Episode 425: Evidence Found for Highland Model 3 Performance Version
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast
Ryan McCaffrey
4.8 • 988 Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2023
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
Credible evidence has been found for a new Model 3 Performance after that version wasn’t in the initial Project Highland rollout – and it might be quicker than the old one. Plus: factory tours are back – but there’s a catch, another fun Cybertruck feature has been confirmed, 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 | credible evidence has been found for a new model 3 performance |
| 0:08.0 | after that version wasn't in the initial project Tylen rollout |
| 0:12.0 | and it might be quicker than the old one. |
| 0:14.7 | Plus, factory tours are back but there's a catch. |
| 0:18.8 | Another fun cyber truck feature has been confirmed and more. What's happening, |
| 0:33.0 | happening, |
| 0:34.0 | I'm Ryan McCaffrey as always joining you for another |
| 0:47.0 | week's episode of Ride the Lightning, the Tesla Unofficial Podcast. This one is |
| 0:51.4 | episode 425 for September 24th, 2023. |
| 0:57.0 | Well, I had a wonderful birthday this past week. |
| 1:00.0 | I want to say thank you to all of you for the very kind birthday wishes on email, |
| 1:05.2 | Twitter, Instagram. |
| 1:07.1 | Sadly, my plan to have a Model S Plaid rental over this weekend actually fell through because I guess the car was no longer available |
| 1:17.8 | My wife was coordinating it, but oh well at least I have had the pleasure of driving one before, but that doesn't matter. |
| 1:26.3 | What matters is what's going on now in the Tesla world. |
| 1:29.6 | That's what you want to hear about. |
| 1:31.1 | And as always, there is plenty to discuss including a whole bunch of appetizers here. So I'm just going to start with a |
| 1:38.4 | quick fun follow-up from a couple of shows back. When I had wondered aloud if the Kettleman City Supercharger in Central California, |
| 1:48.0 | what with its private lounge for Tesla drivers and built-in espresso bar and merch stand, had any competition |
| 1:56.0 | anywhere in the world for the title of Coolest Supercharger on Earth. |
| 2:01.0 | Well, listener and Patreon backer Paul wrote to me with a couple of |
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