Car Tech Live 174: Tesla reveals its secret sauce to the Model S (podcast) Video

Video description: We'll reveal the *real* range you can expect from the Nissan Leaf...Find out what secret sauce Tesla will use to build the coming Model S...See where Chrysler hid the owners manual...and drive a Lexus SUV that straddles more than creeks & gullys.

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