AFTER THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED
MISSED WALL STREET EXPECTATIONS.
THIS AS IT TRIES TO OVERCOME
OF THE COMPANY'S NEWEST SEDAN.
BUT TWO MEN MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT
TAKE.
AFTER DRIVING A TESLA MODEL 3
ACROSS THE COUNTRY FROM LOS
ANGELES TO NEW YORK CITY IN JUST
OVER 50 HOURS, SETTING A NEW
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CANON BALL RUN
RECORD, ONE OF THOSE DRIVERS IS
WITH ME NOW ALEX THE EDITOR AT
LARGE OF THE DRIVE, THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US.
WHY?
>> WELL YOU KNOW, A HUNDRED
COMBUSTION CARS WERE RELIABLE.
>> IN THE 1930S RIGHT?
>> EARLIER 1915.
>> FIRST CANON BALL RUN.
. THAT'S RIGHT SO NOW WE HAVE
ELECTRIC CARS AND THESE ARE THE
FUTURE AND SO SOMEONE'S GOT TO
GO OUT AND SHOW THESE THINS CAN
ACTUALLY GET GET ACROSS COUNTRY
IN A REAL DECENT SPEED.
>> I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE
TESLA BECAUSE I THINK YOU'LL
HAVE A GOOD TAKE ON THAT BUT YOU
ALSO SET THE GAS RECORD AT 31
HOURS, AND IT'S 2789 MILES I
LOOKED IT UP ON GOOGLE MEANS YOU
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
MY CO-DRIVER DAVE AND I TOOK
TURNS AND THAT WAS A TOUGH DRIVE
THAT WAS A REAL TOUGH DRIVE.
>> HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
YOU SAID YOU HAD A LITTLE HELP
WITH THE POLICE FROM SOME
INTERVIEWS THAT I SAW BUT YOU'RE
DRIVING 90 MILES AN HOUR FOR 31
HOURS STRAIGHT.
A LITTLE AGAINST THE LAW.
>> YOUR DRIVING MORE LIKE 120-
140 MILES AN HOUR AND THEN
WHEN YOU ACCOUNT STOPPING
PLANE FLYING OVERHEAD LOOKING
OPERATION.
I READ THEY HAD SMOKE GRENADES
WITH YOU.
WE NEVER USED THEM IT WAS JUST
FOR FUN.
>> BUT YOU HAD THEM.
>> IT WAS A DIFFERENT DRIVE.
A LOT OF MYSTERY AROUND THIS
BEST KEPT A MYSTERY.
>> 27 MINUTES AROUND MANHATTAN?
>> THAT, SOMETHING ELSE I
GENERALLY TRY NOT TO TALK ABOUT
BUT YES, I DID AT ONE-TIME HOLD
A LAP RECORD AROUND MANHATTAN
ISLAND.
>> YOU GOT ARRESTED
IMPERSONATING A GERMAN POLICE
OFFICER?
>> THAT ARREST THERE'S NO LAW
AGAINST IMPERSONATING A FOREIGN
POLICE OFFICER AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND I EXPERIENCED
ACTUALLY PRETTY COOL IF YOU'RE
COOL TO THEM.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS WAS YOUR
BLOG ON THIS TRIP WITH THE TESLA
CAR.
YOU TALKED ABOUT KEEPING IT AT
THE HEATER OFF.
IT WAS FREEZING COLD AND YOU
KEPT IT OFF TO SAVE BATTERY LIFE
RIGHT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> AND DID YOU FIND THE CHARGING
STATIONS THE TESLA
INFRASTRUCTURE ADEQUATE BECAUSE
OBVIOUSLY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
A 31 HOURS WITH THE GAS AND 50
HOURS WITH THE ELECTRIC CAR, THE
DIFFERENCE WAS CHARGING RIGHT?
>> NOT ALL, MOST OF IT IS
CHARGING.
THE REALITY IS IF YOU WANT TO
CHARGE AN ELECTRIC CAR THERE'S
TWO CHOICES TESLA SUPER CHARGING
NETWORK WHICH IS PRETTY QUICK OR
ANYWHERE AT REASONABLE SPEEDS
THE TESLA SUPER CHARGING NETWORK
IS THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN FOR NOW
, THREE, FOUR YEARS FROM NOW
HOW FAR WERE YOU GOING PER
CHARGE?
>> I ALMOST DON'T WANT TO SAY
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO INSPIRE
THE NEXT GUY TO COME BREAK THAT
RECORD BUT I'LL SAY THIS.
50 HOURS AND 16 MINUTES IS
ABSOLUTELY BREAKABLE AND PART OF
THAT IS THAT WE DID IT IN WINTER
IN THE COLD AFFECTS THE
BATTERIES NEGATIVELY.
>> OBVIOUSLY, DO YOU WANT TO GO
BACK AND BREAK THIS, WHAT IS
NEXT FOR YOU, YOU'VE DONE SO
MUCH CRAZY STUFF.
THE CANONBALL RUN, TERRY
BRADSHAW WAS IN THAT MOVIE.
I LOVE THAT MOVIE.
>> I'VE GOT TO GIVE CREDIT TO
DANIEL Z ARILLA, WHO OWNS THE
CAR AND WAS MY CO-DRIVER.
THE INSTANT WE GOT TO NEW YORK
WE PASSED OUT AND A FEW HOURS
LATER WE SAID LET'S GET IN THE
>> DO YOU LIKE THE TESLA CAR?
>> IT WAS GREAT.
I TRY TO GO IN UNBIAS BECAUSE