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&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href="https://electrek.co/guides/electrek-podcast/"&gt;Electrek Podcast&lt;/a&gt;, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla allowing texting and driving on FSD v14, Trump killing CAFE's MPG standard, an Aptera update, and more.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;figure class="wp-block-audio"&gt;&lt;audio controls src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/12/Electrek_414.mp3"&gt;&lt;/audio&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;



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&lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/12/03/tesla-tsla-sales-keep-crashing-europe-single-market-temporarily-saving-it/"&gt;Tesla (TSLA) sales keep crashing in Europe with a single market temporarily saving it&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/12/05/tesla-launches-standard-model-3-y-europe-aggressive-pricing-stop-bleeding-sales/"&gt;Tesla launches ‘Standard’ Model 3 in Europe with aggressive pricing to stop bleeding sales&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/12/04/elon-musk-tesla-fsd-drivers-can-now-text-drive/"&gt;Elon Musk claims Tesla FSD drivers can now text and drive, do police agree?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/12/03/amid-affordability-crisis-white-house-plans-to-raise-your-fuel-costs-by-23b/"&gt;White House unveils plan to raise your fuel costs, despite affordability crisis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/12/05/lexus-lfa-back-100-electric/"&gt;The Lexus LFA is back, and this time it’s 100% electric&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/12/01/toyotas-15000-electric-suv-hit-china/"&gt;Toyota’s $15,000 electric SUV is a hit in China&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/12/02/aptera-sev-off-assembly-line-solar-electric-car-updates-battery-testing/"&gt;Aptera (SEV) shows off assembly line for solar electric ‘car’, updates on battery and testing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;



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



&lt;figure class="wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"&gt;&lt;div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"&gt;
https://www.youtube.com/live/poMA4gH3fys
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
</description>

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in...

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 allowing texting and driving on FSD v14, Trump killing CAFE's MPG standard, an Aptera update, 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:




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Castro



RSS




We now have a Patreon if you want to help us 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) sales keep crashing in Europe with a single market temporarily saving it



Tesla launches ‘Standard’ Model 3 in Europe with aggressive pricing to stop bleeding sales



Elon Musk claims Tesla FSD drivers can now text and drive, do police agree?



White House unveils plan to raise your fuel costs, despite affordability crisis



The Lexus LFA is back, and this time it’s 100% electric



Toyota’s $15,000 electric SUV is a hit in China



Aptera (SEV) shows off assembly line for solar electric ‘car’, updates on battery and testing




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




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Tesla texting and driving, Trump kills mpg, Aptera update, and more

<description>
&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href="https://electrek.co/guides/electrek-podcast/"&gt;Electrek Podcast&lt;/a&gt;, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss a big Tesla Robotaxi setback, the new Mercedes-Benz CLA EV, Bollinger is over, and more.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Today’s episode is brought to you by Climate XChange, a nonpartisan nonprofit working to help states pass effective, equitable climate policies. Sales end on Dec. 8th for its 10th annual EV raffle, where participants have multiple opportunities to win their dream model. Visit &lt;a href="http://carbonraffle.org/Electrek" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;CarbonRaffle.org/Electrek&lt;/a&gt; to learn more.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



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&lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/26/elon-musk-slashes-tesla-robotaxi-fleet-goal-austin/"&gt;Elon Musk slashes Tesla Robotaxi fleet goal from 500 to ~60 in Austin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/24/elon-musk-admits-automakers-dont-want-license-tesla-full-self-driving/"&gt;Elon Musk admits other automakers don’t want to license Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/24/tesla-announces-fsd-approval-europe-february-2026/"&gt;Tesla announces expected FSD approval date in Europe, regulators deny&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/27/tesla-class-action-over-powerwall-recall-bricked-batteries/"&gt;Tesla faces class action over Powerwall recall that leaves people with bricked batteries&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/26/mercedes-benz-cla-ev-prices-start-at-48000-with-long-range/"&gt;The Mercedes-Benz CLA EV starts at under $48,000 with impressive driving range&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/28/bollinger-motors-is-dead-again-probably-for-good-this-time/"&gt;Bollinger Motors is dead again – probably for good this time&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;



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



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https://www.youtube.com/live/OsXJ2KY7VYY
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
</description>

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 a big Tesla Robotaxi setback, the new Mercedes-Benz CLA EV, Bollinger is over, and more.



Today’s episode is brought to you by Climate XChange, a nonpartisan nonprofit working to help states pass effective, equitable climate policies. Sales end on Dec. 8th for its 10th annual EV raffle, where participants have multiple opportunities to win their dream model. Visit CarbonRaffle.org/Electrek to learn 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:




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




Elon Musk slashes Tesla Robotaxi fleet goal from 500 to ~60 in Austin



Elon Musk admits other automakers don’t want to license Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’



Tesla announces expected FSD approval date in Europe, regulators deny



Tesla faces class action over Powerwall recall that leaves people with bricked batteries



The Mercedes-Benz CLA EV starts at under $48,000 with impressive driving range



Bollinger Motors is dead again – probably for good this time




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




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Tesla Robotaxi setback, Mercedes-Benz CLA EV, Bollinger is over, and more

<description>
&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href="https://electrek.co/guides/electrek-podcast/"&gt;Electrek Podcast&lt;/a&gt;, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss electricity becoming the base currency, Tesla Robotaxi crashes, the new Porsche Cayenne EV, and more.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;figure class="wp-block-audio"&gt;&lt;audio controls src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/11/Electrek_412.mp3"&gt;&lt;/audio&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;



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&lt;p&gt;The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcOIZzJgLCyMPILY7-1Vsdg/featured?sub_confirmation=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Electrek&lt;/em&gt;’s YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;



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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6yWyjpjrOHfiufOgGHWql8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1320055779/electrek" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Overcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://castro.fm/podcast/53b42ca1-00c6-455d-8910-1365bef1721e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Castro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



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&lt;p&gt;Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/17/tesla-robotaxi-had-3-more-crashes-now-7-total/"&gt;Tesla Robotaxi had 3 more crashes, now 7 total&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/18/tesla-robotaxi-safety-driver-caught-sleeping-video/"&gt;Tesla Robotaxi ‘safety driver’ caught sleeping on video&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/20/tesla-delays-next-gen-ai5-chip-mid-2027-cybercab/"&gt;Tesla delays next-gen AI5 chip to mid-2027, Cybercab will launch on AI4 hardware&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/20/waymo-expands-three-us-cities-with-test-vehicles/"&gt;Waymo expands to three more US cities with test vehicles rolling out immediately&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/19/the-most-powerful-porsche-ever-is-electric-the-new-1139hp-cayenne-ev/"&gt;The most powerful Porsche ever is electric: The new 1,139hp Cayenne EV&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/19/jeep-recon-ev-beastly-off-road-electric-suv-images/"&gt;Meet the Jeep Recon EV: An off-road electric SUV that’s an absolute beast [Images]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/20/lucid-motors-launches-gravity-touring-suv-starting-below-80000-video/"&gt;Lucid Motors launches Gravity Touring SUV, starting below $80,000 [Video]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/20/genesis-crashes-luxury-party-new-gv60-magma-ev/"&gt;Genesis is crashing the luxury party with the GV60 Magma, its first performance EV&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/20/hyundais-new-off-road-electric-suv-concept-images/"&gt;Check out Hyundai’s cool new off-road electric SUV concept [Images]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/21/electricity-is-about-to-become-the-new-base-currency-and-china-figured-it-out/"&gt;Electricity is about to become the new base currency and China figured it out&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;



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



&lt;figure class="wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"&gt;&lt;div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"&gt;
https://www.youtube.com/live/xJmqdgS1hrg
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
</description>

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 electricity becoming the base currency, Tesla Robotaxi crashes, the new Porsche Cayenne EV, 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:




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Castro



RSS




We now have a Patreon if you want to help us 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 Robotaxi had 3 more crashes, now 7 total



Tesla Robotaxi ‘safety driver’ caught sleeping on video



Tesla delays next-gen AI5 chip to mid-2027, Cybercab will launch on AI4 hardware



Waymo expands to three more US cities with test vehicles rolling out immediately



The most powerful Porsche ever is electric: The new 1,139hp Cayenne EV



Meet the Jeep Recon EV: An off-road electric SUV that’s an absolute beast [Images]



Lucid Motors launches Gravity Touring SUV, starting below $80,000 [Video]



Genesis is crashing the luxury party with the GV60 Magma, its first performance EV



Check out Hyundai’s cool new off-road electric SUV concept [Images]



Electricity is about to become the new base currency and China figured it out




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/xJmqdgS1hrg

Electricity is the base currency, Tesla Robotaxi crashes, new Porsche Cayenne EV, and more

<description>
&lt;p&gt;In the &lt;a href="https://electrek.co/guides/electrek-podcast/"&gt;Electrek Podcast&lt;/a&gt;, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Apple CarPlay possibly coming to Tesla cars, VW getting access to Superchargers, a Toyota electric pickup, and more.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;figure class="wp-block-audio"&gt;&lt;audio controls src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/11/Electrek_411.mp3"&gt;&lt;/audio&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;



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&lt;p&gt;The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcOIZzJgLCyMPILY7-1Vsdg/featured?sub_confirmation=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Electrek&lt;/em&gt;’s YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;



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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/13/tesla-is-working-on-apple-carplay-integration-report-says/"&gt;Tesla is working on Apple CarPlay integration, report says&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/13/tesla-recalls-over-10000-powerwalls-in-the-us-after-several-fires/"&gt;Tesla recalls over 10,000 Powerwalls in the US after several fires&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/12/tesla-supercharger-live-availability-is-now-in-google-maps/"&gt;Tesla Supercharger live availability is now in Google Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/12/volkswagen-evs-finally-get-access-to-tesla-superchargers-for-real-this-time/"&gt;Volkswagen EVs finally get access to Tesla Superchargers (for real this time)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/12/waymo-expands-service-several-cities-adds-freeway-access/"&gt;Waymo expands service map and adds freeway access to three major US cities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/10/toyotas-first-electric-pickup-finally-here-images/"&gt;Toyota’s first electric pickup is finally here [Images]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/12/toyota-opens-first-ev-battery-plant-in-the-us/"&gt;Toyota opens the doors to its first EV battery plant in the US, but that’s not all&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;



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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 Apple CarPlay possibly coming to Tesla cars, VW getting access to Superchargers, a Toyota electric pickup, 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:




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We now have a Patreon if you want to help us 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 is working on Apple CarPlay integration, report says



Tesla recalls over 10,000 Powerwalls in the US after several fires



Tesla Supercharger live availability is now in Google Maps



Volkswagen EVs finally get access to Tesla Superchargers (for real this time)



Waymo expands service map and adds freeway access to three major US cities



Toyota’s first electric pickup is finally here [Images]



Toyota opens the doors to its first EV battery plant in the US, but that’s not all




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




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Apple CarPlay in Tesla cars, VW on Superchargers, Toyota electric pickup, and more

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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/06/tesla-tsla-shareholders-shoot-selves-in-foot-approve-musk-1-trillion-payday/"&gt;Tesla (TSLA) shareholders shoot selves in foot, approve Musk $1 trillion payday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/06/elon-musk-tesla-fsd-allow-texting-and-driving-month-two/"&gt;Elon Musk says Tesla FSD will allow ‘texting and driving’ in ‘a month or two’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/06/tesla-delays-roadster-demo-to-april-1-next-year-production-to-2027-28/"&gt;Tesla delays ‘flying’ Roadster demo to April Fools’ Day, production to 2027/28&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/06/tesla-launches-multipass-more-markets-for-frictionless-third-party-charging/"&gt;Tesla launches ‘Multipass’ in more markets for frictionless third-party charging&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/07/tesla-semi-updates-electric-semi-truck-design/"&gt;Tesla updates its electric semi truck design&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/05/xpeng-ai-day-new-ai-model-powering-robots-robotaxis-and-flying-cars/"&gt;Xpeng AI Day: new AI model powering robots, robotaxis, and flying cars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/04/rivian-rivn-q3-2025-report-revenues-deliveries-r2-new-ai-co/"&gt;Rivian (RIVN) Q3 2025 report: Revenues and deliveries rise, R2 closer than ever, plus a new AI co.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/06/fords-electric-f-150-lightning-pickup-may-be-all-but-dead/"&gt;Ford’s electric F-150 Lightning pickup may be all but dead&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/06/bmw-updates-best-selling-ev-with-more-range-and-power/"&gt;BMW updates its best-selling EV with more range and power&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://electrek.co/2025/11/04/toyota-teases-new-vehicle-looks-like-electric-truck/"&gt;Toyota teases a new vehicle and it sure looks like an electric truck&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;



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



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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 how Tesla is now Elon's after the shareholders' meeting, Xpeng going all-in on AI, Rivian's earnings, 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 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) shareholders shoot selves in foot, approve Musk $1 trillion payday



Elon Musk says Tesla FSD will allow ‘texting and driving’ in ‘a month or two’



Tesla delays ‘flying’ Roadster demo to April Fools’ Day, production to 2027/28



Tesla launches ‘Multipass’ in more markets for frictionless third-party charging



Tesla updates its electric semi truck design



Xpeng AI Day: new AI model powering robots, robotaxis, and flying cars



Rivian (RIVN) Q3 2025 report: Revenues and deliveries rise, R2 closer than ever, plus a new AI co.



Ford’s electric F-150 Lightning pickup may be all but dead



BMW updates its best-selling EV with more range and power



Toyota teases a new vehicle and it sure looks like an electric truck




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/by3S0W0PWbA

Tesla is now Elon's, Xpeng goes AI, Rivian earnings, and more

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