About this episode

The episode discusses Tesla's plans for a wheelchair-accessible autonomous vehicle and other related news in the EV industry.

Tesla appears to be planning a new autonomous vehicle specifically aimed at wheelchair accessibility. Plus: Cybercab rides for the public get one step closer to reality, Lucid waves off bankruptcy rumors, and more! If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support my efforts, please check out my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/teslapodcast and consider a monthly or (10% discounted!) annual pledge. Every little bit helps, and you can support for just $5 per month. And there are stacking bonuses in it for you at each pledge level, like early access to each episode at the $5 tier and the weekly Lightning Round bonus mini-episode (AND the early access!) at the $10 tier! And NO ADS at any Patreon tier ! Also, don't forget to leave a message on the Ride the Lightning hotline anytime with a question, comment, or discussion topic for next week's show! The toll-free number to call is 1-888-989-8752. INTERESTED IN A FLEXIBLE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR YOUR TESLA? Be a part of the future of transportation with XCare, the first extended warranty designed & built exclusively for EV owners, by EV owners. Use the code RTL250 to get $250 off your XCare Premium or Battery & Drive Unit Protection…

People in this episode

Host: Ryan McCaffrey

Topics covered

• autonomous vehicles
• wheelchair accessibility
• Cybercab
• bankruptcy rumors
• Tesla news

Keywords

• Tesla
• autonomous vehicle
• wheelchair accessibility
• Cybercab
• Lucid
• EV news

Sponsors

XCare, AbstractOcean.com

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tesla, Lucid

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