
Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast
Ryan McCaffrey
4.7from 1,174 ratings
- 591
- Episodes
- 139
- Transcribed
- 1,174
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2015
- First episode
- 1M
- YouTube views
About Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motors Unofficial Podcast
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!
- Publisher
- Ryan McCaffrey
- Category
- leisure · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 2 Aug 2015
- Latest episode
- 8 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
139 of 591 episodes have a transcript.

8 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 588: The Cybertruck Will Be Discontinued in 2027

1 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 587: New FSD Safety Report Reveals Impressive Numbers

25 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 586: Roadster Follow-Ups + Tesla Q3 Earnings Call Highlights
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Episode 588: The Cybertruck Will Be Discontinued in 2027
Published 8 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Remember when it first came out and people were just rushing to make videos about it because it was the most talked about vehicle in the world, more than any supercar, more than anything. There was a minute that you may remember back to in late 2023 where it was the most talked about vehicle on planet Earth. […]
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- YouTube views
- 1,054,190
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 961 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 213 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100
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- Quality
- 97
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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