On 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's massive round of layoffs, Elon Musk putting Tesla all-in on Robotaxi, important shareholders vote, 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.



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




Tesla leaks new Model 3 Performance ‘Ludicrous’ details



Tesla reveals big update with new UI, auto shift, Audible, new Spotify, and more



Tesla recalls Cybertruck due to defective accelerator, confirms about 4,000 deliveries



Tesla lays off ‘more than 10%’ of its global workforce



Tesla Semi has been pushed ‘well beyond expectations’ by a new customer



Tesla puts ‘$25,000 electric car’ codenamed NV9 on back burner despite what Elon Musk said



Elon Musk is putting Tesla all-in on Robotaxi



Tesla launches website to convince shareholders to vote for Elon’s $55 billion payday



Tesla’s biggest retail shareholder is voting against Elon Musk’s $55 billion package



You can power your home for 21 days with a Chevy Silverado EV and GM’s new bidirectional charger



Lucid’s longest-range Air Grand Touring gets faster charging, 516 miles range at a lower price



Lotus opens Eletre Hyper SUV orders in North America, shares pricing and delivery timelines



GMC’s 2024 Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 is finally here – with a 440-mile range



Maserati launches new tri-motor GranCabrio Folgore convertible that goes 0-100 km/h in 2.8 sec




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/watch?v=fbJ4o_Yj70E

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Tesla layoffs, all-in on Robotaxi, shareholders vote, and more

APR 19, 202463 MIN
Electrek

Tesla layoffs, all-in on Robotaxi, shareholders vote, and more

APR 19, 202463 MIN

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<p>On the <a href="https://electrek.co/guides/electrek-podcast/">Electrek Podcast</a>, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla's massive round of layoffs, Elon Musk putting Tesla all-in on Robotaxi, important shareholders vote, and more.</p> <figure class="wp-block-audio"><audio controls src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/04/Electrek_4-19-24.mp3"></audio></figure> <!--more--> <p>The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcOIZzJgLCyMPILY7-1Vsdg/featured?sub_confirmation=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Electrek</em>’s YouTube channel</a>.</p> <p>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 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcOIZzJgLCyMPILY7-1Vsdg/featured?sub_confirmation=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">YouTube channel</a> to get your questions and comments in.</p> <p>After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcOIZzJgLCyMPILY7-1Vsdg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">YouTube</a> and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/electrek/id1320055779" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6yWyjpjrOHfiufOgGHWql8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1320055779/electrek" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Overcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.pocketcasts.com/discover/podcast/a58fdb80-b903-0135-9e60-5bb073f92b78" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pocket Casts</a></li> <li><a href="https://castro.fm/podcast/53b42ca1-00c6-455d-8910-1365bef1721e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Castro</a></li> <li><a href="https://feedpress.me/electrek" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RSS</a></li> </ul> <p>We now have <a href="https://www.patreon.com/electrek" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">a Patreon</a> 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.</p> <p>Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2024/04/18/tesla-leaks-new-model-3-performance-ludicrous-details/">Tesla leaks new Model 3 Performance ‘Ludicrous’ details</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2024/04/16/tesla-reveals-big-update-with-new-ui-auto-shift-audible-new-spotify-and-more/">Tesla reveals big update with new UI, auto shift, Audible, new Spotify, and more</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2024/04/19/tesla-recalls-cybertruck-defective-accelerator-4000-deliveries/">Tesla recalls Cybertruck due to defective accelerator, confirms about 4,000 deliveries</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2024/04/15/tesla-lays-off-more-than-10-of-its-global-workforce/">Tesla lays off ‘more than 10%’ of its global workforce</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2024/04/17/tesla-semi-pushed-well-beyond-expectations-new-customer/">Tesla Semi has been pushed ‘well beyond expectations’ by a new customer</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2024/04/15/tesla-puts-electric-car-codenamed-nv9-back-burner-despite-elon-musk-said/">Tesla puts ‘$25,000 electric car’ codenamed NV9 on back burner despite what Elon Musk said</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2024/04/16/elon-musk-tesla-all-in-self-driving-robotaxi/">Elon Musk is putting Tesla all-in on Robotaxi</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2024/04/18/tesla-launches-website-convince-shareholders-vote-elon-55-billion-payday/">Tesla launches website to convince shareholders to vote for Elon’s $55 billion payday</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2024/04/19/tesla-biggest-retail-shareholder-voting-against-elon-musk-55-billion-package/">Tesla’s biggest retail shareholder is voting against Elon Musk’s $55 billion package</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2024/04/18/you-can-power-your-home-for-21-days-with-a-chevy-silverado-ev-and-gms-new-bidirectional-charger/">You can power your home for 21 days with a Chevy Silverado EV and GM’s new bidirectional charger</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2024/04/17/lucid-air-grand-touring-gets-516-mi-range-upgrades-price-cut/">Lucid’s longest-range Air Grand Touring gets faster charging, 516 miles range at a lower price</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2024/04/16/lotus-opens-eletre-suv-orders-north-america-shares-pricing-delivery-timelines/">Lotus opens Eletre Hyper SUV orders in North America, shares pricing and delivery timelines</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2024/04/16/gmc-2024-sierra-ev-denali-edition-1-440-mile-range/">GMC’s 2024 Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 is finally here – with a 440-mile range</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2024/04/15/maserati-new-tri-motor-grancabrio-folgore-convertible-ev-electric/">Maserati launches new tri-motor GranCabrio Folgore convertible that goes 0-100 km/h in 2.8 sec</a></li> </ul> <p>Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET):</p> <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"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbJ4o_Yj70E </div></figure>