About this episode
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 announcing new Model 3 and Model Y variants, the robotaxi expansion wars, big Lucid news, 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 announces Model YL, a larger 6-seater SUV coming this fall Tesla prepares to launch Model 3+ with 800 km (500 mile) range Tesla launches a long list of new discounts and incentives in the US Tesla’s long-time head of sales in North America is out Tesla’s penis-shaped Robotaxi expansion illustrates how unserious the business is Waymo outlengths Tesla: Elon’s phallic Robotaxi map backfires in Austin’s expansion battle Uber to deploy 20,000 Lucid Gravity robotaxis equipped with Nuro Driver, beginning next year [Video] Mercedes-Benz unveils the new CLA Shooting Brake EV with impressive range Subaru enters Uncharted EV territory Faraday Future unveils FX Super One, an EV minivan with a funny F.A.C.E. 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/6AoMC46FO04