Episode 268: 7 Rumored Model 3 Changes
Ride the Lightning: Tesla and EV Podcast
Ryan McCaffrey
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2020
⏱️ 68 minutes
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It looks like the Model 3 has a number of interesting changes coming into production very soon. Plus: Tesla's biggest Supercharger in the United States so far is under construction, Elon Musk squashes any hope for a Tesla smartwatch app, and more!
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| 0:00.0 | On this week's episode of Ride the Lightning, the Tesla Unofficial Podcast, it looks like the model three might have a number of interesting changes coming into production very soon. |
| 0:09.0 | Plus, Tesla's biggest supercharger in the United States so far is now under construction. |
| 0:14.6 | Elon Musk swashes any hope for a Tesla smartwatch app and more. The What's happening friends alongside Daisy the Boxer? I'm Ryan McCaffrey. |
| 0:43.2 | This is episode 268 of Ride the Lightning |
| 0:46.3 | the Tesla unofficial podcast for September 20, 2020, |
| 0:50.7 | aka my 40th birthday. I'm looking forward to a fun weekend with the family, just here, you know, doing a Zoom call with the extended family since we can't physically get together, but I'm hoping to have a very fun time I appreciate all the |
| 1:05.4 | well wishes that a number of you have already sent me I sincerely appreciate it |
| 1:09.2 | and yeah it's weird 40 does not feel a, it doesn't feel like I should be 40, but I feel good, so I can't complain about that. |
| 1:18.8 | Anyway, there is plenty to talk about in the world of Tesla this week so let me get started. |
| 1:24.0 | First up the model three might be about to get some well mostly under the hood |
| 1:30.0 | upgrades once again coming out of Gigas Shanghai first. So this let me stress this is not yet |
| 1:36.7 | confirmed. Looking pretty good though. So we'll see as the weeks go on if this indeed gets confirmed, but I think this is probably a lot more likely than not. |
| 1:47.0 | So this was reported by Tesla-Mania on Twitter, that Tesla account for proper credit is Tesla double |
| 1:55.2 | underscore mania on Twitter again compiling reports from the Chinese |
| 2:00.8 | media and sharing them in English here on Twitter in the US. |
| 2:05.8 | And the rumors are that the Made in China Model 3s will very soon be equipped with the following seven new things. |
| 2:15.0 | First, a new steering wheel, second, what's described as center console 2.0. |
| 2:22.0 | Third, new headlights and taillights. |
| 2:25.6 | Fourth, a power lift trunk. |
| 2:28.8 | Fifth, chrome delete. |
| 2:31.5 | Sixth, the octov valve. 5th, Chrome Delete, 6th the Octo Valve, and 7th and finally, double layer glass for better noise |
| 2:39.2 | isolation. |
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