Ride the Lightning: Tesla and EV Podcast

Weekly show analyzing Tesla vehicles, products and industry news AI summary

Ryan McCaffrey Visit website › Leisure · EN · 591 episodes · latest 2026-11-08

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Ride the Lightning: The Tesla Unofficial Podcast is the world's longest-running weekly Tesla show, made for Tesla fans and owners by Tesla community veteran Ryan McCaffrey. Each week we'll discuss and analyze everything happening with the Cybertruck, Model 3, Model S, Model X, Model Y, Roadster, and more!

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Episode 588: The Cybertruck Will Be Discontinued in 2027

2026-11-08 · 1 hr 30 min

The announcement I've been braced for has unfortunately been made: the Tesla Cybertruck will be discontinued next year. Plus: a new and previously unannounced major metro area has just launched Tesla Robotaxi service,…
Episode 587: New FSD Safety Report Reveals Impressive Numbers

2026-11-01 · 1 hr 30 min

Tesla released its latest FSD Supervised safety report, and the data is becoming quite conclusive in favor of Tesla's driver-assistance technology. Plus: the Cybercab begins to take over Austin, Tesla rolls out a new…
Episode 586: Roadster Follow-Ups + Tesla Q3 Earnings Call Highlights

2026-10-25 · 2 hr 15 min

Tesla released a bunch of new information about the next-gen Roadster since my last episode, so I'll catch you up on all of that. Plus: highlights and analysis from Tesla's Q3 earnings call, bad news for Cybertruck fans…
Episode 585: Tesla Roadster Finally Re-Revealed – and I Was There!

2026-10-18 · 1 hr 56 min

Tesla finally re-revealed the new Tesla Roadster and showed off its insane capabilities – and I was lucky enough to be there to see it with my own eyes. I can't wait to tell you all about this moment I've been waiting…
Episode 584: 'Tesla-Assisted Driving' Finally Imminent for Europe

2026-10-11 · 1 hr 45 min

Full Self Driving (Supervised) appears to finally be imminent for Europe, albeit under a different name. Plus: US-built Model 3's and Y's finally get Powershare Home Backup, Rivian beats delivery expectations, and more!…
Episode 583: Model 3 Gets Better and Supercharging Gets Safer

2026-10-04 · 1 hr 39 min

The re-reveal of the next-generation Tesla Roadster got delayed again, but this time Mother Nature is to blame. Plus: Tesla releases its impressive Q3 production and delivery numbers, the Model 3 gets some fun new…
Episode 582: Tesla Semi Rolls Out + Another Roadster Teaser

2026-09-27 · 1 hr 41 min

Tesla held its long-awaited Semi truck rollout event, detailing all of the improvements they've made to the class-8 vehicle since the original 2017 version. Plus: Tesla teases the new Roadster again ahead of this week's…
Episode 581: Tesla Roadster Re-Reveal FINALLY Announced

2026-09-20 · 1 hr 47 min

Tesla finally announces a date for the long, long, long-awaited re-reveal and demonstration of the next-generation Roadster. Plus: Cybertruck's lead engineer publicly posts a list of small but interesting changes made…
Episode 580: Cybercab Launch Follow-Ups + Lots of Good Model Y News

2026-09-13 · 1 hr 37 min

I've got a few Cybercab follow-ups to share with you after last week's launch event in Austin, Texas. Plus: multiple pieces of good Model Y news, some good news for Cybertruck owners on a feature they've been waiting…
Episode 579: Cybercab Launch Event Recap – I Was There and I Rode in the Cybercab!

2026-09-06 · 2 hr 20 min

Tesla officially launched the Cybercab, and I was lucky enough to be there and take a whole bunch of rides in it. I'll tell you all about my experience, and there is a lot to tell. Stay tuned! If you enjoy the podcast…

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Oldest episode in feed: 08/2015 · over 11 years
Typical length: 1 hr 17 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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