Electrek

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July 08, 2022Rivian R1S review, Tesla deliveries, software update, and more
This week on an EARLY Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss our Rivian R1S review, Tesla delivery results, software a new Tesla software update, and more.
The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. (This week because of commitments, we are going live at 11am ET)
As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in.
After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps:
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We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming.
Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:
Rivian R1S review and 1st drive: The best SUV ever made?
Rivian announces production ramp to 4,401 electric vehicles last quarter
Tesla (TSLA) achieves record monthly production – ready for impressive second half of 2022
Tesla is still the world’s largest electric car producer despite what you are hearing
Tesla (TSLA) achieves best solar deployment in years, but solar roof is still at a crawl
Tesla to shut down production at Gigafactory Berlin to upgrade the factory and add a shift
Elon Musk suggests Tesla will make ‘highly configurable Robovan’ for people and cargo
Tesla unveils solar range extender trailer with SpaceX Starlink internet terminal
Tesla expands Green Traffic Light Chime – cutting down on road rage
Tesla vehicles are now scanning for potholes and rough roads to help avoid them
Saleen launches shady financing effort and teases modified Tesla vehicles again
Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 11AM. ET (or the video after ~noon. ET):
https://youtu.be/Sx65wl_al98
1 hr 22 min
July 01, 2022Cadillac Lyriq test drive, Tesla Plaid speed record, Giga Texas ramp, more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss our Cadillac Lyriq test drive, a Tesla Model S Plaid achieving a new top speed record, Giga Texas ramping up, and more.
The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.
As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in.
After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps:
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
Overcast
Pocket Casts
Castro
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We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming.
Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:
Cadillac Lyriq first drive: A year early and dollar long at $60K
Tesla Model S Plaid breaks 200 mph top speed for the first time
Tesla ramps up Gigafactory Texas to thousands of units per week, adds new Model Y version
Tesla files to expand Gigafactory Texas with giant new building
VW CEO believes Tesla will be weakened by ramping up 3 Gigafactories simultaneously
15,000 Tesla vehicles are already in the hands of Uber drivers through Hertz deal
Tesla Megapacks are about to replace Hawaii’s last remaining coal plant
See leaked photos of Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 before June 29 reveal
Drako Dragon: A new 1.9-sec 0-60 mph electric hypercar in a luxury SUV format
GM teases proving ground image of Chevy Silverado EV, street testing to follow
Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET):
https://youtu.be/Gs029XlAnSA
1 hr 10 min
June 24, 2022Tesla Cybertruck update, Enhanced Autopilot, Tesla VPP, Cadillac Lyriq preview, more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss a Tesla Cybertruck update, bringing back Enhanced Autopilot, Tesla's first full-scale virtual power plant in the US, and more.
The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.
As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in.
After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps:
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
Overcast
Pocket Casts
Castro
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We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming.
Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:
Tesla Cybertruck design is ‘finally locked’ and gets an updated timeline
Tesla relaunches $6,000 Enhanced Autopilot – gutting Full Self-Driving package in the process
Tesla expands availability of new Texas-built Model Y and raises the price
Tesla launches new virtual power plant that pays Powerwall owners to help end brownouts
Elon Musk considers Tesla ads to counter media bias
Toyota recalls all its bZ4X electric cars over wheels potentially falling off
The $4,500 electric car tax credit bonus for union-made EVs is not on the table anymore
Cadillac releases new imagery, pricing and range for Lyriq electric SUV
Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET):
https://youtu.be/Le_HQA75xFs
1 hr 28 min
June 18, 2022 Walmart mid-drive e-bikes, Harley's new eMTB, Chinese electric ATV & more
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes new electric bikes from Harley Davidson, Walmart getting in the mid-drive full-suspension e-bike game, new utility e-bikes from REI and Urban Arrow, a high power electric boat, a wild-looking standing electric scooter from China and lots more.
The new Wheel-E podcast is set to return every two weeks on Electrek’s YouTube channel, Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in.
After the show ends, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps:
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
Overcast
Pocket Casts
Castro
RSS
We also have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming.
Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast today:
Say what?! Walmart has full-suspension mid-drive electric bikes now?
Harley-Davidson’s Serial 1 unveils new electric mountain bike, this time with suspension
Is Urban Arrow’s new family electric cargo bike the luxury SUV of the e-bike world?
REI launches two new electric bike models for a ‘new generation of riders’
Trikke wants police patrolling cities on these hilarious 45 mph standing electric tricycles
This guy bought a wild 6,000W all-wheel-drive standing electric ATV on Alibaba. Here’s what showed up
Microlino opens configurator for its adorable electric microcar to 30,000 reservation holders
‘Most powerful electric watercraft’ Arc One electric speedboat reveals price, opens sales
Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 10:00 a.m. ET (or the video after 11:00 a.m. ET):
https://youtu.be/x9-kqC7raTA
43 min
June 17, 2022Tesla layoffs, big price hike, and more weirdness
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discussed the Tesla layoffs, a big price hike on Tesla's entire lineup, and more weirdness with Elon Musk and the company.
The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.
As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in.
After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps:
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
Overcast
Pocket Casts
Castro
RSS
We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming.
Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:
Tesla (TSLA) lays off more employees, and hourly ones this time despite Elon Musk’s comments
Tesla is sending untrained employees to work on cars as service becomes problematic
Tesla (TSLA) significantly increases its electric car prices across its lineup
Tesla is considering sites for new factory in Canada and Mexico, along with the US
Tesla Autopilot tops the list of most crashes on driver-assist features in new NHTSA report
Elon Musk says that Lucid and Rivian are tracking toward bankruptcy
NIO finally launches its ES7 SUV with 578-mile range and vehicle-to-load capabilities
Ford stops Mustang Mach-E deliveries ahead of safety recall without fix for now
Chevy Blazer EV gets revealed July 18, first official look
Study finds more than a quarter of charging stations were nonfunctional
Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET):
https://youtu.be/_BoD7vAOwvY
1 hr 10 min
June 10, 2022Elon Musk's Tesla company-wide meeting, Cybertruck sighting, Tesla radar? and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discussed Elon Musk's Tesla company-wide meeting, a new Cybertruck sighting, Tesla adding back a radar to its self-driving sensor suite, and more.
The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.
As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in.
After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps:
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
Overcast
Pocket Casts
Castro
RSS
We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming.
Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:
Elon Musk warns Tesla workers of a ‘nutty’ end-of-quarter delivery wave
Elon Musk reveals what Tesla’s Master Plan Part 3 is about
Tesla wants to ‘revolutionize’ service with bigger centers and more specialization
Tesla Cybertruck with updated interior and windshield wiper goes on new outing
Tesla Model Y with new 4680 cells shows impressive potential for faster charging
Tesla files to use a new radar and everyone is confused
BYD says it is about to start supplying Tesla (TSLA) with battery cells
White House announces plan for new standards for first-ever national network of 500,000 electric car chargers
Check out the first official Polestar 3 image and teaser video ahead of October debut
Ford provides adapter to charge stranded Tesla vehicles with F-150 Lightning pickup
Lightyear launches production version of its flagship solar EV, renamed the Lightyear 0
Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET):
https://youtu.be/L8YyS86LxWo
1 hr 2 min
June 03, 2022Tesla layoffs, VW ID.Buzz price, BMW iX1, and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discussed the Tesla layoffs, VW releasing the price of the ID.Buzz, the BMW iX1 unveiling, and more.
The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.
As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in.
After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps:
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
Overcast
Pocket Casts
Castro
RSS
We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming.
Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:
Elon Musk asks all Tesla employees to come back to the office or quit
Elon Musk asks Tesla execs to ‘pause all hiring,’ cut 10% of staff, amid ‘super bad feeling about economy’
Elon Musk clarifies that Tesla layoffs are just for salaried employees, still hiring hourly workers
Tesla is getting the world’s largest casting machine, and it’s for Cybertruck
Elon Musk says Tesla may have a working humanoid robot prototype by September 30
BMW unveils iX1, its new entry-level electric car
VW ID.Buzz electric minibus is more expensive than expected
DeLorean’s Alpha5 EV is a gull-winged sport coupe that does 0-88mph in 4.35s
2023 Chevy Bolt EV and EUV get $6,000 price cut, start at $25,600
Mercedes-Benz shares US pricing for upcoming EQB SUV starting under $55,000
Electric car price war is coming, says Ford CEO
Buick announces it’s going all-electric by 2030 and unveils stunning Wildcat EV concept
Aptera has more than 22,000 reservations for its solar electric car with up to 1,000 miles of range
Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET):
https://youtu.be/J0hQzIqAUoc
1 hr 7 min
May 27, 2022Tesla 100-year battery, software update, first Ford F-150 Lightning deliveries, and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discussed the newly published research on Tesla's 100-year battery, a new Tesla software update, the first Ford F-150 Lightning deliveries, and more.
The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.
As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in.
After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps:
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
Overcast
Pocket Casts
Castro
RSS
We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming.
Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:
Tesla battery research group unveils paper on new high-energy-density battery that could last 100 years
Tesla releases new software update with better range calculation and media accounts linked to driver profiles
Tesla updates car software to start applying regular brakes when regenerative is limited
Tesla lobbies for anyone with solar and batteries to participate in Texas’ energy market
Tesla is preparing to enter Thailand market with its EVs, batteries, and solar
Ford starts customer deliveries of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck
Lucid Motors issues recall affecting the instrument panel of over 1,100 Air EVs
Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET):
https://youtu.be/R8XFbNWXp34
1 hr 4 min
May 20, 2022Tesla (TSLA) falls on ESG and Elongate, FSD Beta update, Cadillac Lyriq pricing, and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discussed Tesla (TSLA) falling amid an issue with ESG and the Elongate scandal, a FSD Beta update, the Cadillac Lyriq pricing, and more.
The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.
As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in.
After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps:
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
Overcast
Pocket Casts
Castro
RSS
We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming.
Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:
Tesla (TSLA) falls off the S&P 500 ESG index as Elon Musk trashes the system
Elon Musk accused of sexual misconduct, CEO preemptively called it ‘Democratic dirty tricks campaign’
Tesla (TSLA) stock has fallen and some important investors appear to panic
Tesla starts to offer Giga Texas Model Y to some customers for faster delivery
Tesla releases new Full Self-Driving Beta update, and it’s a big one
Tesla increases top speed of Autopilot with ‘Tesla Vision’ to 85 mph
Tesla’s 1 million robotaxis by end of the year becomes ‘1 million people in FSD Beta’
Tesla expands Supercharger pilot program for non-Tesla EV owners to several more European countries
Tesla agrees to build battery and EV factory in Indonesia, official says
Elon Musk announces ‘Tesla AI Day #2’ with ‘many cool updates’
Cadillac releases new imagery, pricing and range for Lyriq electric SUV
Genesis releases pricing for GV60 electric SUV: starts at $58,890 with 248 miles of range
Rivian R1T, The Electrek Review: There is nothing like it
Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET):
https://youtu.be/zMQGcVZmqao
1 hr 9 min
May 13, 2022Ford F-150 Lightning first drive, Tesla opening Supercharger network, Rivian earnings, and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss our first drive of the Ford F-150 Lightning, Tesla's plan to open its Supercharger network, Rivian's Q1 2022 earnings, and more.
This week's episode is sponsored by TeslaShields.com: 10% off Tesla floor mats, trunk and frunk kits and other Tesla accessories with Code: ELECTREK
The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.
As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in.
After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps:
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
Overcast
Pocket Casts
Castro
RSS
We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming.
Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:
Ford F-150 Lightning first drive: This is BIG
Ford hints at bringing LFP batteries to Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning
Elon Musk is looking to finance Twitter acquisition without loans backed by Tesla shares as price falls
Tesla will add CCS connectors to Supercharger stations in the US, says Elon Musk
Elon Musk: Tesla might stop taking orders on some vehicles because of long delivery times
Tesla significantly increases its battery recycling capacity, but only a few owner battery packs are coming back
Tesla abandons plans to enter the Indian market for now
Rivian (RIVN) Q1 2022 results – $1.5b loss, 10K new orders, reaffirms 25K production guidance
VW wants to resurrect Scout as a Rivian-like off-road EV brand
Hyundai confirms plans for a new electric car factory in the US
Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET):
https://youtu.be/OCapyMtjTjk
1 hr 5 min

About Electrek

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A weekly podcast tracking the transition from fossil fuel transportation to electric and the surrounding clean ecosystems. Hosted by Electrek’s Frederic Lambert and Seth Weintraub.