Episode 370: Big Change Rumored for 2023 Model 3 and Y

Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast

Ryan McCaffrey

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🗓️ 4 September 2022

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

A new rumor suggests that a big change is coming for the Model 3 and Y in the 2023 model year: a new steering wheel with push-button turn signals and no stalks, similar to the new S and X. Plus: a Cybertruck is spotted doing some serious road testing, Tesla has plans to add another battery production facility in Fremont, and more!

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0:00.0	On this week's episode of Ride the Lightning, the Tesla Unofficial Podcast, a new rumors suggest that a big change is coming for the model 3 and why in the 2023 model year.
0:10.5	A new steering wheel with push button turn signals and no stalks similar to the new
0:15.8	SNX. Plus, a cyber truck is spotted doing some serious road testing. Tesla has plans to add another battery production facility in Fremont
0:25.8	and more. Oh, Alongside my canine
0:47.0	my canine companion Daisy the Boxer,
0:49.8	I'm Ryan McCaffrey, this is episode 370 of Ride the Lightning, the Tesla Unofficial Podcast
0:55.2	for Labor Day weekend here in the US.
0:57.1	It's September 4, 2022, and there's so much to get to once again this week.
1:03.4	I will give you an update on my weird autopilot problem that I talked about last week.
1:08.3	I'll do that towards the end of the podcast
1:10.6	and towards the end I'll also tell you about some other Tesla news in my
1:14.8	household as well. But first I hope all of you ludicrous tier backers and hire on my
1:20.4	Patreon got to enjoy this week's lightning round mini episode which was about on my I figured I'd tell you all about the process on this week's lightning round.
1:35.7	Now as a reminder, anytime anybody joins the Patreon at the ludicrous tier or higher,
1:41.4	you'll get access to all of these lightning round mini episodes
1:44.8	as well as the other 70-something bonus mini episodes I'd done prior to starting this new
1:50.7	lightning round weekly format. You can find out more on my Patreon page which is
1:55.7	Patreon.com slash Tesla Podcast.
2:00.1	Let's get right into it this week with the big story, at least in my view the headline topic this week.
2:06.6	Huge news for the model three and model why.
2:09.4	And if it's true and it appears to be, it will affect everyone who has an order due to be
2:15.6	delivered next year for a three or a why as well as everyone yet to order that
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