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Ride the Lightning: Tesla and EV Podcast

Episode 35: I Rode in the Model 3

Ride the Lightning: Tesla and EV Podcast

Ryan McCaffrey

News, Automotive, Business News, Leisure

4.71K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2016

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

Model 3 is here, and I got to go see it and ride in it! I’ll tell you about that, plus audio clips from my brief chats with Tesla representatives, my reservation line camp-out experience, some of YOUR reservation line experiences, and so much more!

What do you think of Model 3? Like it? Love it? Got any good line stories? I'd love to hear them for next week's show! Leave a message on the Ride the Lightning hotline anytime with your stories or any other question, comment, or discussion topic. The toll-free number to call or (better yet) Skype is 1-888-989-8752.

Also, if you're about to buy a Model S, visit http://ts.la/peter6387 to get a $1,200 credit towards a home charging installation. Hurry, the referral program ends soon!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Coming up this week on Ride the Lightning, the Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast, I'll bet you can guess what's coming up.

0:06.0

It's the day we've all been waiting for. Model 3 is here, and I got to go see it and ride in it.

0:12.0

I'll tell you about that, plus my reservation line experience,

0:15.8

some of your reservation line experiences, and so much more. Oh, Welcome to Ride The Lightning, the Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast.

0:39.5

Welcome to Ride The

0:41.0

Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast episode 35

0:44.4

fittingly considering the model 3 is a 35,000-dollar car for April 1st

0:50.0

2016 it is not an April Fool's joke coming to you a little bit early just got so

0:54.9

much to talk about so much so many stories to share from the last 24 36 hours or

1:01.7

so of my life.

1:03.8

Of course, we're talking model three and I'll work through my entire last day

1:12.0

and a half with you later because it's been it's been quite a ride for me personally

1:16.4

but literally and figuratively actually but first I want to just open the show straight up. Let's get right to the point.

1:24.0

Let's talk about the car, the model three.

1:27.6

I got to go to the event.

1:28.9

I got to see it up close and personal.

1:31.6

I got to ride in it, and I am just extremely grateful.

1:34.7

Let me say at the top in case, just to put it out of public record, I am extremely

1:40.2

grateful to Tesla for the opportunity and I really appreciate it. It was great to get

1:45.2

down there. I'd booked my flight. You know, it was well worth the trip and well worth the sort of

1:51.2

altering of

1:53.1

of plan that it required.

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