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Every week Mel Herbert, Tom Wolfson, Joel Sapp and Robert Rosenbloom get together to talk about the cars, the batteries, the superchargers, the rumours, the stock price, anything and everything Tesla and Elon and SpaceX and Boring Company and Hyperloop and our renewable energy future. Two episodes are available in wide release each month and two are exclusive to our Patreon supporters. Join today https://www.patreon.com/talkingtesla and never miss a single show.

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Every week Mel Herbert, Tom Wolfson, Joel Sapp and Robert Rosenbloom get together to talk about the cars, the batteries, the superchargers, the rumours, the stock price, anything and everything Tesla and Elon and SpaceX and Boring Company and Hyperloop and our renewable energy future. Two episodes are available in wide release each month and two are exclusive to our Patreon supporters. Join today https://www.patreon.com/talkingtesla and never miss a single show.

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Episodes

TT 271 - The Show to end all shows

3/29/2023
Talking Tesla Nation. This weeks show will be the final regular show of this podcast. We are forever humbled by your love and support throughout the years we have been doing this show. The plan is to potentially do special shows every so often when there is some exciting news to share and we just want to talk about it, but the regular weekly show you have come to expect is no more. We hope you enjoy this show and once again we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for listening to our show. It has been our pleasure to talk with you each week. Sincerely, Mel, Tom, Joel and Robert Support the show

Duration:01:10:28

TT 270 - You can keep your $6 million

3/19/2023
Mel, Robert and Tom are in studio this week and fired up! A few letters kick off the show and then there is discussion of V4 superchargers in the wild as well as the California ask for a credit card payment system to be added to SC in order to take advantage of a small grant. Some newly approved Alaskan drilling rounds out the show as well. Enjoy. Show Note are HERE Support the show

Duration:01:05:59

TT 268 - 2023 Investor Day / Master Plan 3

3/6/2023
Tom, Robert, and Joel get together to discuss all the goodness and badness from the 2023 Investor Day event livestream. Mel sent in his thoughts as well and we kick off the show hearing from him. So much was covered and we tried to get through it quickly for you. Let us know your thoughts on all the stuff that was discussed during the event. email us at info@talkingtesla.net Show Notes can be found HERE Support the show

Duration:01:15:52

TT - Full self driving roundtable discussion

2/25/2023
Robert and Joel are joined by Patreons and FSD beta users Michael Pastrone and Matt F Anthes-Washburn - For this discussion of the current state of FSD beta and their hopes for improvements. Matt lives near Beaverton Oregon and when he is not putting FSD Beta through its paces he’s hiking and surfing or pulling a camper with his Performance Model 3. Michael lives in a sleepy bedroom community outside of Boston where he finds time to test FSD the areas cold and snowy weather. Michael has been on record saying he would let FSD drive his kids to school in his Long Range Model S. Support the show

Duration:00:58:40

TT - 266 The Rolls Royce of EV's is...

2/20/2023
Robert and Tom are at the helm this week and what a week it has been. The Super Bowl was all EV all the time, with a massive number of ads for EV's ran during the broadcast. Ford has shut down the F-150 "lightning" assembly line in the wake of some battery issues and Tesla is recalling 300,000 + vehicles for problems with FSD. Large scale solar projects are being piloted in California with the hope of someday covering the aqueduct in solar panels. All that and more on this weeks show. Click HERE for show notes Support the show

Duration:01:20:08

TT 264 - Melvis Speaks

2/7/2023
This week we are going back to an old "Elon Daily" style episode. Mel shares his thoughts on the current state of EV's with a special spotlight on the latest news from Toyota. We hope you enjoy. Support the show

Duration:00:14:01

TT 263 - Q4 2022 Earnings Call

1/30/2023
This weeks show brings you a conversation focused on the final earnings call of 2022. Final production numbers, overall financial health, and the overall current state of Tesla Inc. are topics of discussion. Show notes featuring charts and a link to the presentation deck can be found HERE Support the show

Duration:01:27:57

TT 262 - Zero Schmucks Given!

1/22/2023
This week on the EV show of record we bring you the dynamic duo of Robert and Tom. Topics up for discussion this week are auto window wiper settings on the model 3, The recent price reductions of the Model 3 and Y and the impact on market share these price reduction can have for Tesla, also on the slate is an interview in Slate with Bloomberg news Tesla beat writer Dana Hull and an Iberian wind farm that just got a major solar panel upgrade. Good things are happening all over the place to get us to the carbon goals we need to get to. Show notes can be found HERE Support the show

Duration:01:14:29

TT 260.5 HUGE Tesla Price Cuts

1/13/2023
Joel and Mel talk about the really large price drops on Teslas in Nth America and there implications. What is going on here, the beginning of the end, or the start of complete dominance! Tesla Daily: https://www.youtube.com/@TeslaDaily/videos Support the show

Duration:00:14:46

TT - 260 She's no dummy!

1/8/2023
Joel, Robert and Tom are your hosts for Episode 260. The first episode of 2023 and it's a doozy (sp). A bit longer than usual as there is a lot going on in the world of Tesla and Elon. We discuss the final delivery numbers for 2022, spoiler alert, they are pretty good, but not great. There is a discussion about FSD...I know, I know it's enough already, but it's such a critical part of Tesla's future that we can't seem to help ourselves. We discuss the lack of female crash test dummies and the risk that poses to female drivers and passengers as a result, and a couple of companies that are working to rectify that major safety shortcoming of the auto industry. We hope you enjoy the show and please leave us a review on whatever platform you listen to us on. Show notes can be found HERE Support the show

Duration:01:44:13

TT 258 - Falsely Advertising or Advertising Falsely?

12/21/2022
Tom, Robert and Mel are your hosts on this weeks journey though Teslaland!. There is as always a lot going on. We discuss Ford and it's path to profitability for the F-150 Lightning and beyond. There is a precedent setting legal case in Washington state on the agenda as well as the normal tangent filled streams of conversation you all know and love. Enjoy and Happy Holidays to all. Show notes can be found HERE Support the show

Duration:01:09:51

TT 256 - Smug as a bug in a rug!

12/5/2022
All four of your favorite hosts are together again and it's like they were never apart. A wide release show with wide ranging discussions. Neural Link, Elon and Twitter, Elon and Apple, Elon and ???, a supercharger report. Just a good old fashioned Talking Tesla show. You know it, you love it and we love making it for you. Show Notes can be found HERE Support the show

Duration:01:38:24

Episode 254: Tweet V. TooT v. Tesla

11/9/2022
Robert and Joel an Ghostly Mel drop a show. Ford F-150 Lightning powers EV electric plane flight Zoomtopia 2022 - Zoom User Conference Giga Berlin application to build “Phase 2” plant, greatly increase plant size in 2023 - The Wolf Pack Berlin (YouTube) & @gigafactory_4 https://www.google.de/maps/contrib/102231319048650692942/place/ChIJ51B0_1g7qEcRAAs8N5sgtNo/@52.3926173,13.7902534,3a,75y,72.52h,65.32t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipMi49Q3DCLJuGc6w3idJ5yw7F_66hh5pRxNUf1x!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMi49Q3DCLJuGc6w3idJ5yw7F_66hh5pRxNUf1x%3Dw365-h260-k-no-pi-20-ya240-ro0-fo100!7i8192!8i4096?hl=de Tweet by Martin Viecha: For the first time ever, the Tesla IR program ranked #1 in the Institutional Investor survey in our segment - the largest survey of IR programs. https://twitter.com/MartinViecha/status/1590096133971640320/photo/1 A Lame Bird is Freed - Amy Vanderpool https://open.substack.com/pub/shero/p/a-lame-bird-is-freed?utm_source=direct&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Support the show

Duration:01:11:18

TT 252 - Hey Google!

10/31/2022
One of our favorite things to do is ask google questions. This episode we might have gone a bit overboard on that. There is a discussion about Toyota and the initiation of a group to rethink it's EV strategy yet again, the third time is the charm. The Hyundai battery factory in Georgia and the usual tangent festival you've come to know and love. Apologies for Joels audio which is at times not good and at other times just bad. While Robert could not join us for the show he was able to send in a pretty amazing SC report and a media pick that is sure to delight. Enjoy the show. Notes can be found HERE Support the show

Duration:01:24:31

TT 250 - Burnt hair and the Semiquincentennial

10/17/2022
Can you believe we made it to show 250? Neither can we. We are ever so grateful for your support over the years and we can't wait for the next 250! We discuss the the fact that Greece was 100% renewable powered for a short time recently, a super sized/super powerful wind turbine, Tesla opening services/sales/delivery centers in New Mexico despite state laws requiring independent dealerships, and a whole bunch more. Be sure to listen all the way to the end for some outtakes. Enjoy. Show notes can be found HERE Support the show

Duration:01:11:40

TT 248 - What can A.I. do for you?

10/3/2022
It's Joel and Robert and Joel and Robert alone who carry the torch for the show this week. Mel is still out of the country and Tom is well....he is not well and we shall leave it at that. Rest assured the whole team will be back at it together next week. At least we hope you can rest assured. The big A.I. day event is the main topic of discussion this week. So kick back and enjoy the conversation about the future full of robots that work in factories and the robots that drive them there. Enjoy. Shownotes - Click HERE Support the show

Duration:01:13:57

TT 246 - The 8 million Mel trip around Australia

9/19/2022
Joel and Robert welcome the Secretary of the Western Australia Tesla Club and the mythological namesake of the media picks segment to guest host the show this week. That's right folks Harald Murphy joins in on the fun while Mel and Tom are away. They discuss a two week long journey around the whole of Australia in a Model Y, Starlink RV mode, the future of Supercharging, and how Tesla owners and vehicles can help the grid in times of high electricity demand. Enjoy Show Notes can be found HERE Support the show

Duration:01:34:39

TT 244 - The Cloaca of Tesla

9/5/2022
The four amigos are back together again. Tesla's sales dominance in California is a topic as is the big Space X/ T-Mobile partnership announcement. And listen in as Joel discovers the wonder of the cloaca in real time. Enjoy Show notes can be found HERE Support the show

Duration:01:21:11

TT 242 - Daddy! What are batteries made from?

8/20/2022
Mel, Joel and Tom discuss EV battery materials, their form factors and the end of ICE. It's a downright humdinger of a show. Enjoy. Show notes can be found HERE Support the show

Duration:01:05:14

TT 241 - The "Manchin" on the hill

8/13/2022
Special Release of the Patreon only episode - This week the "inflation reduction act" has our attention as we dig into some of the not so pretty details of the latest attempt to get some meaningful climate legislation enacted in the United States. Joel, Robert and Tom press on without Mel in this latest edition of the pod. There is a ton of stuff in the show notes this week for those of you who would like to dive deep into the ramifications of this legislation. CLICK HERE for access. Thank for listening Support the show

Duration:01:03:15