seem to like it or feel pretty neutral about it. |
| 1:16.7 | I want to keep tweaking it. |
| 1:18.8 | There's that squeaky toy. |
| 1:21.6 | Yeah, it seems, that was my take on it with this mic, |
| 1:24.5 | as it seemed like it lacked a little bit of richness |
| 1:27.8 | and depth to it that I had before, |
| 1:30.8 | so I'm going to keep trying with this and keep tweaking in |
| 1:35.0 | audacity which is the the software I use to record and edit the podcast. |
| 1:39.2 | Anyway I also wanted to shout out a few people. |
| 1:43.4 | A few of you wrote to me in response to a comment I made last week |
| 1:48.0 | about my desire to have a high power wall connector when I get my Tesla primarily for the convenience of having the |
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