It is what it is. People weren't really buying parts for Teslas and installing things themselves because this was back when, I think it was before the Model 3 came out. But I'd probably still be doing the same thing. Guy Kawasaki: Last car. And they brought a whole bunch of cars too, for people to test drive. He has 1.23 million subscribers on YouTube. Guy Kawasaki: You. Rich Benoit: Yeah exactly, right? That's Rich Benoit. And now here's the witty, remarkable, funny, and maybe a little nutso, Richard Benoit. He was too cheap to pay these prices. Rich Benoit: I'm going to send you my address. So what has been the general reaction of the Tesla community? Rich Benoit: I would have skipped his. I have, I have, I have like Post-it notes literally everywhere. It's like the flood gates have opened. I mean, same thing, right? I will never take that away from them, but if I see another one, I'm going to get sick because they're like cockroaches, they're everywhere. I think it's very refreshing, it's good looking, it has the prestige of a Porsche, and I remember I went to an electric car meetup. And even though the idea of sustainability and saving the earth is great to help people buy more cars. I will never take that away from them, but if I see another one, I'm going to get sick because they're like cockroaches, they're everywhere. Guy Kawasaki: I know. And then when they do get a thousand miles of range, they'll be like, "Well, I don't want to pay that kind of money for it." Rich Benoit: That, that, that means a lot. What do you have? Join me for the Behind the Podcast show sponsored by my friends at Restream at 10 am PT. Sign up to receive email updates It's like insurance. And they said, "Yeah, no problem. Guy Kawasaki: But hey, I am dead serious. A lot of them weren't, aren't car enthusiasts. Guy Kawasaki: Oh God, I'm going to date myself. I called it the California Camry. Throughout mid-1995, she helped The Sandman defend his championship in a series of bouts with Cactus Jack. But I just want you to know: some of my closest friends are Tesla owners. Guy Kawasaki: By minutes or by hours? The Mercedes-Benz full-size van. So you don't need to worry about this. If we, exactly, unless you're being towed, all the Nissan Leafs are towed there. Rich Benoit: No. So if you have no people to haul, you could fold all the seats down and you could, you could make a Home Depot run. Just buy the damn car. There's different ways you could say things, but to say, you know what, I've always found our conversations, underwhelming. Guy Kawasaki: He realized what talent I had before anybody else. Miatas are great, but I'd probably go for a 911 Turbo. So everyone is different. You know, someone had a really interesting quote. Rich Benoit: Here's my problem. Rich Benoit: Woah, woah, woah, who's, who's buying it? Mike Rowe is doing all the dirty jobs. Guy Kawasaki: Yeah, thats the dongle. Rich Benoit: On the back of a diesel truck. Tell her that. And I was just like, "Yeah, I guess you could say that." Richard is related to Richard A Benoit and Allison Sokol as well as 3 additional people. Yeah, that's true. God really, forbid minivan. It's just showing that like there's no, there were hardly at the time of the recording, there were hardly any black Tesla owners. He creates content for YouTube channel called Rich Rebuilds. So battery technology is advancing so fast, I mean the best time to buy a car is now. Because it's just, it's just different. So it's, it's refreshing. Rich Benoit: That happens. Guy Kawasaki: Do you think that their philosophy is, "We're trying to protect our customers from doing stupid things that endanger them?" Benoit killed Nancy on Friday, Daniel on Saturday, then asphyxiated himself with the cord of a weight machine in his basement on Sunday. I couldn't do the 4s yet. Well, my bishop just took your queen". Guy Kawasaki: Really? Guy Kawasaki: On the back of a truck. And what they'll do is, they'll send them out, and they'll know that ten cars are bad, but if only four of them come back. They chose it for different reasons. It's a very different experience. So like off the showroom floor. Rich Benoit: I think a Sienna. Guy Kawasaki: She doesn'tcan I interview her? Have you tried rebooting your computer?" Guy Kawasaki: Oh God, I'm going to date myself. I have no idea if they must just emerge. But so, yeah, as much as they hate, as much as they hate what I'm doing, as much as they hate the V8 Tesla, if a V8 Tesla shows up to a Tesla car show, it's the only thing they're going to be talking about. So like off the showroom floor. It's just, what does your heart tell you? Tesla focuses on all-electric vehicles, which are much more efficient and environmentally friendly. Guy Kawasaki: Okay. Guy Kawasaki: Last car. It's the farm club. It's when you, there's safety in numbers. To put it mildly, he has a love-hate relationship with Tesla because of Teslas, shall I say, reluctance to embrace any right-to-repair sensibilities. So for her, she's like, Yeah, my husband takes junk cars. And makes one junk car out of two jumps. Aptly named ICE-T, the build features a Camaro-sourced LS3 V8 placed neatly into the Tesla Model Ss frunk. Some cars might be missing a blatant panel, but that's definitely not their strong suit. Yeah, absolutely. I'm just complaining. Chris Salvo and Rich Benoit are the founders of the Electrified Garage. And, and what kind of car do you drive? Rich Benoit: To put it, to put it mildly. How do they have the chutzpah to come? Rich Benoit: Well, no, to be fair, they introduced the cheaper rear-wheel drive one. You have to have an exhaust system routing. Cause Lists. It grew into those things. They're good looking, but after a while, it's like, okay, I get it. Guy Kawasaki: Okay. So what are you thinking? Why did you, how were you recommended? No, I, I pride myself in just not even caring. And she's like "Oh yeah that's pretty cool." Rich Benoit: That's really good. But so what? Back to that separately. Underneath the humor lies a remarkable story of curiosity, perseverance, and ingenuity. That's a slap in the face. We don't care if it's underwater, currently., We just want to sell you this part and get you the hell out of our door. Rich Benoit: Go for it. Oh man. They're absolutely great cars. So now explain that one. Rich Benoit: Oh, well, hold on. Why? I thought I could just go on twisty back roads. There's real competition. I'll send it out this weekend. Not to be racist or anything. Rich Benoit: Oh, well, hold on. This features his adventures rebuilding and repairing cars. People weren't really buying parts for Teslas and installing things themselves because this was back when, I think it was before the Model 3 came out. I remember a while back, I was looking for a minivan and, yeah, the designs are kind of cool. Yes, absolutely. Hold on. So, how much is Rich Benoit networth at the age of years old? It's like, "See, this is why you shouldn't get an electric car cause it's going to catch fire," and all this stuff not realizing full well if you think about a gas car, that when you're in your gas car, literally three feet in front of you, there are tiny little explosions going at multiple times per second with literal gasoline being dumped on those explosions. Rich Benoit: Money doesn't matter? Rich Benoit: We could wrap this up, that'd be it. If a Ford F-150 catches on fire, no one cares. Guy Kawasaki: Right? Yeah. A lot of people diss the minivans and say, Oh, theyre crap, but I'll tell you right now, there's very few things that you can use to haul people and things. Tesla uses a 1-speed automatic transmission, meaning they only have one gear when it comes to shifting as they dont need more than that. His daughter has appeared on her Instagram. Guy Kawasaki: Okay. But to answer your question, they don't blow up any more than anyone else. Guy Kawasaki: No, I don'tI've slept in it one night. Like a Matrix? So it's, Why are you being, why do you have so much animosity when we can help each other? God really, forbid minivan. Oh, also, only Tesla-certified shops can buy parts. Rich Benoit: They're good at that. So I said, "What's the next step? Rich Benoit YouTube Star Birthday May 11, 1983 Birth Sign Taurus Birthplace United States Age 39 years old #166329 Most Popular Boost About YouTuber and car enthusiast known for content about gas and electric vehicles. Rich Benoit: Stick-shift sports car. "Well, I'm not ready yet because it doesn't have one thousand miles of range." [22] She had bruises on her back and stomach consistent with an attacker pressing a knee into her back while pulling on a cord around her neck. Guy Kawasaki: You know, Ill ask my former, guests who have Netflix shows how they got them. last 30 days. But Teslas were a hundred thousand dollars new and seventy thousand dollars used. I'm Guy Kawasaki, and this is Remarkable People. I'm Guy Kawasaki. if I want to see a whole bunch of Teslas I would just go to a Tesla service center and a Taycan showed up. Guy Kawasaki: I didn't know who you were. I own a military Humvee, a hummer, you know, like a military one with a thing. The kind of three very basic and simple components and they're easy to package and configure. You have the motor, you have the controller to tell the battery how much power to give the motor. Surprise! The appellate court ruled that, "The photographs published by [Flynt] neither relate to the incident of public concern conceptually [the murders] nor correspond with the time period during which Benoit was rendered, against her will, the subject of public scrutiny". I promise you the last question. This features his adventures rebuilding and repairing cars. Per Week: $8,000 Per Month: $32,000 Per year: $3,80,000. He assumed the project would be a cinch without any of the usual gasoline bits and bobs. But, but the, the the Taycans great. He's done so much for our environment. Rich Benoit: As much as they hate gas powered cars, as much as the fact that gasoline infuriates them, even though everything that they see and touch around them is delivered to them by gasoline, how do you think the Teslas get to the service center? Guy Kawasaki: Yeah, exactly. I would cross my fingers and cross my toes cross every part of my body I could, but to think of, you know, Dr. Frankenstein of Tesla loves a Taycan. A "Tesla" Cyberquad that is ABSOLUTELY INSANE. He is a fan ofStroopwafels and Popeyes. Guy Kawasaki: That was a great show. Well, not being well, you know, another Tesla on the road, I don't know. We don't care if it's on fire. Guy Kawasaki: So, so what were you doing at the time in your day job? A more serious question, do you think battery technology is about to take a huge leap so it would not be wise to buy an electric car right now? Tell me, did you get that joke? And I'm just like, you know what, whatever, I don't have to do anything today because I'm my own boss. The engine is mated to a sequentially shifted manual gearbox, which is nestled neatly inside a custom-fabricated gear tunnel that spans the length of the car. And every time a Tesla blows up, it looks bad, but in reality, they want you to buy another car. "[4][14][15] She dropped the suit in August 2003, as well as a restraining order filed on her husband. I don't, you know, Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. In keeping with The Sandman's character, Woman would open his beers and light his cigarettes prior to matches. Yeah. A straightforward installation can range from $750 $1,500. What are you waiting for? Rich Benoit: it's more likely now because the cars are different price point, and people might be more likely to work on them themselves. Guy Kawasaki: I'm gonna talk fast, then. So he found a Model S sitting in a field in New Jersey on a website that sold wrecked cars. Twelve? Data General / Prime Computer. Guy Kawasaki: Thank you so much. Guy Kawasaki: Okay. And then you have some Tesla owners that are saying to themselves, "I don't care what the build quality. What's your VISA number?" Guy Kawasaki: Are you still there? Rich Benoit: Well, yeah, because at first it was, it was, Hey, I'm doing my thing. It was cute and funny. He has amassed more than 1.3 million subscribers on his Rich Rebuilds channel. He makes a decent money for himself and he's doing okay. While gas-powered cars emit harmful pollutants into the air, tesla cars produce zero emissions. FamousBirthdays.com - use subject to the practices disclosed in our privacy policy. Case Type. Guy Kawasaki: I thought about that a long time. So that that's, that's what they were reserved for. Rich Benoit: So it goes, off-road. I'm just so sick of seeing them. I get that. I'm going to start convincing people to come on my show by offering them gifts. Guy Kawasaki: That's negative. The rest of the drive unit adds about 110 LBS/50 KG for a total of about 210 LBS/95 KG.. I am forever grateful. Ryan Benoit Wife, Kids, Parents. And people like the struggle, they like the fight, they like the drama, which I think is why a lot more people may have tuned in. Rich Benoit: Yeah. I'm going to send you one of these remarkable tablets, which I got my gas. Well, that's what I did. No, we, uh, he's like, Oh yeah, you consider yourself, dare I say, "The Dr. Frankenstein of Teslas." Guy Kawasaki: Okay. However, hold on one second. Guy Kawasaki: Yeah. Richard is related to Kimberly Ann Benoit and Lisa Molenda as well as 3 additional people. Video pulled again. Guy Kawasaki: Yeah. He was too cheap to pay these prices. [16], After Nancy Benoit's death in 2007, Hustler published nude photographs of her from a shoot taken when she was 20 years old. When you're talking about an internal combustion engine, you have to think about the massive size of the engine. Guy Kawasaki: This is a funny factoid, but you are the first black man on my podcast. They really think they do, but a lot of them have never lived with an electric car. I said this before, but it went nowhere. You'll have door alignment issues. The -born YouTuber expert is arguably the worlds most influential Rich Benoit is expert, with a wide-ranging social media outreach. Rich Benoit: You know what's funny is that I thought you were going to say, Rich, you have no formal education at all. Me buying a Plaid Model S for $150,000, I am not getting that much different of an experience compared to the Tesla that I have now. What do you have? I mean, Rich Benoit: That was a great show by the way. Mar 1979 - May 19823 years 3 months. So yeah, but no, she really doesn't, she doesn't really she knows what I do is cool, but in terms of caring about it on a daily basis, it's just like, No, that's my husband's job. It's like, it's like anyone having a job, you know, let's just say two people are married and your husband is, an astrophysicist, you know? Rich Benoit: I have pictures of them up at the event. [3] She married Chris on November 23, 2000. Guy Kawasaki: She doesn'tcan I interview her? That's an MX3 or MX4, right? So, if you only charge your Tesla at home, you can expect your electricity bill to increase by about $50 each month. And even my daughter drives one. No one, no one's doing it. I would watch your show. We have estimated Tab Benoit's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets. Guy Kawasaki: But they're on there as entertainers. How do you, how do you, how do you like make money and stuff? So, so you were on a TED talk and I, TED talks always inspire me because I feel like that's the best of the best and the smartest of the smartest and the brightest of the brightest people, as well as people that can articulate themselves very well. You know, I have the foresight now. A fun fact is that I still personally own like five of them. It's, it's, it's a lot, and not only that, but you have to figure out how to integrate the systems together. A lot of people say, you know, the Taycan, it's not as good as the Tesla Model S, but I am so sick of looking at Teslas right now. That's you. Don't get me wrong. You'll probably open it up and make it color. Rich Benoit: Oh gosh. You're not making it any faster because very few people go into the software aspect of things. Rich Benoit: Here's my problem. Ryan Benoit Biography, Wikipedia. Guy Kawasaki: It's statistics. Rich Benoit: I'm sorry. Guy Kawasaki: Okay. Yeah. [11] The feud between Benoit and Sullivan saw Woman clashing with Sullivan's then-valet Jacquelyn at ringside. Across all Tesla products, the average charging cost per mile is 4.56 cents per mile. Guy Kawasaki: Okay. Guy Kawasaki: Why is that? Teslas done so much for you. You have, you have to look it up. They have also lived in East Haddam, CT and Westbrook, CT. After the video, Sullivan appeared speechless, and his manager Jimmy Hart led him off stage. Today's episode's remarkable guest is Richard Benoit. It's because this, this, when you buy a Tesla, it's unfortunate that not a lot of people tend to modify them. Oh, my gosh, what hatchbacks are out there still?
