July 11, 2025

Tesla Robotaxi odds, Rivian R1 Quad, Hyundai Ioniq 9, and more

1 hour 2 minutes

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla Robotaxi odds, Rivian R1 Quad, Hyundai Ioniq 9, and more

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Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:

Tesla slashes prices in Canada despite tariffs as sales basically go to 0

Tesla Semi efficiency improves in real-world trucking test covering 4,494 miles over 3 weeks

Elon Musk says Tesla Robotaxi is coming to California, but no one other than shareholders beleive him

Elon Musk says Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles just after it went full Hitler

Tesla (TSLA) pushes its shareholders annual meeting all the way to November, but why?

Rivian R1 Quad kick turns into the new EV Halo car brand

Hyundai Ioniq 9 first drive: Stylish SUV outside, spacious and versatile 3-row minivan inside

The Hyundai IONIQ 6 N is here and it’s even better than expected

NIO (NIO) opens orders for the new three-row Onvo L90, starting at under $30,000

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET:

https://www.youtube.com/live/bWgv3DuVoLQ

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