Episode 178: New Model 3 Wheels + Tesla Predictions for 2019
Ride the Lightning: Tesla and EV Podcast
Ryan McCaffrey
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 December 2018
⏱️ 92 minutes
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Summary
I try to do a bit better in my Tesla predictions for the year ahead than I did last year. Plus, new wheels are on the way for Model 3, Tesla does right by customers with regard to the tax credit that's about to phase out, and more!
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| 0:00.0 | On this week's episode, a ride the lightning, the Tesla Unofficial Podcast, |
| 0:03.3 | I try to do a bit better in my Tesla predictions for 2019 than I did last year. |
| 0:08.4 | Plus, new wheels are on the way for Model 3. |
| 0:11.4 | Tesla does right by customers with regard to the federal |
| 0:14.4 | tax credit that's about to phase out and more. Oh, Happy New Year, my friends, I'm Ryan McCaffrey coming to you live, or well recorded live, I suppose I suppose then again everything's recorded live isn't it recorded |
| 0:46.7 | live from the North Scottsdale Arizona supercharger I will explain why I am sitting here in my car supercharging |
| 0:55.8 | and recording the show a bit later on. It does, spoiler, it involves me |
| 1:01.0 | being a big old dummy. |
| 1:02.9 | So I'll tell you about that, |
| 1:04.4 | along with my entire road trip experience |
| 1:07.5 | in the spirit of adventure down from San Francisco |
| 1:10.5 | to Phoenix. |
| 1:11.9 | Listen for that later in the show after the |
| 1:13.7 | news and after the Ride the Lightning Hotline. But if you want to see some |
| 1:17.4 | pictures from my drive if you're just curious, check out my |
| 1:20.7 | Instagram. You can find me on there, DMC |
| 1:23.8 | underscore Ryan. |
| 1:26.2 | I want to start real quick just as 2018 comes to a close, |
| 1:30.8 | if you'll permit me a few minutes. This year has been and I say this with |
| 1:37.6 | zero hyperbole. I never could have imagined this how this year would go for me with regard to Tesla. |
| 1:47.0 | I mean it could to say it exceeded any wildest dream is actually an understatement. I finally got my model three after like |
| 1:58.0 | many of you waiting for over two years and and planning and saving and hoping and wondering what options will be available and |
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