Joe Rogan received himself a brand new Tesla Mannequin S Plaid personalized by Unplugged Efficiency, and I believe it appears to be like sick.
Dope or nope?
Rogan was not at all times a fan of electrical autos. In actual fact, at one level, he was one of many largest EV misinformation spreaders.
It wasn’t intentional. Like many, he received caught within the a long time of misinformation pushed by the fossil gasoline business and a few automakers attempting to not make them.
He finally received 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 autos, or extra particularly, the Mannequin S Plaid’s acceleration and the general expertise inside Tesla’s autos.
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 the perfect 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 placing 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 equipment that will increase the width of the car by 80mm.”
Additionally it is outfitted with UP-03 solid 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 testing 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 believe it appears to be like fairly dope. I hope it will get Joe to change into higher knowledgeable about electrical autos as a result of even since he has owned a Tesla, he has stored spreading misinformation about electrical autos.
I like Joe, however I believe he can generally be fairly careless in regards to the affect of his platform, and I actually wouldn’t take something he says too severely except it has to do with topics he’s an skilled in, that are comedy and martial arts.
As a fan of each, I believe he’s genuinely educated on these and price listening to.
Nevertheless, just lately, I heard him say on his podcast that electrical autos are worse than gas-powered autos for air inhabitants as a result of they’re heavier and, due to this fact, produce extra brake pad particles.
I couldn’t imagine him saying that as a Tesla driver himself. Then he someway remembered about regenerative braking drastically decreasing the usage of brake pads in EVs in comparison with fossil gasoline autos. I assumed he was redeeming himself, however no. He then added that he thought solely Tesla autos had regenerative braking.
He might actually use an EV skilled to dispel a lot of the misinformation he has unfold about EVs on his podcast.
