In this episode of Tesla Inside Out*, David Havasi tells us about some of the challenges and fun of delivering early Tesla Model S sedans to customers in the midst of Hurricane Sandy in New York City.

A Tesla Roadster Drives Through “Post-Apocalypse NYC” In 2012

As you may have seen by now, 7 year Tesla insider David Havasi and I have been getting together in recent months to talk about the deep history of Tesla from an insider (David) and outsider (me) perspective in a podcast and video chat series called Tesla Inside Out. The thing that triggered this chat was recent data from BloombergNEF showing that battery energy density has nearly tripled in the past decade.

The Tesla And EV Battery Cost Revolution

For the latest edition of Tesla Inside Out (which was recorded before the COVID-19 crisis started to really unfold in the US), David Havasi and I focused on the wonders of Tesla performance and Tesla test drives. David brought us back to the launch of “the D,” the Tesla Model S P85D, and highlighted how it brought the performance of a supercar like a McLaren F1 (which Elon had some history with) to a much broader segment — still rich people, but not just hyper-rich people.

Tesla Inside Out

Tesla Performance Evolution

Tesla Inside Out is a CleanTechnica podcast & video series in which CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan chats with 7-year Tesla insider David Havasi about interesting, funny, and inspiring Tesla history and hot Tesla news. You can't find anything else like this online, so be sure to subscribe if you like what you hear!