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The official podcast of Tesla Motors Club (TMC). Join us as we cover the most interesting Tesla related topics. Formed in 2006, TMC was the first independent online Tesla community. Today it remains the largest and most dynamic community of Tesla enthusiasts.

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United States

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The official podcast of Tesla Motors Club (TMC). Join us as we cover the most interesting Tesla related topics. Formed in 2006, TMC was the first independent online Tesla community. Today it remains the largest and most dynamic community of Tesla enthusiasts.

Language:

English

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(650) 260-4288‬


Episodes

Tesla FSD Beta V11, Powerwall, Neuralink, & AI w/ James Douma | Tesla Motors Club Podcast #37

3/14/2023
We are joined by special guest James Douma @jimmy_d to discuss Tesla's release of FSD Beta V11 (specifically V11.3), Powerwall now available without requiring Solar, Neuralink, the general progression of AI, and more. Topics- 0:00 Stream begins 0:20 Intro 2:33 FSD V11.3 is out the door 18:55 Cost of FSD & the economics of robotaxi 29:30 Will Tesla face the "Innovator's Dilemma"? 35:30 Tesla's neural net architecture & Project Dojo 47:29 Tesla Powerwall now available w/out Tesla...

Duration:01:47:55

Investor Day: Next Gen Vehicle, Mexico Gigafactory, & More (Disclaimer: Audio Issues) | Tesla Motors Club Podcast #36

3/4/2023
Tesla just had its 2023 Investor Day presentation. We discuss what we learned and share our thoughts. Note: We had some issues with Doug's mic so the sound quality is not ideal. Topics- 0:00 Stream begins 0:18 Intro 1:02 Our thoughts on Tesla Investor Day 8:20 Tesla’s Master Plan is…climate change math 14:47 Is bidirectional charging coming to Tesla vehicles? 19:46 Tesla announces new factory in Monterrey, Mexico 25:16 Future predicted: Teslas with no rare earth elements? 30:26...

Duration:01:12:59

Does the FSD recall mean we're finally getting Beta V11? | Tesla Motors Club Podcast #35

2/21/2023
Topics - 0:00 Stream begins 0:27 Intro 1:34 FSD Beta recall 16:43 Dawn Project Superbowl Ad 31:55 Hardware 4 leaks 49:15 Update on Tesla Semi 1:00:32 White House: Tesla opening up Superchargers to other EVs 1:15:41 Thread of the week: Another Direct Model X vs. Rivian Comparison Link to thread of the week: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/another-direct-model-x-vs-rivian-comparison-my-personal-experience.293566/ Visit our website at...

Duration:01:24:27

Tesla Price Changes are a Rollercoaster | Tesla Motors Club Podcast #34

2/6/2023
Topics- 0:00 Stream begins 0:22 Intro 1:10 Tesla's rollercoaster prices 14:20 Toyota's junk science 24:56 Plug-in hybrids: bridge or stalling tactic? 42:02 Mike's new Model 3 53:25 Thread of the week: Optimizing track mode for snow driving 59:08 FSD V11 coming by the end of this week? 1:07:04 Questions and comments from viewers Link to the Thread of the Week by @avramd : Optimizing track mode for snow driving Visit our website at...

Duration:01:15:03

Former engineer claims 2016 self-driving demo staged | Tesla Motors Club Podcast #33

1/23/2023
Topics: 0:00 Stream begins 0:15 Intro 1:44 Was Tesla's 2016 self-driving demo video misleading? 27:33 GM budgeting ~$800M on a new V8 engine, but only ~$60M EVs 36:05 Doug's car gets hit and run 53:46 Tesla steps up its behind the scenes videos 54:25 Thread of the week: "FYI: My opinion is Model 3 better than Model S" Doug's hit and run recording: https://youtu.be/_6wzYqU6-zY Link to thread of the week: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threa... @TeslaMotors Videos that we mentioned...

Duration:01:10:24

Tesla Price Drops - Is this good or bad for the company? | Tesla Motors Club Podcast #32

1/17/2023
Tesla has applied massive price drops to its entire product line. While prospective owners are welcoming this, existing owners are taking a hit to their vehicles resale value. We ask if this is a good or bad sign for the health of the company. Topics- 0:00 Stream begins 0:19 Intro 1:10 Tesla vehicle price drops 25:38 Electrify America charger reliability 39:05 FSD Beta V11 to make use of neural nets for vehicle navigation & control 41:50 Autopilot coming to a stop on the highway in...

Duration:01:20:31

Tesla's Single Stack FSD Beta V11 Ready for Release? | Tesla Motors Club Podcast #31

1/12/2023
Topics: 0:00 Stream begins 0:33 Intro 1:54 V11 FSD Beta going wide in about 2 weeks 21:43 Doug's EVSE install 33:33 Will hands free driving be a big win for Tesla? 41:56 Tesla has released "normal" steering wheel option 54:39 Caliper covers in "performance" vehicles Autel Charger discussed during episode:...

Duration:01:03:45

What will 2023 look like for Tesla? Our predictions. | Tesla Motors Club Podcast #30

12/20/2022
Topics- 0:00 Stream begins 0:17 Intro 1:07 Will Tesla's new end of year incentives motivate customers? 14:22 CPUC caves to power companies 21:00 Thread of the week - Tesla adding radar 30:54 Mike's new Autel MaxiCharger charging station 41:21 TMC's predictions for 2023 Co-hosts: @nebusoft@SteelCloudsEverything EV Producers: @ElectricAve84@scrapps@doug@danny Social: TwitterFacebookInstagramYouTubeTikTok About us- Formed in 2006, Tesla Motors Club (TMC) was the first independent...

Duration:01:07:52

Tesla Cybertruck to Get 1 MW Ultra-Fast Charging | Tesla Motors Club Podcast #29

12/5/2022
Topics (w/YouTube timestamps)- 0:00 Stream begins 0:22 Intro 1:20 About Larry 3:27 Semi Delivery Event Redux 30:48 Cybertruck Megawatt Charging 43:12 Model 3 Refresh (Project Highland) 1:00:39 Question/Comments from viewers Guest: Larry Lynch @larryl of the Everything EV channel. Co-hosts: @nebusoft@SteelClouds Producers: @ElectricAve84@scrapps@doug@danny Social: TwitterFacebookInstagramYouTubeTikTok About us- Formed in 2006, Tesla Motors Club (TMC) was the first independent...

Duration:01:14:50

Tesla Semi Delivery Event Live Watch Party (Guest: Wes Wahlin) | Tesla Motors Club Podcast #28

12/5/2022
Live stream watch party for Tesla Semi Delivery Event - the TMC Podcast gets together to watch the Tesla Semi Delivery Event presentation and discuss what we find out. YouTube Timestamps- 0:00 Stream begins 0:22 Intro 7:11 Tesla's stream starts 38:30 We share our thoughts Guest- Wes Wahlin - Former Tesla AP Program Manager Co-hosts: @doug Producers: @ElectricAve84@scrapps@danny Social: TwitterFacebookInstagramYouTubeTikTok About us- Formed in 2006, Tesla Motors Club (TMC) was...

Duration:00:23:33

Tesla Full Release of FSD Beta to NA, Competitors Double Down on LiDAR | Tesla Motors Club Podcast #27

11/30/2022
Topics- 0:00 Stream begins 0:25 Intro 3:04 Consolidation in LiDAR manufacturers 22:14 Volvo EX90 to ship with LiDAR 47:50 FSD Beta Full Release in N.A. 1:01:49 FSD detecting autopilot cheats 1:11:10 Gwen Shotwell directly overseeing SpaceX Starship 1:13:31 Viewer comments from previous podcasts Co-hosts- Louis: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/members/nebusoft.208811/ Mike: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/members/steelclouds.198735/ Doug:...

Duration:01:20:02

Tesla Opening Charging Connector to World | Tesla Motors Club Podcast #26

11/14/2022
We cover Tesla opening up their charging connector to the world, Tesla scaling back on solar, FSD V11 going out to Tesla employees, and more. Topics- 0:00 Intro 2:47 Tesla opens up their connector standard 26:10 Tesla scales back on solar 49:50 California power companies and solar 55:32 FSD V11 ships to Tesla employees 1:04:25 Tesla adding Zoom integration Co-hosts- Louis: nebusoft Mike: SteelClouds Producers- Adam: ElectricAve84 James: scrapps Doug: doug Daniel:...

Duration:01:13:17

Tesla to Offer Autopilot Camera Upgrades | Tesla Motors Club Podcast #25

11/2/2022
Topics- 0:00 Intro 1:14 FSD camera upgrades 14:56 Andrej Karpathy interview 28:58 Ford nixes self-driving 37:48 Elon becomes Chief Twit 47:38 Supercharger Voting 55:00 EVgo "Autocharge+" Lex Fridman's inteview with Andrej Karpathy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdiD-9MMpb0 Co-hosts- Louis: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/members/nebusoft.208811/ Mike: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/members/steelclouds.198735/ Doug:...

Duration:01:03:54

James Locke: Entrepreneur, Tesla Owner, EV enthusiast, & YouTuber | Tesla Motors Club Podcast #24

10/17/2022
Guest: James Lock https://www.youtube.com/c/JamesLocke/about Topics- 0:00 Intro 1:23 Who is James Locke 3:23 James on FSD Beta 30:31 James' Twitter drama with Elon 38:33 Cost of Ultrasonic Sensors 48:44 Toronto FSD Geofence 53:18 Trevor Milton convicted of fraud Co-hosts- Louis: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/members/nebusoft.208811/ Mike: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/members/steelclouds.198735/ Producers- Adam:...

Duration:01:04:13

Tesla Vision Replacing Ultrasonic Sensors | Tesla Motors Club Podcast #23

10/10/2022
We discussed a variety of topics such as: Tesla replacing ultrasonic sensors with Tesla Vision; our thoughts on AI Day 2 now that the dust has settled; and more! Topics- 0:00 Intro 1:19 AI Day 2 Recap 17:41 Mike cancelling FSD subscription 28:15 Tesla to delete ultrasonic sensors 41:08 Tesla delivering first Semis to Pepsico by December 51:14 Elon likely buying Twitter now? 56:48 Viewer questions and comments Co-hosts- Louis: nebusoft Mike: SteelClouds Producers- Adam:...

Duration:01:01:05

Tesla AI Day Watch Party | TMC Podcast #22

10/1/2022
We share our predictions and expectations, then after watching the stream together, we discuss our thoughts and reactions. Topics- 0:00 Start 0:22 Our intro 1:12 Our AI Day expectations, and FSD thoughts 42:37 AI Day presentation begins 46:00 Tesla Bot demos 1:26:46 Autopilot and FSD Beta 2:25:38 Project Dojo 2:55:07 Q&A w/Elon and Engineers 3:50:58 Our reaction and thoughts Guest- Jerry: @jboy210 Co-hosts- Louis: @nebusoft Mike: @doug Producers- Adam: @ElectricAve84 James:...

Duration:01:02:51

Finally a Wider Release of FSD Beta | Tesla Motors Club Podcast #21

9/28/2022
We covered the recent wide release of FSD Beta and shared our experiences. We also discussed the best times to charge and Tesla's official CCS adapter. Topics- 0:00 Intro 1:17 We finally got da Beta! 4:31 FSD Beta personal experiences 44:41 When's the best time to charge? 57:39 CCS Adaptapalooza 1:08:05 AI Day Preview YouTube Version Co-hosts: @nebusoft@SteelClouds Producers: @ElectricAve84@scrapps@NoGasNoBrakes@doug@danny Social: TwitterFacebookInstagramYouTubeTikTok Support...

Duration:01:14:15

We Talk to a Former Tesla Autopilot Program Manager | Tesla Motors Club Podcast #20

9/7/2022
We spoke with Former Tesla AP Program Manager, Wes Wahlin. Topics- 0:00 Intro 1:40 Wes' on FSD and time at Tesla 35:34 Near future of FSD (HW4 and more) 49:57 Gear stalks going away? 1:04:15 Moody's Credit Rating Nonsense YouTube Version Co-hosts: @nebusoft@SteelClouds Producers: @ElectricAve84@scrapps@NoGasNoBrakes@doug@danny Social: TwitterFacebookInstagramYouTubeTikTok Support us- PayPal: Pay Tesla Motors Club LLC using PayPal.Me TeslaMotorsClub website: Account...

Duration:01:26:45

Tesla's FSD Beta 10.69 is Finally Here | Tesla Motors Club Podcast #19

8/30/2022
We discuss the improvement Tesla's self-driving hardware needs, Tesla Dojo, FSD Beta 10.69's new release, and the Lucid Air Sapphire! Timestamps are linked below: 0:00 - Intro 1:35 - VinAI’s Self-Driving Cameras (Storytime with Doug) 39:57 - Tesla Dojo 50:50 - FSD Beta 10.69 1:03:15 - Lucid Air Sapphire 1:13:00 - Status on Getting Into FSD Beta YouTube...

Duration:01:15:46

Tesla Supercharging Voted The BEST Charging Network! | Tesla Motors Club Podcast #18

8/21/2022
0:00 Intro 1:06 FSD Beta 10.69 rollout 3:17 Only the Tesla charging network doesn't suck? 22:53 Finally the Tesla Semi 40:42 Virtual Power Plant YouTube Version Co-hosts: @nebusoft@SteelClouds Producers: @ElectricAve84@scrapps@NoGasNoBrakes@doug@danny Social: TwitterFacebookInstagramYouTubeTikTok Support us- PayPal: Pay Tesla Motors Club LLC using PayPal.Me TeslaMotorsClub website: Account upgrades Support the show

Duration:01:02:04