Tesla Cybertruck recalls, Rivian and VW partnership, Rimac goes driverless, and more

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 the two Tesla Cybertruck recalls, Rivian and VW partnership, Rimac going driverless, 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: Tesla now distinguishes cars by battery suppliers for tax credit eligibility Tesla recalls over 11,000 Cybertrucks over trim detaching and wiper issue Tesla (TSLA) is expected to have tough quarter for deliveries again Tesla Semi spotted using a sensor array VW will invest up to $5B into Rivian to form joint venture for next-gen EVs Rivian (RIVN) reaffirms 57K production guidance, gross profit in Q4 2024 Volvo delays low-cost EX30 deliveries in the US until 2025 Rimac launches new autonomous level 4 electric car brand Verne Polestar launches new lower-priced Polestar 3 as first models reach customers Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 9:00 a.m. ET (or the video after 10 a.m. ET): https://www.youtube.com/live/Ij-gtdHsImE