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Hosted by Tom Gan of Ludicrous Feed and Riz Akhtar from CarloopFeaturing special guest: Roland Lam from Zapped YouTube Channel!Watch this episode on YouTubeWith thanks to our co-host:Riz Akhtar from CarloopFollow Riz on LinkedIn and XSupport the showCatch us LIVE on Wednesday nights 8pm Sydney time on YouTubeContact Ludicrous Feed"},"annotations":[{"startTime":276.56,"endTime":279.48,"type":"car","title":"Tesla Cybertruck","url":"/cars/tesla/cybertruck","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/2024_Tesla_Cybertruck_Foundation_Series_IMG_0576.jpg","quote":"...alk about or release. FSD, of course, Model Y and Cybertruck. 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