Episode 411: Model 3’s ‘Project Highland’ Revamp Gets Ventilated Seats

Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast

Ryan McCaffrey

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4.8 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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More rumors about the features of the Model 3’s imminent Project Highland revamp, including video evidence of one of those rumors being true. Plus: a Cybertruck prototype is spotted rocking a look we haven’t seen before, new EV owners are overwhelmingly choosing the Model 3 and Model Y versus offerings from other automakers, and more!

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0:00.0	On this week's episode of Ride the Lightning, the Tesla Unofficial Podcast, more rumors about the features of the Model 3's
0:06.7	imminent Project Highland revamp, including video evidence of one of those rumors being true. Plus a cyber truck prototype is
0:15.6	spotted rocking a look we haven't seen before. New EV owners are
0:20.0	overwhelmingly choosing the model three and model
0:22.8	y versus offerings from other automakers and more. Oh, What's happening,
0:46.0	happening, friends? Welcome to Ride the Lightning, your weekly,
0:49.2	Tesla Unofficial Podcast. It's episode 411 for June 18th, 2023.
0:55.0	Good to be home back in San Francisco alongside not two but three dogs.
1:00.0	We are doing a little dog sitting for our family this week.
1:03.9	So I'm currently surrounded by three at the moment,
1:07.7	calm dogs, but doggy play time could break out
1:11.3	in any moment, so we'll see how things go. Hey good day out
1:14.4	there good morning good afternoon good evening to everyone except Tesla
1:19.4	short sellers who have lost a combined 12 billion plus dollars during Tesla's stock prices record
1:27.3	run over these past couple weeks.
1:29.4	The actual consecutive days of rising streak did come into an end this week but it closed
1:35.5	strongly on Friday it is now sitting at $260.54. It has been on quite a run lately. You know, some people, meaning the
1:49.2	short sellers, just really want to die on this hill financially speaking like financially
1:54.7	die on the hill of shorting Tesla stock I guess stubbornness is a heck of a drug
2:00.0	but the rest of you out there who are believers in this company can and should be enjoying this hot streak
2:08.7	Also as a quick warm up for this week before we get into the rest of the proper news.
2:14.3	Tesla is up to its tricks again of maximizing production efficiency wherever possible.
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