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!
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PeterPlan | Not an EV owner (yet), but greatly interested in the topic and enjoying your podcast! Many greetings from Germany! | 2018-12-09 |
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2025-01-19 |
Episode 494: Cybertruck Tops US EV Pickup Truck Sales in 2024 A not-even-fully-ramped-up-yet Cybertruck beats all of its competition to become the best-selling EV pickup truck of 2024. Plus: production of the new Model Y has reportedly begun in another one of Tesla’s gigafactories, Tesla tops another major automa... |
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2025-01-12 |
Episode 493: New Model Y (aka Project Juniper) Officially Revealed! The redesigned Model Y, aka Project Juniper, has been revealed by Tesla China. I’ll tell you about what’s new, my thoughts on the design, and when it’s launching in China. Plus: Tesla is the most searched-for car brand in America, every Tesla will soon... |
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2025-01-05 |
Episode 492: Analyzing Tesla’s 2024 Production and Delivery Numbers Tesla releases its production and delivery totals for Q4 – and thus we know the numbers for all of 2024. Did they hit their goal? Plus: Cybertruck now qualifies for the $7500 point-of-sale tax credit, the new Model 3 wins a big award in Europe, and mor... |
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2024-12-29 | It’s that time of year: time for my annual Tesla New Year’s predictions. I’ll make some predictions for what to expect from Tesla in 2025, as well as grade my predictions from last year. Plus: Tesla pivots from PPF to vinyl at its service centers, the ... | |
2024-12-22 | Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen gives a design overview of the Cybercab, Cybertruck owners get an interim supercharging speed boost as they wait for the full 500kW next year, FSD version 13 goes wide with good news for AI3 owners to boot, and... | |
2024-12-15 |
Episode 489: Tesla’s More Affordable Car: Sorting Through the Rumors Rumors have been going around about Tesla’s upcoming more-affordable car, and I’m here to help separate the facts from the fiction. Plus: Tesla’s charging standard will become the federal standard, the Cybercab project lead shares a few more details ab... |
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2024-12-08 |
Episode 488: Tesla Holiday Software Update Adds Huge New Features Tesla’s annual holiday software update is jam-packed with fantastic new features. Plus: the rollout of FSD version 13 has begun, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been denied his compensation package by a Delaware judge once again, and more! If you enjoy the po... |
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2024-12-01 |
Episode 487: Special Guest: Tesla’s Former Referral Program Director I sit down for a lengthy conversation with Taylor Robinette, who used to run the customer referral program at Tesla. We discuss the various iterations of the program over the years, what it’s like going from a Tesla fan to a Tesla employee, and much mo... |
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2024-11-24 | Tesla looks like they’re planning multiple high-passenger vehicles, a popular upgrade option returns on the new Model 3, Tesla sweetens the deal for customers taking delivery in the stretch run of 2024, and more! If you enjoy the podcast and would like... | |
2024-11-17 |
Episode 485: Insane 500kW Supercharging on the Way for Cybertruck! Tesla announced version 4 Supercharging cabinets that will allow Cybertrucks to supercharge at double the peak rate of the rest of the Tesla fleet. Plus: Cybertruck’s lead engineer is honored by TIME Magazine, NHTSA has a beef with Tesla over the compa... |