Episode 552: The $60,000 Cybertruck Seems to Be a Hit
3/1/20261 hr 27 min
The newly offered $60,000 Cybertruck seems to be generating plenty of demand – but its price is already going up. Plus: Model Y's recent interior changes appear to be imminent for the Model 3, Lamborghini abandons its EV plans, and more!
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First 90 secondsRyan McCaffrey· Host0:00
On this week's episode of Ride the Lightning, the Tesla and EV podcast, the newly offered sixty thousand dollar Cybertruck seems to be generating plenty of demand, but its price is already going up. Plus, Model Y's recent interior changes appear to be imminent for the Model 3, Lamborghini abandons its EV plans, and more. [rock music] What's happening, friends? From scorching San Francisco, we had summer in February here today. Very strange, but kind of a nice change of pace for us when it's often not even seventy-five degrees [chuckles] in July. My name's Ryan McCaffrey. Welcome to Ride the Lightning, your weekly Tesla and EV podcast, publishing on March 1st, 2026, recording here in the evening on Friday, February 27th. I've got a tired Lily the silly Labrador, uh, just out of sight from me after a nice little warm weather walk, and a nice chill Daisy the boxer looking out the window to my left. Zelena has gone back home. It was so nice to have her here for, uh, just, just to have a nice visit. It was like she was at summer camp. She didn't have to be a service dog. She just got to play with two other dogs