On this week's episode, a ride the lightning to Tesla unofficial podcast.

If you're interested in the Performance Model 3, you are going to get more and pay less than what was originally

announced just a month ago. Plus, Tesla's always-on cellular connection will no longer be free for new buyers.

Gigafactory hits a major production milestone,

first details on the Tesla pickup truck, and much more. Greetings, friends Ryan McCaffrey with you flanked by the great Daisy the

boxer puppy. It is Ride the Lightning the Tesla unofficial podcast episode 152

it's July 1st 2018 2018, Q3.

That means the federal tax credit threshold

should be triggered any minute now by Tesla

and presumably we'll hear more about that,

possibly in time for next week's show but I have to say

I am shot out of a cannon this week I've been on cloud nine and no I don't have my model

three yet I don't even have a VIN number yet, but it has been a heck of an exciting week, just crazy stuff all around. I want to start by just quickly telling you, I sold my old car. So I am, that is like one major step taken care of you know I

decided after I got back from e3 my convention in LA that I was at a

couple weeks ago I thought okay well you know if we're looking at maybe late July, maybe August, somewhere in there for this car, I should probably start trying to sell it after I got back from E3, which is, you know, late June, because it could take a while.

And I just, the last thing I wanted

was to be still saddled with my old car

as the delivery date was actually approaching,

because I didn't want to have to either

potentially juggle two cars.

I mean, more specifically, I need the money from the old car to help put towards the model

three and I didn't want to have to be forced to just trade it into the auto trader or one of those for you know

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