About this episode
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 upcoming v12.4 update, Rivian's next-gen R1s, VW ID.7 GTX, and more. Today's Podcast is sponsored by the Electrek American Solar Challenge 2024 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: Elon Musk says Tesla FSD v12.4 will drive a year between interventions, but there’s a caveat Tesla releases new software update with improvements to adaptive headlights and more Elon Musk asked Nvidia to prioritize GPU shipments to X over Tesla, emails reveal Tesla Cybertruck unveiled as imposing police vehicle Rivian unveils next-gen R1 EVs to cut cost without affecting driver experience I drove the next-gen R1S/R1T and Rivian is getting better at making electric vehicles Volkswagen unveils the new ID.7 GTX as its most powerful EV yet Porsche Cayenne EV caught testing hints at larger, bolder big brother to the Macan Kia EV4 spotted for the first time revealing the stylish new low-cost EV [Video] 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/6CwiWbpRToo