56 - They've gone to Plaid!

Tesla takes to the Nürburging track with the new Plaid powertrain equipped Model S, Elon gives us lots of news on Twitter, Amazon is going to switch to Rivian vans for deliveries we answer listener questions and much more! Links used in the show: Plaid powertrain Model S expected to arrive around Oct/November of next year https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1173992505672519680?s=20 Model S Plaid has achieved 7:20 on the Nurburgring track. With some improvements Tesla says they can probably knock off 15 seconds off that next month https://twitter.com/tesla/status/1174740201421377537?s=21 New 7 seat Model S will have roomier rear seats for larger passengers https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1173993213234798592?s=20 Elon says "you never know" when someone asked if they could eek out a bit more from the P3D https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1173997143037603840?s=20 Tesla hopefully will make new owner tutorials easier to find to help ease delivery personnel https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1173877884085161984?s=20 Model 3 to get vent settings tied to driver profiles https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1174343942277451782?s=21 Leaked images of Model 3s on pilot production line in China GF 3 https://m.weibo.cn/status/4417863399973668 Daimler announces end of ICE development https://insideevs.com/news/371793/daimler-no-gas-engine-electric-only/ Amazon announces they plan on purchasing 100,000 Rivian-developed delivery vans. Will take to the roads in 2021 https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/19/jeff-bezos-speaks-about-amazon-sustainability-in-washington-dc.html Lots of new third-party apps and games for Teslas if you have a recent firmware in your car https://motherfrunker.ca/app/ Order GetJeda Wireless charging pad or USB HUB: getjeda.com/ref/5/ Buying a Model S, X or performance Model 3? Use our owner referral code to get 1000 miles (1500kms) of free Supercharging Trevor's Referral: ts.la/trevor41818 Eric's Referral: ts.la/eric95497 Ian's Referral: ts.la/ian37694 Special thanks to our sponsor FEYNLAB for all your ceramic coating needs: www.feynlab.com Special thanks to Duliban Insurance for Ontario Tesla Owners: dulibaninsurance.com Special thanks to EVAnnex for sponsoring the show. Check out their awesome Tesla accessories at EVAnnex.com T shirts for the cause. Model 3 Evolve by Mad Hungarian teespring.com/shop/model-3-evolve-by-madhungarian Our Twitter accounts: Trevor @Model3Owners Eric Camacho @ecfix Ian Pavelko @IanPavelko Our Patreon page: patreon.com/model3ownersclub