{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Cybercab dead on arrival, Donut Lab's miracle battery, Waymo expands, and more","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/cybercab-dead-on-arrival-donut-lab-s-miracle-battery-waymo-expands-and-more","audioUrl":"http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/02/Electrek_426.mp3","description":"\nIn 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 Cybercab being dead on arrival, Donut Lab's miracle battery, Waymo expanding, and more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.\n\n\n\nAs 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.\n\n\n\nAfter 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:\n\n\n\n\nApple Podcasts\n\n\n\nSpotify\n\n\n\nOvercast\n\n\n\nPocket Casts\n\n\n\nCastro\n\n\n\nRSS\n\n\n\n\nWe 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.\n\n\n\nHere are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:\n\n\n\n\nElon Musk threatens to halt Tesla Giga Berlin expansion over union vote\n\n\n\nTesla Cybercab program manager exits ahead of launch\n\n\n\nTesla adds 64 Megacharger locations to map, revealing Semi truck charging routes\n\n\n\nUsed Tesla prices rise 4.3% while rest of EV market drops after tax credit ends\n\n\n\nDonut Lab’s ‘miracle’ solid-state battery confirms 0-80% charge in 4.5 min — but there’s a catch\n\n\n\nBYD to unveil 1,500kW EV charger that can add 2km of range in 1 second\n\n\n\nLucid (LCID) announces ‘step-change’ in Q4 as it aims to build 25,000 to 27,000 EVs in 2026\n\n\n\nWaymo adds 4 more cities to its robotaxi service, now 10 total (Tesla: still 0)\n\n\n\n\nHere’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET:\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/live/8u-7fZpN36M\n\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":59.0,"endTime":70.5,"type":"concept","title":"solid state battery","url":"/glossary/solid-state-battery","quote":"We're going to talk about a little bit of an update on the Donut Lab, I've been calling it the Miracle Battery, solid state, some actual third-party testing is starting to trickle in slowly, and so far so good.","canonicalId":"concept:solid-state-battery","priority":0.9,"confidence":1.0,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"explanation":"A solid state battery uses solid electrolytes instead of liquid ones, offering higher energy density, improved safety, and potentially faster charging compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries.","simplifiedExplanation":"A solid state battery is a new kind of battery that uses solid materials inside instead of liquids. 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