The Tesla Model S Is More Important Than You Think — The Carmudgeon Show w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep 235
4/27/20261 hr 7 min
Jason’s got a new episode out on the Hagerty YouTube channel about a car that most enthusiasts love to hate - The Tesla Model S. While it entered production as a Car of the Year winner and paved a path for Tesla’s eventual success in selling cars on the global stage, people have loathed the company’s existence in recent years due to sociopolitical actions from CEO Elon Musk. But is the car good enough to diverge from the hate?
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Ignoring the lever-pulling of one man in particular - it’s hard to argue otherwise that the Tesla Model S is the most significant car of the last 75 years. Enjoying a near 14 year production run, you’d think it’s getting long in the tooth - but actually, it’s been continuously upgraded every year in both hardware and software, so much so that the final version - despite looking very similar - only shares 3% of its components with the original car that debuted in 2012. Over the course of the episode, Jason and Derek compare the Model S to other revolutionary cars in society - like the Ford Model T, Volkswagen Beetle, Citroen DS, 2CV, Mini Cooper, and several others with varying similarities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsDerek Tam-Scott· Host0:00
[clears throat] Oh, Jason is at the lectern ready to administer- [clears throat] ... wisdom.
Jason Cammisa· Host0:06
Um, hi. Welcome to another episode of the CarMunchin Show. My name is Derek Tam- Which is driven by- Oh, sorry, I spoke over you ...
Derek Tam-Scott· Host0:15
driven by whom?
Jason Cammisa· Host0:16
Hagerty.
Derek Tam-Scott· Host0:16
Hagerty.
Jason Cammisa· Host0:17
I have the shirt on. Says it right here.
Derek Tam-Scott· Host0:18
Okay.
Jason Cammisa· Host0:19
Um, I'm, I don't have the jasonsentme.com shirt on 'cause it's too cold in here.
Derek Tam-Scott· Host0:22
Okay.
Jason Cammisa· Host0:22
Um, but you can go to jasonsentme.com and get a free quote on car insurance, for all I give a fuck. I mean- Right ... well, I, I'm, I'm primed for an argument.
Derek Tam-Scott· Host0:30
You're Jason Camisa.
Jason Cammisa· Host0:31
Yes.
Derek Tam-Scott· Host0:31
I'm Derek Tam-Hifen-Scott.
Jason Cammisa· Host0:33
Yep.
Derek Tam-Scott· Host0:33
This episode is about controversy.
Jason Cammisa· Host0:36
Controversy.
Derek Tam-Scott· Host0:37
Uh, the Tesla Model S and its non-trivial significance as perhaps one of the most significant cars of the preceding, what, I don't know, you chose three quarters of a century?
Jason Cammisa· Host0:49
Three quarters of a century, yes.
Derek Tam-Scott· Host0:50
Okay.
Jason Cammisa· Host0:51
I'm gonna keep my mouth shut.
Derek Tam-Scott· Host0:51
If you're skeptical about this statement, then stay tuned or watch Jason's video that's, uh, on the Hagerty channel.
Jason Cammisa· Host0:57
Or both.
Derek Tam-Scott· Host0:58
Both, I suppose.
Jason Cammisa· Host0:58
Mm-hmm.
Derek Tam-Scott· Host0:59
Uh, and we'll discuss the significance of the Model S not just as an electric car, but also as a philosophical shift in the way that cars are developed.
Jason Cammisa· Host1:08
Hmm, that sounds very brainy and heady.
Derek Tam-Scott· Host1:10
Our specialty.
Jason Cammisa· Host1:12
Yes. Plus I probably say something like fart or something- Yeah ... 'cause levity is- Or drop an F, F-bomb or similar. Probably. Yeah. Do we have a counter on this, how many F-bombs I'd, I'm about to drop?
Derek Tam-Scott· Host1:22
[laughs] Uh, I'm going to attempt to clap. [claps] I attempted.
Jason Cammisa· Host1:28
Bravo, friend. [laughs] You attempted.