Episode 213: Tesla Insurance Is Here
Ride the Lightning: Tesla and EV Podcast
Ryan McCaffrey
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 1 September 2019
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
Tesla finally launches their car insurance policy offering. I've got details on that. Plus: Tesla might finally be getting closer to its long-held dream of getting rid of side-view mirrors on its cars, good news for Tesla in China as well as a couple of the United States, and more!
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| 0:00.0 | On this week's episode, a ride the lightning, the Tesla unofficial podcast. |
| 0:03.6 | Tesla finally launches their car insurance policy offering. |
| 0:06.8 | I've got the details on that. |
| 0:08.8 | Plus, Tesla might finally be getting closer to its long-held dream of getting rid of side-view mirrors on its cars, |
| 0:16.0 | good news for Tesla and China as well as a couple of United States and more. What's happening friends Ryan McCaffrey with you for episode 213 of Ride the Lightning |
| 0:45.9 | the weekly Tesla unofficial podcast for September 1st, 2019 and Ed McMahonning it over on the couch to my left Daisy the boxer puppy. |
| 0:56.0 | Well I thought it was going to be a slow news week this week, but in true Tesla fashion, |
| 1:01.0 | that rarely happens. It ended up picking up quite a bit so |
| 1:05.2 | turns out I've got quite a few stories to go over this week let's get right to it as |
| 1:09.8 | well as your questions your excellent calls from the Ride the Lightning Hotline. |
| 1:14.5 | We'll get to those later in the show. |
| 1:16.7 | Let's start with the big news, which is Tesla launching their car insurance policy. Took a it was originally supposed to happen in May if memory serves took a little longer than that but here we are |
| 1:29.8 | Tesla announcing on their blog we're launching Tesla insurance a competitively priced insurance offering designed to provide Tesla owners with up to 20% lower rates and in some cases as much as 30% |
| 1:43.0 | Tesla insurance offers comprehensive coverage and claims management to support our customers in California |
| 1:48.5 | and it will expand to additional United States in the future. |
| 1:52.0 | Because Tesla knows its vehicles best, |
| 1:54.0 | Tesla insurance is able to leverage the advanced technology, safety, and |
| 1:58.5 | serviceability of our cars to provide insurance at a lower cost. This pricing reflects the benefits of |
| 2:04.5 | Tesla's active safety and advanced driver assistance features that come |
| 2:08.7 | standard on all new Tesla vehicles." End quote. |
| 2:13.1 | Well, unfortunately, the launch was not without difficulty. |
| 2:17.2 | Tesla taking to Twitter on Wednesday afternoon saying, |
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