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Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast
Tesla Motors enthusiasts looking for a show about the latest news and analysis on the all-electric high-performance vehicle company need look no further. Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast is a weekly show made for Tesla fans and owners by Tesla community veteran Ryan McCaffrey. Each week we'll cover everything happening with the Model 3, Model S, Model X, Gigafactory, and more!
Episodes
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- Episode 371: Model Y Is Europe’s Safest Car Ever
- Episode 370: Big Change Rumored for 2023 Model 3 and Y
- Episode 369: The Price of FSD Is Going Up Again
- Episode 368: Interview: Unplugged Performance Cofounder Talks Tesla Mods
- Episode 367: The $7500 EV Tax Credit Is Coming Back…but With a Catch
- Episode 366: Shareholder Meeting Recap and Analysis
- Episode 365: Interview With a Former Tesla Engineer
- Episode 364: Q2 Earnings Call Recap, Highlights, and Analysis
- Episode 363: First V4 Supercharger Details
- Episode 362: Tesla Production Hangs Tough During Bumpy Q2
- Episode 361: Tesla Preps Factories For MASSIVE Q4
- Episode 360: Cybertruck Timeline Finalized
- Episode 359: Tesla Stock Split Details Revealed + EAP Returns?
- Episode 358: New Cybertruck Details Revealed
- Episode 357: More Deluxe Superchargers on the Way
- Episode 356: Tesla’s Drive-In Diner/Supercharger Is Finally Real
- Episode 355: The Texas-Built Model Y 2.0 Is Finally Available…Kinda
- Episode 354: Elon Talks Cybertruck vs. EV Truck Rivals
- Episode 353: Model 3 Is #1 in Europe, Model S Plaid Is #1 on the Race Track
- Episode 352: Tesla Dominating Rivals in EV Space
- Episode 351: Tesla Q1 Earnings Call Recap and Analysis
- Episode 350: Keeping the Original Roadsters Alive - Gruber Motors Interview
- Episode 349: Giga Texas Cyber Rodeo Recap + Tesla Sets Quarterly Delivery Record
- Episode 348: Hertz Adds Model Y to EV Rental Fleet
- Episode 347: Elon Talks New Paint Colors, Future Products in Berlin
- Episode 346: New Cheaper Model Y Version Imminent?
- Episode 345: Tesla Dominates Growing EV Market to Start 2022
- Episode 344: Tesla Is Reportedly Doubling Down in Shanghai
- Episode 343: New Model S Gets Minor Refresh
- Episode 342: Texas-Made Model Y’s Getting Closer
- Episode 341: Next-Gen Roadster Update from Franz
- Episode 340: Big Supercharger Boost (Reportedly) on the Way
- Episode 339: Product Roadmap Update + Q4 Earnings Recap and Analysis
- Episode 338: Tesla’s Impressive New Vehicle Safety Report
- Episode 337: Cybertruck (Reportedly) Delayed Again
- Episode 336: Tesla’s Huge 2021 (the Numbers Are in!)
- Episode 335: My 2022 Tesla Predictions
- Episode 334: Tesla’s Holiday Software Update Brings Cheer
- Episode 333: Tesla Semi Production (Reportedly) Underway!
- Episode 332: Upgrades Coming for Model 3 and Y in 2022
- Episode 331: Cybertruck Gets Quad-Motor Option!
- Episode 330: Interview: Tesla Detailing With a Professional Detailer
- Episode 329: Tesla Dominates Consumer Reports Owner Survey...Again
- Episode 328: Tesla Semi Is Delivering...This Year??
- Episode 327: Model 3 Gets Even Better for 2022
- Episode 326: Hertz Orders 100,000 Model 3’s
- Episode 325: Q3 Earnings Call Recap and Analysis
- Episode 324: Elon Gives Key Updates From Giga Berlin
- Episode 323: Shareholder Meeting Recap and Analysis
- Episode 322: The Cyberquad Is Back...Sort Of
- Episode 321: Tesla Breaks Ground on the ‘Megafactory’
- Episode 320: FSD Button: The Final Countdown Begins
- Episode 319: Model S Plaid Bests the ‘Ring
- Episode 318: Roadster Delayed Again + FSD Finally Imminent
- Episode 317: Tesla’s App Redesign Rocks!
- Episode 316: AI Day Recap and Analysis
- Episode 315: Does a $25k ‘Model 2’ Already Exist? Plus: I Drove the Plaid!
- Episode 314: Interview: Race Car Driver and Tesla Owner Leilani Münter
- Episode 313: Q2 Earnings Call Highlights and Analysis
- Episode 312: Tesla Sweeps Podium in 1,000-Mile EV Race
- Episode 311: FSD Monthly Subscription Arrives!
- Episode 310: Elon Gives Cybertruck Update
- Episode 309: Tesla Breaks its Quarterly Delivery Record...Again
- Episode 308: One Million Model 3’s!
- Episode 307: Plaid Model S Owner Gives His 1-Week Impressions
- Episode 306: I Went to Plaid! (aka the Plaid Model S Delivery Event)
- Episode 305: Plaid Model S Sets Quarter-Mile Record
- Episode 304: Goodbye Radar, Hello Tesla Vision
- Episode 303: Roadster 2.0: Zero to 60mph in 1.1 Seconds!
- Episode 302: Tesla Demand Is to the Moon!
- Episode 301: the Cybertruck (for Your Desk…) Is Coming Soon
- Episode 300: Q1 Earnings Call Recap, Highlights, and Analysis
- Episode 299: All Hail the Model Y, the New King of Teslas
- Episode 298: Cybertruck Visits Giga Texas
- Episode 297: World-Record 98-Stall Supercharger Is Coming
- Episode 296: Tesla Crushes Q1 Delivery Expectations
- Episode 295: Cybertruck Won’t Have Door Handles?!
- Episode 294: One Step Closer to Cybertruck Factory Deliveries
- Episode 293: FSD Beta Program Excitement Continues
- Episode 292: FSD’s Release Window Narrows
- Episode 291: Standard Range Model Y Discontinued
- Episode 290: Elon Talks Cybertruck, Roadster, and More
- Episode 289: The $25k Tesla Will Be Revealed...This Year!?
- Episode 288: Special Guest: Marques ‘MKBHD’ Brownlee
- Episode 287: Model S & X Refresh Is Official + Q4 Earnings Call Recap
- Episode 286: Is This Long-Awaited Model 3 Feature Finally Imminent?
- Episode 285: Tesla: Where 5-Star Safety Is S3XY
- Episode 284: Model Y Gets Unexpected Surprise + Expected 7-Seater
- Episode 283: Even More Model 3 and Model Y Changes
- Episode 282: My 2021 Tesla Predictions
- Episode 281: a Hint of the Model S and X Refresh?
- Episode 280: Two More Cool New Features Coming Soon
- Episode 279: Where Is the 7-Seat Model Y?
- Episode 278: Model S Gets Better...Again
- Episode 277: Tesla Joins the S&P 500
- Episode 276: Tesla’s Supercharger Milestone
- Episode 275: More Cybertruck Updates + Tesla Tequila Is Real!
- Episode 274: Interesting Cybertruck Rumors...
- Episode 273: Q3 Earnings Call Recap and Analysis
- Episode 272: Big Model 3 Changes + S, X, and Y Updates Too!
- Episode 271: Autopilot Phantom Braking Solved?
- Episode 270: Tesla Sets Another Delivery Record
- Episode 269: Battery Day Recap and Analysis
- Episode 268: 7 Rumored Model 3 Changes
- Episode 267: Small Cybertruck Update + Westport’s Model 3 Police Car
- Episode 266: Tesla Telepathy + Randy Pobst Interview
- Episode 265: Model 3 Ditching Chrome Trim?
- Episode 264: Autopilot Hardware 4 Rumors Swirl
- Episode 263: Tesla Readying Next-Gen Autopilot
- Episode 262: Elon Talks Cybertruck, Paint Quality, and More
- Episode 261: the Model 3 Turns 3
- Episode 260: Q2 Earnings Call Highlights and Analysis
- Episode 259: Major Model Y News
- Episode 258: Tesla Breaks Website With...Short Shorts??
- Episode 257: Tesla’s Surprising Q2 Deliveries
- Episode 256: Tesla’s Next Battery Frontier
- Episode 255: Tesla, Texas Nearing Cybertruck Gigafactory Deal
- Episode 254: Tesla Semi and Model Y Go Full Speed Ahead
- Episode 253: Model Y’s New Winter Upgrades + a Tesla van?
- Episode 252: Jay Leno Drives Cybertruck + My Sandy Munro Interview
- Episode 251: Is Full Self-Driving Worth $100,000?
- Episode 250: Tesla vs. California
- Episode 249: Elon Talks Roadster, Jay Leno Talks Cybertruck
- Episode 248: Q1 Earnings Call Highlights and Analysis
- Episode 247: Model S (Somehow) Gets Quicker
- Episode 246: Cybertruck Updates from Elon
- Episode 245: Tesla Sets Reopening Date
- Episode 244: Q1 Delivery Numbers + Munro’s Model Y Teardown
- Episode 243: Model Y Updates and New Details
- Episode 242: Tesla Factory Temporarily Shutting Down
- Episode 241: Model Y Arrives + New Rumors
- Episode 240: Model 3’s New Track Package
- Episode 239: ‘Congratulations, Your Model Y Is Ready for Delivery’
- Episode 238: Plaid Model S Range Revealed
- Episode 237: Model Y Tire Details Revealed
- Episode 236: Gigafactory 5 in Texas?
- Episode 235: Q4 Earnings Call Recap and Analysis
- Episode 234: The LEGO Cybertruck Lives
- Episode 233: Is Model Y Imminent?
- Episode 232: Tesla’s (New) Record Quarter + Cybertruck’s First Award
- Episode 231: Gigafactory 3’s Milestone + Stardew Valley Interview
- Episode 230: My 2020 Tesla Predictions
- Episode 229: Model 3 Dual Motor Gets Faster...for a Price
- Episode 228: HBO Go and More In-Car Apps on the Way
- Episode 227: Cybertruck Production Update (Good News and Bad News)
- Episode 226: the Cybertruck Reaction Cycle
- Episode 225: I Rode in the Cybertruck
- Episode 224: Gigafactory 4 Is a Go
- Episode 223: The Cybertruck is Coming
- Episode 222: Improvements to S, X, and 3
- Episode 221: Q3 Earnings Call Highlights and Analysis
- Episode 220: My Franz von Holzhausen Interview
- Episode 219: More Hidden Goodies, More Acquisitions
- Episode 218: Tesla’s Record Quarter
- Episode 217: New Model S Wheels + New V10 Features
- Episode 216: V10 Rollout Begins + Cuphead Interview
- Episode 215: They’ve Gone to Plaid!
- Episode 214: Tesla Vehicles Go Vegan
- Episode 213: Tesla Insurance Is Here
- Episode 212: Good News for Model Y Customers
- Episode 211: Spotify, Supercharging, and Smart Air Suspension
- Episode 210: 17 Pro Tips and a Special Guest!
- Episode 209: Software V10 Is Going to Be Awesome
- Episode 208: Q2 Earnings Recap and Analysis
- Episode 207: Tesla Slashes Prices, Tweaks Options
- Episode 206: Elon Says No to Model S/X Redesign
- Episode 205: Tesla Crushes Q2 Expectations
- Episode 204: Tesla’s Skunkworks Battery Project
- Episode 203: The First Tesla Pickup Truck Is Here...Sort Of
- Episode 202: Shareholders Meeting Recap + Elon at E3
- Episode 201: Model S/X Redesign Rumors
- Episode 200: My Elon Musk Interview
- Episode 199: Elon’s Various Updates
- Episode 198: Tesla’s State-by-State Battles Take a New Form
- Episode 197: Tesla’s Software Team Keeps Crushing It
- Episode 196: Global Good News Roundup
- Episode 195: Q1 Earnings + Autonomy Day Recap and Analysis
- Episode 194: Best-Of RTL – Tesla’s 2011 Open House and Jason Calacanis Interview
- Episode 193: Model 3 Option Changes + Leasing
- Episode 192: The Full Self-Driving Computer Is Ready
- Episode 191: Autopilot Levels Up
- Episode 190: Tesla’s Texas Troubles
- Episode 189: Model Y Reveal Event Reactions
- Episode 188: Model Y Is Coming & V3 Supercharging Is Here!
- Episode 187: the $35,000 Promise Is Fulfilled
- Episode 186: Elon Talks Full Self-Driving
- Episode 185: 1.21 Gigawatts!
- Episode 184: Model 3 Gets a Price Cut
- Episode 183: Q4 Earnings Call Recap and Analysis
- Episode 182: Sentry Mode, Activate!
- Episode 181: Hack Your Way to a Free Model 3
- Episode 180: You Will Believe a Roadster Can Fly
- Episode 179: Tesla’s Huge 2018
- Episode 178: New Model 3 Wheels + Tesla Predictions for 2019
- Episode 177: Easter Eggs for Christmas
- Episode 176: Elon on CBS’s 60 Minutes
- Episode 175: European Model 3 Orders Begin
- Episode 174: Tesla on ‘the Simpsons’
- Episode 173: V3 Superchargers and New Model 3 Wheels
- Episode 172: Big Changes for Model S and X
- Episode 171: Tesla’s New Patents + New Chairman
- Episode 170: Navigate on Autopilot Impressions + Elon’s Latest Interview
- Episode 169: Tesla Is Profitable!
- A Tesla Beginner's Guide: Buying and Owning Model 3, Model S, or Model X
- Episode 168: a Cheaper Model 3 Arrives!
- Episode 167: ‘Safety’ Is Model 3’s Middle Name
- Episode 166: Tesla’s Record-Setting Q3
- Episode 165: V9 Software Details + SEC vs. Elon
- Episode 164: Five Stars in Every Category
- Episode 163: Tesla Eliminates 2 Paint Colors
- Episode 162: Joe Rogan Interviews Elon + V9 Software Preview
- Episode 161: Tesla Defeats (Doug) Ford
- Episode 160: Tesla Stays Public + Jay Leno’s Roadster Ride
- Episode 159: Jason Calacanis Interview + Elon Musk’s Busy Week
- Episode 158: Elon’s Private Tesla Plan
- Episode 157: Q2 Earnings Call Recap and Analysis
- Special Bonus Episode: Delivery Day!
- Episode 156: “Hi, My Name Is VIN. I Have a DELIVERY For You”
- Episode 155: Model 3 Profitability + P3D Test Drive Impressions
- Episode 154: US Federal Tax Credit Phase-Out Begins
- Episode 153: 7,000 Teslas in 7 Days!
- Episode 152: Cheaper Performance Model 3 + Tesla Pickup Details
- Episode 151: the First Performance Model 3 Is Born
- Episode 150: Roadster’s SpaceX Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction
- Episode 149: Shareholder Meeting Recap and Analysis
- Episode 148: Consumer Reports Affects Positive Change for Model 3
- Episode 147: Elon’s Latest Tweetstorm: Model Y, Superchargers + More!
- Episode 146: Model 3 Performance Price and Specs Revealed!
- Episode 145: Performance Model 3 Release Date Confirmed!
- Episode 144: Q1 Earnings Call Highlights and Analysis (aka Mr. Musk’s Wild Ride)
- Episode 143: Model 3 Goes Global
- Episode 142: Elon Musk Gets Serious About Model 3 Production
- Episode 141: Model 3 Dual Motor Update + Model Y Update
- Episode 140: Model 3 Ramp Makes Progress in Q1
- Episode 139: Performance Model 3 Hits the Track?
- Episode 138: Model 3’s First New Option Is...
- Episode 137: Elon Speaks at SXSW + a Big Model S/X Upgrade
- Episode 136: Goodyear Working on a Better Tesla Tire
- Episode 135: Model 3 Line-Waiters’ ‘Something Special’ Revealed
- Episode 134: Non-Owner Model 3 Invites Arrive!
- Episode 133: More Model 3 Driving Impressions
- Episode 132: Model 3 Delayed Again + Q4 Earnings Call Analysis
- Episode 131: Rethinking the Performance Model 3
- Episode 130: Elon Musk’s Next Decade
- Episode 129: Model 3 Gets More Efficient + New Model S Wheels
- Episode 128: Model 3’s Not-So-Premium Upgrade Package
- Episode 127: Production Hell Continues
- Episode 126: Tesla Pickup Confirmed + 2018 Predictions
- Episode 125: Model 3 Warranty Details Revealed
- Episode 124: Model 3 Production Boost + Good EV Tax Credit News
- Episode 123: Federal EV Tax Incentive Update + Ben Sullins (TeslaCon) Interview
- Episode 122: Model 3 DOESN’T Win Motor Trend Car of the Year
- Episode 121: Model 3 Non-Employee Invitations Begin + My Pre-Delivery Suggestions
- Episode 120: New Roadster and Semi Revealed, aka Elon Musk Drops the Mic
- Episode 119: I Drove the Model 3!
- Episode 118: Model 3 Deliveries Delayed + Q3 Earnings Analysis
- Episode 117: “Uncorking” the 75Ds + Model 3’s Long(er) Range Battery
- Episode 116: No Free (Supercharged) Rides in Model 3
- Episode 115: Model 3 Scalpers, Tesla Sells Car Insurance + More!
- Episode 114: Model 3’s Production Hell + Tesla Semi Leak?
- Episode 113: More Model 3s are Coming
- Episode 112: All-Wheel Drive or Bust for Model S
- Episode 111: Urban Superchargers + Tesla Does the Right Thing vs. Irma
- Episode 110: Model 3 MPGe Numbers Revealed
- Episode 109: Another New Model 3 Option Confirmed
- Episode 108: About Model 3’s Battery Pack, Resale Value + More!
- Episode 107: First White-Interior Model 3 Spotted + Model 3 Accessories
- Episode 106: 20-Inch Model 3 Wheels Are Back + Autopilot Hardware 2.5
- Episode 105: More Model 3 Details Revealed, Model Y Update + More!
- Episode 104: Model 3 Delivery Event Reactions and Analysis
- Episode 103: Model 3 Back Seat Details Revealed
- Episode 102: The Secret Next-Gen Roadster + Midnight Silver Model 3 Spotted
- Episode 101: Model 3 is Ready + Model S Gets Upgraded
- Episode 100: Model 3’s Imminent Release Date
- Episode 99: Hints About Model 3’s Range
- Episode 98: More on Model 3 Tires + Model X Crash Test Rating
- Episode 97: Elon at the Shareholders’ Meeting + Model Y Teaser Image
- Episode 96: Visiting the Tesla Factory + More Model 3 Updates
- Episode 95: Model 3 Battery Sizes Revealed + Signature Red Spotted!
- Episode 94: Free Unlimited Supercharging Is Back...Sort Of
- Episode 93: a Red Model 3 Appears
- Episode 92: Updates on Model Y, Model 3, Minibus, and More!
- Episode 91: Tesla Teases the Semi Truck
- Episode 90: Changes to Model S and Model X
- Episode 89: Key Dates Revealed for Model 3, Semi-Truck, and Pickup Truck
- Episode 88: Model 3 Spotted in the Wild
- Episode 87: Your Reactions to Elon’s Tweetstorm
- Episode 86: Elon Drops a TON of New Model 3 Info
- Episode 85: Model 3 Reaches Another Major Milestone
- Episode 84: Tesla Aims to Foil Its Aluminum Bodywork Backlog
- Episode 83: Model 3 Goes Beta
- Episode 82: Model 3 Release Date Starts to Solidify
- Episode 81: A Model S-Driving Hero
- Episode 80: Major Model 3 News
- Episode 79: Tesla Motors Is No More. Just Call ‘em ‘Tesla’
- Episode 78: Model 3 Gets a New ‘3’
- Episode 77: The 100D Arrives + Model 3 Motor News
- Episode 76: Ludicrous+, Supercharger Credits, and Elon Musk’s Favorite Video Games
- Episode 75: Gigafactory Production Is a Go!
- Episode 74: A 5-Minute Supercharge?
- Episode 73: Model 3 Remains ‘on Track’ for 2017
- Episode 72: Tesla Punishes Supercharger Squatters
- Episode 71: Supercharger Update + Elon on South Park
- Episode 70: Tesla Defeats Virginia Auto Dealers
- Episode 69: Here Comes the 100D
- Episode 68: Ludicrous Gets Ludicrous-er + SolarCity Merger Is a Go
- Episode 67: Model 3 Supercharging Details Revealed
- Episode 66: Model 3 Goes Solar, Model S Goes Glass, Model X Folds Flat
- Episode 65: Tesla Is Profitable + Solar Roof
- Episode 64: Tesla’s Self-Driving Future Starts Now
- Episode 63: Tesla’s Mystery Product Announcement
- Episode 62: R.I.P. Titanium Metallic Silver and Solid White Paint Colors
- Episode 61: Happy Birthday, Model X!
- Episode 60: Tesla Sues Michigan, Rolls Out “Dog Mode,” and More
- Episode 59: Better Autopilot, an Elon Musk Impersonator, and More Wackiness
- Episode 58: Spotify and Morgan Freeman
- Episode 57: Model 3 Supercharging Details Revealed?
- Episode 56: What the P100D Means for Model 3
- Episode 55: 12 Tesla News Stories
- Episode 54: Autopilot 2.0 and the P100D Approach
- Episode 53: Model 3 Gets Attacked
- Episode 52: The Gigafactory is Open
- Episode 51: Elon’s Master Plan Part 2
- Episode 50: Model X Gets Cheaper + Model 3’s Trunk
- Episode 49: Elon Musk vs. Fortune Magazine
- Episode 48: Model 3’s Power and an Autopilot Tragedy
- Episode 47: Tesla Proposes to SolarCity
- Episode 46: Why Hast Thou Forsaken Us, California?
- Episode 45: Model S Gets Cheaper
- Episode 44: Model 3 Supercharging Isn’t Free
- Episode 43: A Self-Driving Model 3?
- Episode 42: Preparing to Build the Model 3
- Episode 41: Model 3’s Measurements
- Episode 40: Model 3 Is Coming Sooner Than You Think
- Episode 39: Model 3 Ludicrous Mode and Tire Sizes Confirmed
- Episode 38: What Do Model X’s Teething Issues Mean for Model 3?
- Episode 37: Meet the New Model S
- Episode 36: Elon Reveals Many More Model 3 Details
- Episode 35: I Rode in the Model 3
- Episode 34: ‘Twas the Night Before Model 3...
- Episode 33: More Model 3 Reservation Details Revealed
- Episode 32: Model S’s New Wheels
- Episode 31: A Wild P100D Appears
- Episode 30: Tesla vs. Indiana (a.k.a. General Motors)
- Episode 29: Finally, a Tesla Anyone Can Afford!
- Episode 28: Model 3 Reservation Info Revealed
- Episode 27: Lawyer Up, Michigan!
- Episode 26: The Death of the 85kWh Battery
- Episode 25: A Falcon-Winged Lawsuit
- Episode 24: Tesla Makes K.I.T.T. a Real Thing
- Episode 23: Tesla's Competition Arrives
- Episode 22: Will the Model S Get a Facelift?
- Episode 21: I Drove a Model X (Oh, and Deliveries Have Begun!)
- Episode 20: Hello, Launch Mode!
- Episode 19: Tesla Heads Into the Middle East, Out of Detroit
- Episode 18: Full Model X Pricing Info Revealed
- Episode 17: the Model 3 Leaks Begin
- Episode 16: Elon Musk, the Chef
- Episode 15: Q3 Results and Analysis
- Episode 14: Model S (The ‘S’ Stands for ‘Superman’)
- Episode 13: Consumer Reports Changes Its Mind
- Episode 12: Autopilot
- Episode 11: Aftermath of the Model X Reveal
- Episode 10: Model X Reveal Event Recap
- Episode 09: ‘Twas the Night Before Model X...
- Episode 08: Meet the 550-Mile Model S
- Episode 07: the Calm Before the Storm
- Episode 06: The Model X Design Studio is Open
- Episode 05: Breaking Records and Review Scales
- Episode 04: Everything is Not Always Black or White
- Episode 03: Model X Shoe Sizes and how Tesla is Like the Model T
- Episode 02: Model X Design Studio, Model 3 Tease, and a Creepy Metal Charger Snake
- Episode 01: Ludicrous Mode, Model S Referrals, and Introductions
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