Fred Lambert

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 Model Y RWD in the US, Cybertruck bait-and-switch, Rivian earnings, and more.

Tesla (TSLA) shareholders were getting excited on social media about a “Tesla prototype” that turned out to be a competitor’s prototype vehicle.

Mazda has announced that it will use the North American Charging Standard (NACS), also known as Tesla’s charge connector, on its upcoming electric vehicles in Japan.

The Tesla Roadster appears to be quietly disappearing after years of delay. is it ever going to be made?

I may have jinxed it with Betteridge’s Law of Headlines, which suggests any headline ending in a question mark can be answered with “no.”

Tesla (TSLA) has lost its head of the Indian market just as the automaker is rumored to finally enter India after several false starts.

Tesla has confirmed it has given up on plans to make a Cybertruck range extender to achieve the range it originally promised on the electric pickup truck.

It started refunding deposits for the $16,000 extra battery pack.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO) has denied Tesla’s attempt to trademark the term “Robotaxi”. which it has been using to refer to its long-promised self-driving vehicles.

Tesla has confirmed its latest bait-and-switch: Cybertruck owners will not get the Autosteer feature they paid for.

Instead, they will get a year of ‘Supervised Full Self-Driving’.

Tesla’s deliveries are sliding in China amid a perfect storm of factors dragging demand down, including Chinese buyers preferring Chinese brands amid the trade war with the US.

The American automaker is trying to counter the anti-American sentiment by emphasizing that its electric vehicles are ‘made in China’.

Tesla has opened orders for the Model Y Long Range RWD for $45,000 in the US. It’s the new entry-level Model Y following the design refresh earlier this year.

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed that current discussions about the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles in the budget would “more likely than not” result in killing the EV incentive.

Tesla (TSLA) sales in Germany continue to fall in April despite the new Model Y production ramp at Gigafactory Berlin.

The American automaker has seen its European sales cut roughly in half.

Tesla (TSLA) has seen its electric vehicle sales crash in the UK after being the only positive market in a disastrous first quarter in Europe.

Tesla’s Cybertruck inventory has skyrocketed to a new record high of more than 10,000 units. The vehicle program is in crisis.

Waymo announced plans to more than double its fleet of self-driving I-PACE electric vehicles by the end of next year.

Tesla (TSLA) has started offering reduced interest rates on the new Model Y in the US — this equates to a direct discount on the brand new vehicle that was supposed to spark Tesla’s demand back.

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 Elon being challenged in his role as CEO of Tesla, BYD EV sales surging while Tesla’s collapse, and more.

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Tesla’s sales have now collapsed in Sweden, with only just over 200 cars delivered in the country last month – down 80% year-over-year.

Uber announced that it will offer self-driving rides powered by May Mobility on its app in Texas later this year.

The ride-hailing platform will have both Waymo and May Mobility on its platform in Texas, while Tesla plans to compete with them all in Austin soon.

Tesla (TSLA) has revealed the latest web of transactions between itself, Elon Musk, his multiple companies, and board members.

Tesla has lost the technical program manager behind its Cortex supercomputer in Texas to OpenAI.

The latest example of a massive talent exodus at Tesla over the last year.

Tesla’s sales in several key European markets continue to decline sharply in Q2 2025, despite the new Model Y, which was blamed for disappointing sales in the first quarter, now being available.

Tesla’s Chairwoman of the Board, Robyn Denholm, has denied that a report claiming the board has searched for a new CEO to replace Elon Musk, the only positive move it would have made in years.

Musk also commented on the report.

According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, Tesla’s board has taken steps toward potentially seeking a new CEO to replace Elon Musk.

Update: Tesla’s board is denying the WSJ report.