Episode 361: Tesla Preps Factories For MASSIVE Q4
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast
Ryan McCaffrey
4.8 • 988 Ratings
🗓️ 3 July 2022
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Tesla is preparing a massive production capability upgrade for Giga Shanghai as Giga Texas and Giga Berlin continue to ramp up, which should set up a huge finish to this year. Plus: it pays to drive a Tesla in Uber, the new head of NHTSA has his eye on Tesla Autopilot, and more!
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| 0:00.0 | On this week's episode of Ride the Lightning, the Tesla Unofficial Podcast, |
| 0:03.6 | Tesla is preparing a massive production capability upgrade for giga Shanghai |
| 0:08.8 | as giga Texas and giga Berlin continue to ramp up, |
| 0:12.2 | which should set up a huge finish to this year. |
| 0:15.2 | Plus, it pays to drive a Tesla in Uber. |
| 0:18.6 | The new head of NHTSA has his eye on Tesla autopilot and more. What's happening friends Ryan McCaffrey here with you alongside Daisy the boxer and also another four-legged house guest rue so if you hear any rough housing of the canine variety behind me, you know why. |
| 0:56.0 | I've got the door closed. |
| 0:57.0 | Both dogs are in here with me. |
| 0:59.0 | I'm here by myself. My wife's and kid are out of town. |
| 1:02.0 | So for acoustics, the door needs to be closed. by myself, my wife's and kid are out of town. |
| 1:02.9 | So for acoustics, the door needs to be closed and so any dog rough housing, you'll know why. |
| 1:09.5 | But in any case, I want to wish a happy 4th of July holiday weekend to my American listeners. |
| 1:14.8 | I hope you're enjoying it having a safe healthy fun time and I hope all of you |
| 1:21.2 | ludicrous to your backers and hire on my Patreon enjoyed this |
| 1:24.4 | week's lightning round mini episode which I thought okay these lightning rounds |
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| 1:33.5 | deep dive into Cyber Truck pricing to how much I think the variance are going to cost, what |
| 1:40.8 | options I think they're going to be, how much I think those options are going to cost, etc. |
| 1:45.0 | And I just kind of just kept right on going and had a what is hopefully a good 30 minute |
| 1:50.2 | mini episode. |
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