Episode 305: Plaid Model S Sets Quarter-Mile Record
Ride the Lightning: Tesla and EV Podcast
Ryan McCaffrey
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2021
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
The Plaid Model S has set a new production-vehicle record in the quarter mile while customer deliveries of the Plaid S got pushed by a week. Plus: a Tesla driver helped capture a suspect in a vehicle-related crime that sounds like it came out of a video game, Tesla beefs up another major California Supercharger, and more!
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| 0:00.0 | On this week's episode a Ride the Lightning, the Tesla Unofficial Podcast, |
| 0:03.7 | the Plaid Model S has set a new production vehicle record in the quarter mile |
| 0:08.7 | while customer deliveries of the Plaid S got pushed by a week. |
| 0:12.2 | Plus, a Tesla driver helped capture a suspect in a vehicle-related crime that sounds like it came out of a video game. |
| 0:19.0 | Tesla beefs up another major California supercharger and more. What's happening, |
| 0:44.0 | happening friends? |
| 0:45.0 | Welcome to Ride the Lightning. |
| 0:46.0 | It's your weekly Tesla Unofficial Podcast |
| 0:48.0 | for June 6, 2021, episode 305. |
| 0:52.0 | Daisy the Boxer, to to my left and she is fired up as of now. She's |
| 0:56.6 | been running around doing a little post-in-her playtime so we'll see how long that |
| 1:00.4 | lasts until she inevitably passes out. |
| 1:03.4 | But it's good to have her here. |
| 1:05.4 | I have our next follow-up for her. |
| 1:07.5 | They're going to do another echo cardiogram |
| 1:09.4 | of her heart early next week. |
| 1:11.6 | So I am looking forward to seeing as of now I'm looking forward to |
| 1:15.9 | hearing what the progress is and hope because hopefully it is progress and |
| 1:20.0 | hopefully we're not just treading water or moving in the wrong direction but it's been going in the right and hopefully it will continue to do so. |
| 1:25.0 | Real quick, I wanted to give a shout out |
| 1:30.4 | to a long time loyal listener and hotline caller Brian from Wapwallopin, Pennsylvania. |
| 1:37.0 | I want to congratulate Brian on the delivery of his new Model Y. |
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