Episode 253: Model Y's New Winter Upgrades + A Tesla Van?
Ride the Lightning: Tesla and EV Podcast
Ryan McCaffrey
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 7 June 2020
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
A YouTuber takes a Model Y to Alaska and we learn about a couple of subtle but welcome winter weather upgrades in the process. Plus: Motor Trend reviews the Model Y, the Model 3 gets a new upgrade package in the Tesla online shop, Tesla might be cooking up a van, and more!
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| 0:00.0 | On this week's episode a ride the lightning the Tesla unofficial podcast a |
| 0:03.7 | youtuber takes a model Y to Alaska and we learn a couple of subtle but |
| 0:08.0 | welcome winter weather upgrades in the process. Plus motor trend reviews the model Y the model three gets a new upgrade package in the Tesla |
| 0:16.5 | online shop and more. Oh, What's happening, friends, welcome to Ride the Lightning the Tesla Unofficial Podcast. Episode 253 for June 7, 2020, to my left a currently gassy Daisy the Boxer Puppies, |
| 0:49.8 | so if anything comes through on the microphone, it her not me. Anyway I wanted to first say |
| 0:56.5 | thank you to all of you who reached out with kind words regarding the Sandy Monroe |
| 1:01.2 | interview last week. |
| 1:03.4 | That was a real treat. |
| 1:04.6 | I had a lot of fun talking about Tesla with him. |
| 1:07.6 | Obviously I have played a lot of clips of his Model Y tear down videos on the |
| 1:12.0 | podcast and he was very kind to agree to come on and |
| 1:16.0 | join me here for what was that almost half an hour and I continued to learn a lot from him. |
| 1:22.0 | It's a really interesting perspective |
| 1:24.8 | to have on the world of Tesla |
| 1:27.7 | and I got to learn a lot. |
| 1:29.5 | Also, I want to say congratulations to SpaceX for the flawless launch and of |
| 1:37.0 | Crew Dragon and the successful docking of Crew Dragon with the |
| 1:41.5 | International Space Station. |
| 1:43.0 | Just an absolutely inspiring moment. |
| 1:47.0 | Just a tremendous achievement and hopefully SpaceX will get them home safe as well. |
| 1:54.6 | I'm inspired this week as well by the scores of peaceful demonstrations, |
| 2:00.0 | not only around the United States but around the world as well. |
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