Episode 420: Tesla Introduces Standard Range Model S and X
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast
Ryan McCaffrey
4.8 • 988 Ratings
🗓️ 20 August 2023
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
Tesla has introduced a new variant for the Model S and Model X, but is it going to boost sales on those cars? Plus: yet more Project Highland rumors suggest the launch of the revamped Model 3 is imminent (at least in China), one of Tesla’s major battery suppliers has a new cell that can recharge exceptionally quickly, and more!
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| 0:00.0 | On this week's episode of Ride the Lightning, the Tesla Unofficial Podcast, |
| 0:04.0 | Tesla has introduced a new variant for the Model S and Model X, |
| 0:08.0 | but is it going to boost sales on those cars? |
| 0:12.0 | Plus, yet more Project Highland rumors suggest the launch of the revamped |
| 0:16.5 | Model 3 is imminent, at least in China. One of Tesla's major battery suppliers has a new cell that can recharge exceptionally quickly and more. Oh, What's happening, |
| 0:46.0 | happening friends, I'm Ryan McCaffrey here with you for episode |
| 0:49.7 | 420 of Ride the Lightning, your Weekly Tesla Unofficial Podcast for August 20th, |
| 0:56.5 | 2023. I guess the only way that could have been more poetic is if it would have |
| 1:00.8 | been April 20th for episode 420 on 420, but in any case, |
| 1:06.8 | happy episode 420 to all who celebrate. |
| 1:10.3 | And for what it's worth, I will say, knowing Elon Musk's sense of humor, I did make an attempt |
| 1:18.1 | to get a certain CEO who is amused by that number to come on the podcast this week. |
| 1:24.0 | I got a hold of an email address on that I thought from somebody I trusted that I thought |
| 1:30.3 | might have been the right one. |
| 1:32.3 | Whether it was or wasn't, I'll never know |
| 1:34.4 | because I didn't get any response. |
| 1:35.9 | Although I didn't get a bounce back, |
| 1:38.1 | so there's at least that. |
| 1:39.2 | But anyway, no such luck this time. |
| 1:42.3 | For now, episode 200 is still the only time that Elon Musk has appeared on this podcast. |
| 1:49.0 | Some quick bites before I get going here. I'll start with a quick correction on what I said |
| 1:55.0 | about referring yourself last week if you're doing the FSD trade-in or just |
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