Episode 469: Tesla Q2 Earnings Call Recap and Analysis

Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast

Ryan McCaffrey

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4.8 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2024

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Summary

Tesla held its quarterly shareholder meeting, and as always I’ve got a recap, highlights, and analysis from what CEO Elon Musk and the Tesla executive team had to say about Q2 2024. Plus: Cybertruck test drives have begun, 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 held its quarterly shareholder meeting, and as always I've got a recap, highlights,
0:09.2	and analysis from what CEO Elon Musk and the Tesla executive team had to say.
0:15.0	Plus, Cyber Truck test drives have begun and more. Oh, What's happening friends Ryan McCaffrey joining you alongside Daisy the Boxer as usual but also a new
0:44.7	four-legged friend I'll tell you about her at the end of the podcast I am again
0:49.5	recording on a Thursday evening for what I think is maybe the third week in a row.
0:54.0	There is so much going on.
0:56.0	The good news is all the Tesla news happened, which is why I feel good about doing this on a Thursday night.
1:02.0	This episode of course is all about Tesla's Q2 earnings call. I will
1:06.5	get into all of that and there is plenty to get into here shortly but yes I
1:11.1	have got some preparation I've got to do from the panels that I'm hosting at this weekend's Tesla takeover
1:18.6	This episode publishes on Sunday which is day two of said takeover. There is also going to be a Ride the
1:26.6	Lightning listener meet-up that I've been telling you about the last few weeks for that
1:30.1	and I cannot wait to meet a bunch of you and on that note before I continue with this week's podcast
1:36.5	I want to give a huge thanks to three people Victoria Ayakoveto, Tesla Hitchhiker 42, and Joanne.
1:45.7	The three of them have very graciously donated their time, effort, money to make this happen. There's going to be beer, wine for people there. You know, it's a pretty
1:56.4	informal thing, don't get me wrong. But I just thought this was going to be a couple of people
2:01.9	that wanted to meet up while we're all at the
2:05.0	X takeover, but it has turned into, according to my RSVP list, quite a good size group.
2:11.1	So I cannot wait to hang out with all of you should be a
2:14.5	super fun weekend down in San Louis, Obispo, California at the Madonna Inn
2:20.0	for the X takeover looking forward to it.
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