Joe Rogan acquired himself a brand new Tesla Mannequin S Plaid custom-made by Unplugged Efficiency, and I feel it seems to be sick.
Dope or nope?
Rogan was not at all times a fan of electrical automobiles. In truth, at one level, he was one of many greatest EV misinformation spreaders.
It wasn’t intentional. Like many, he acquired caught within the a long time of misinformation pushed by the fossil gas business and a few automakers making an attempt to not make them.
He finally acquired onboard after Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, satisfied him to get a Mannequin S Plaid throughout an interview.
The well-known comic and podcaster was impressed by the acceleration of electrical automobiles, or extra particularly, the Mannequin S Plaid’s acceleration and the general expertise inside Tesla’s automobiles.
For the final 12 months or so, he has been speaking about getting a brand new Mannequin S Plaid and having it modified by Tesla tuner Unplugged Efficiency (UP). The corporate has now introduced that it has delivered the car to Rogan:
This one-of-one construct blends one of the best of Unplugged Efficiency’s engineering experience with Joe’s imaginative and prescient for an ideal mix of sophistication and aggression that may be pushed each day. The result’s a automotive that’s as hanging in look as it’s in craftsmanship and efficiency.
Right here’s a gallery of Rogan’s new Mannequin S Plaid:
The principle modification is a widebody, which entails a “19-piece prepreg carbon fiber widebody package that will increase the width of the car by 80mm.”
It’s also geared up with UP-03 cast monoblock wheels and carbon fiber rocker panels with an built-in Koenigsegg Superior Manufacturing aerodynamic shark fin on the entrance wheels.
Right here’s Rogan trying out his new automotive for the primary time with UP founder Ben Schaffer:
The car additionally options UP’s upgraded suspension and brakes.
Dope or nope?
Electrek’s Take
I feel it seems to be fairly dope. I hope it will get Joe to turn out to be higher knowledgeable about electrical automobiles as a result of even since he has owned a Tesla, he has saved spreading misinformation about electrical automobiles.
I like Joe, however I feel he can generally be fairly careless concerning the affect of his platform, and I definitely wouldn’t take something he says too significantly except it has to do with topics he’s an professional in, that are comedy and martial arts.
As a fan of each, I feel he’s genuinely educated on these and price listening to.
Nonetheless, just lately, I heard him say on his podcast that electrical automobiles are worse than gas-powered automobiles for air inhabitants as a result of they’re heavier and, subsequently, produce extra brake pad particles.
I couldn’t consider him saying that as a Tesla driver himself. Then he someway remembered about regenerative braking significantly lowering the usage of brake pads in EVs in comparison with fossil gas automobiles. I assumed he was redeeming himself, however no. He then added that he thought solely Tesla automobiles had regenerative braking.
He may actually use an EV professional to dispel a lot of the misinformation he has unfold about EVs on his podcast.
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