Episode 171: Tesla's New Patents + New Chairman
Ride the Lightning: Tesla and EV Podcast
Ryan McCaffrey
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 11 November 2018
⏱️ 99 minutes
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Summary
Tesla selects a new Chairman of the Board in the wake of Elon Musk's SEC settlement, Tesla files a couple of interesting new patents, Track Mode arrives, and 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 selects a new chairman of the board in the wake of Elon Musk's SEC settlement |
| 0:08.8 | that requires him to step down from that position. |
| 0:11.6 | Tesla files a couple of interesting new patents, |
| 0:14.4 | track mode arrives for the performance model three and more. Oh, What's happening friends? I'm Ryan McCaffrey. This is the Palandrammatic episode 171 of Ride the Lightning, the Tesla Unofficial |
| 0:46.3 | Podcast for November 11, 2018. To my left, like the Ed McMahon to my Johnny Carson on the couch over here is Daisy |
| 0:57.7 | the boxer puppy, although Daisy doesn't sit there and go, yes as often quite as as head did. Anyway I hope you're |
| 1:07.4 | having a wonderful day and wonderful week depending on I don't know what part of the |
| 1:11.3 | week you might be listening to this but in any case plenty to get to as always on the on the show this week I want to start with a quick update |
| 1:20.3 | on something we've been tracking for a little bit. That is the Model 3 keyfobs. |
| 1:25.0 | Thanks to Chris for writing in and letting me know that he had heard back from his service |
| 1:30.9 | center about the Model three keyfob. |
| 1:33.2 | He was told they would be $150 a piece |
| 1:36.4 | the same as what they apparently are now for the model S and the model X. |
| 1:41.6 | And it turns out that Chris was indeed given accurate information. |
| 1:46.0 | The Model 3 keyfob went up for order on the Tesla store later in the week for that very same $150. Now before you order just know this it |
| 1:58.4 | doesn't allow for passive entry of the car which I want to just shout out |
| 2:03.8 | Alonzo from DC called in to mention that a little bit I'm just |
| 2:08.6 | jam-packed with calls this week so definitely just want to give credit to |
| 2:12.0 | Alonzo but don't have time for the call there |
| 2:14.6 | but the reason here and by passive entry I'm talking about walk up to the car and it just senses |
| 2:21.5 | your key in this case key fob and unlocks so you can grab the handle and get in and go. |
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