Episode 419: New Model 3 Project Highland Rumors, Cybertruck’s Frunk, and More!

Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast

Ryan McCaffrey

Elon, Leisure, Teslaroadster, Ev, Teslamodels, Roadster, Model3, Teslamodel3, Teslamodeliii, Tesla, Automotive, Bev, Gigafactory, Business News, Cars, Teslamotors, Modely, Cybertruck, Modelx, Electric, Elonmusk, Models, News, Electriccars, Teslamodelx, Semi

4.8 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2023

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Rumors out of Giga Shanghai suggest that the Project Highland Model 3 revamp is imminent, the Cybertruck’s frunk is seemingly revealed and it’s causing a lot of discussion in the Tesla community. Plus: a Tesla executive steps down, Hardware 4 looks to be different on the Model Y compared to the S and X, and more!

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0:00.0	On this week's episode of Ride the Lightning, the Tesla unofficial podcast, rumors out of Gigas Shanghai suggest that the Project Highland model 3 revamp is imminent.
0:10.0	The Cybertrucks Frunk is seemingly revealed and it's causing a lot of discussion in the Tesla community.
0:16.0	Plus, a Tesla executive steps down.
0:19.0	Hardware 4 looks to be different on the model Y compared to the s and x and more. What's happening friends alongside a very relaxed Daisy the Boxer I'm Ryan McCaffrey
0:49.2	This is Ride the Lightning the Tesla unofficial podcast episode 319 for August 13th,
0:56.6	2023.
0:58.6	Well, my family vacation last week was super fun,
1:02.3	but I got COVID for the first time. I had dodged it for three and a half years and I knew that going to Disneyland is basically the COVID equivalent of sticking your head in a lion's mouth at a circus.
1:17.0	But I knew the risk.
1:19.0	Sadly, my daughter also got it for the first time ever, although somehow my wife has managed to avoid it.
1:25.1	I'm feeling much better, my daughter's feeling much better. I even really lucked out that
1:30.4	not only were my symptoms pretty mild overall.
1:32.7	I kind of felt like I had the flu for about a day and a half,
1:35.1	but it didn't even hit me until right after we landed back home.
1:40.2	So I got to enjoy the entire trip and now I'm all better. I'm feeling good
1:46.6	So I'm happy to be back here doing ride the lightning for you now speaking of, this wasn't the real Patreon poll for this
1:56.2	week. I will have that for you coming up in a few minutes, but just for fun I
2:00.3	did make a second bonus extra Patreon poll this week asking what's your favorite
2:06.4	ride at Disneyland because I could do an entire show on that if if you wanted me to which I don't think any of you do but the winning
2:16.4	vote which I agree with I this would be my vote as well 23% of you
2:21.3	divided amongst many rides, is Star Wars Rise the Resistance, which I am of the
2:27.8	opinion that it's the best ride Disney has ever done.
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