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Episode 559: Model S and X Get Signature Edition Sendoff

4/19/20261 hr 20 min

Tesla sends the Model S and Model X off with an exclusive new Signature Edition run, and I've got all the details about what makes them special. Plus: Tesla has announced the new features coming in its Spring software update, a Tesla cofounder is partnering up with Rivian for a new battery recycling initiative, and more!

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  1. Ryan McCaffrey· Host0:00

    On this week's episode of Ride the Lightning, the Tesla and EV podcast, Tesla is sending the Model S and Model X off with an exclusive new Signature Edition run, and I've got all the details about what makes them special. Plus, Tesla has announced the new features coming in its spring software update. A Tesla co-founder is partnering up with Rivian for a new battery recycling initiative, and more. [rock music] What's happening, friends? I'm Ryan McCaffrey, joining you for episode 559 of your weekly Tesla and EV podcast. I call it Ride the Lightning. I'm recording this on April 17th, 2026. You are hearing it on April 19th or later. Welcome to this week's podcast. I'm gonna jump right into the main story this week, or at least it's my favorite story, and I think it's the main story, uh, partially because I was the one who was lucky enough to break this story, and I'll tell you the, the quick tale of how that came to be at the end of this. But for now, let's get to the good stuff that you care about. Remember when Tesla discontinued the Model S and Model X? Of course

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