I see a lot of people criticizing the new Tesla Roadster. “Who cares? Nobody can afford it.” “Only a handful of people will ever get to drive one.” “Tesla probably won’t deliver on half the promises anyway.” And you know what? I don’t care. You’re missing the entire point. Will I ever be able to afford a Roadster? Not unless I hit the lottery. Will I ever get to drive one? Extremely unlikely. But that’s not the point. It gives me something to DREAM about. I feel like a lot of the Tesla community has forgotten where we came from. When I first got into Tesla, the community was full of CAR PEOPLE. Sure, we loved the technology, the efficiency, and the environmental benefits. Those things were awesome. But at the end of the day, we were obsessed with the fact that these were freaking AWESOME CARS. Remember the early Model S days? YouTube was absolutely flooded with videos of people experiencing Tesla acceleration for the first time. Passengers screaming. Supercars getting embarrassed. People genuinely unable to comprehend how a big electric sedan could accelerate like that. Those videos were RIVETING. You couldn’t stop watching. It was exciting. It was something we’d never seen before. It made you wonder what could possibly come next. Somewhere along the way, I feel like we lost a little bit of that excitement. Everything became about software, autonomy, AI, stock prices, and quarterly numbers. And don’t get me wrong, that stuff matters. But I’m still a car guy. And the new Roadster represents everything that made me fall in love with cars in the first place. It’s the kind of machine that makes a kid stop in their tracks and stare. The kind of car you hang a poster of on your bedroom wall knowing full well you’ll probably never own one. It’s about pushing boundaries. Doing things people thought were impossible. Building something so outrageous that it captures people’s imaginations. Will Tesla deliver on every ridiculous claim? Maybe not. Will it be affordable? Absolutely not. Will it be practical? Who cares?! Not every car needs to be practical, affordable, or accessible to everyone to be worth getting excited about. Sometimes a car just needs to make you say, “HOLY SHIT.” That’s what the Roadster is to me. So no, I’ll probably never own one. I’ll probably never even sit behind the wheel of one. But by God, I’m going to enjoy every second of watching this thing develop, watching it perform, and seeing just how far Tesla can push the limits. Because sometimes it’s not about what you can own. It’s about what you can dream of. And I think the car community could use a little more of that. 🏎️⚡

🚨 PSA TO TESLA OWNERS WHO TOW: 🚨 If you’re towing the tiniest U-Haul trailer behind your Model Y and somehow manage to block FOUR Supercharger stalls, congratulations, you’re officially the asshole at the charging station. 🏆 It’s 11 AM, the chargers are packed, and people are literally waiting in line because you couldn’t be bothered to unhitch your trailer. Unhook it. Park it. Use ONE stall. Or wait for the trailer-friendly charger. Your convenience doesn’t give you the right to inconvenience everyone else. Towing reduces your range, not your responsibility to be a decent human being. Don’t be THAT @Tesla owner. 🙄

New Tesla Roadster info from the videos below: • Bespoke 4680 battery cell just for Roadster. Tesla's fastest charging battery, 15-80% charge in 10 mins. • Tesla wants to get to a <30 minute COPV tank refilling time, which will last ~5 seconds (single use before you have to refill it). • COPV uses an actuator from Tesla's Optimus robot • Roadster is capable of 0-60mph time of 0.55 seconds • 310-320 mile range • Up to 1,500 hp • Two motors, both on the rear axel • 10,000 psi COPV • 330+ mph top speed target • Rocket trim will be limited production • Almost every panel of the car moves in some way • Roadster is 2 meters wide • The pedals move for driver comfort. Seats are fixed • Brake-by-wire (and steer-by-wire) • Wireless phone charger • Heated seats • Next-gen heat pump • Tesla's thinnest headlights ever • Rear-wheel drive only, with 2 rear motors making 1+ megawatt & 1,400+ Nm, more than all 3 Plaid motors combined • No differential: each rear wheel is controlled independently through 8.4:1 planetary gears, with its own inverter • New 4680 cells with a special high-power chemistry, aluminum cans (instead of steel) & double-sided cooling • Titanium upper battery plate + aluminum lower plate • 800V architecture (same as Cybertruck & Semi) • 15-80% charge in 10 minutes, Tesla's fastest-charging battery ever • 300+ miles of range (battery size not disclosed) • Target of 25-30 minutes of unlimited track driving per charge • Weight just under 1,700 kg or 3,700 lbs (not final) • Double wishbone front suspension, multi-link rear, adaptive dampers • Track Mode lowers the car 40mm & makes it 3x stiffer • Pop-down headlights only ~15mm tall • Front wings move up to 80°, with pop-out side "scales" (barge boards) & an active hood vent • 4 rear fans (~20 kW each) + 4 drop-down side skirts form a "sucker system" for 2+ g of cornering from 0-50 mph • Skirts are replaceable rubber & nylon-bristle wear parts • Orange-tinted titanium-oxide rear glass, as used on aircraft • Removable roof panels • 4-5 prototypes built so far, with a bigger build planned early next year • Tesla calls it "the last great driver's car"

DAY 68: What do I even post about now? 😂 Back to our regularly scheduled programming, I guess? After 67 days of documenting the absolute disaster that was our Volkswagen ID. Buzz ownership experience, the saga is officially over. No more daily updates, no more waiting on parts that may or may not exist, no more fighting with Volkswagen, and no more wondering if we’ll ever see our vehicle again. It feels weird. 😂 But before completely closing this chapter, I did two more things. First, I sent a VERY lengthy email to the owner of Perrysburg Auto Mall. Not asking for anything, not looking for compensation, but providing some genuine feedback about everything that happened and how dealerships can improve their customer service in the future. I made sure to recognize the people who did an outstanding job, explain where things went horribly wrong, and offer some perspective on why experiences like this give dealerships such a terrible reputation, especially within the EV community. Will anything change because of it? Who knows. But I’d like to think there’s an opportunity for something positive to come out of this mess. Second, Volkswagen Customer Care sent me a survey asking about my experience. OH BOY. DID I LET THEM HAVE IT. 😂 After 67 days, I had PLENTY of feedback to provide. And believe me, I didn’t hold back. The funny thing is, I genuinely loved our ID. Buzz. Before August 10, I had almost nothing but positive things to say about it. I never wanted any of this to happen. I just wanted Volkswagen to stand behind its product and treat us like customers who mattered. Anyway, I guess it’s time to go back to posting about EV road trips, charging experiences, vehicle ownership, and whatever other nonsense I can find to talk about. Thanks again to everyone who followed along for this ridiculous adventure. Hopefully the next 67 days are a little less exciting. 😂 And Volkswagen, if you’re reading this… please take the feedback seriously. There’s a lot you could learn from this experience.

Almost to Los Angeles - This truck road trips different. Not once have we stopped because we needed to charge. We plugged into a v3.5 Tesla supercharger for about 10 minutes because we had to use the restroom, and we plugged into a Mercedes charger at our lunch stop because we were hungry.