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With a 30-day free trial, you can try it risk-free – https://www.the-intercooler.com/subscribe/Find out more about JBR Capital here – https://www.jbrcapital.comUse coupon code Ti10 to get 10% off your Supernatural Car Care order – https://supernaturalcarcare.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":194.0,"endTime":199.0,"type":"car","title":"Tesla Roadster","url":"/cars/tesla/roadster","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Nederlandse_Tesla_Roadster_Signature_250.jpg","quote":"...e almost genesis of the EV movement was the Tesla Roadster. 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