Tesla's disaster earnings, Beijing Auto Show is mad, new EVs galore
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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's disaster earnings, the Beijing Auto Show being absolutely insane, and a plethora of new EVs unveiled this week.
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Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:
- Tesla (TSLA) releases Q1 2026 financial results: slight beat on earnings
- Tesla seems to say Robotaxi launch will be pushed back in 5 US cities
- Tesla (TSLA) pulled questionable levers to make Q1 2026 financials look good
- Elon Musk pushes unsupervised FSD for consumer Teslas — again
- Tesla will build factories just to retrofit millions of HW3 cars it said could do FSD
- Tesla confirms Cybercab production has started despite delays in unsupervised driving
- Tesla announces HW4 Plus with doubled memory — will HW4 follow HW3 to the grave?
- Tesla (TSLA) quietly discloses $2 billion AI hardware company acquisition buried in filing
- Tesla Model YL prototype spotted on US roads for the first time
- Porsche Cayenne Coupe Electric is an off-road capable, 2.4s 0-60mph beauty and beast
- BMW unveils the new i7 with nearly 450 miles of range and Neue Klasse style [Images]
- XPeng unveils GX flagship SUV with 750 km range, L4-ready hardware for $58,000
- Hyundai unveils sleek new IONIQ V: a production car that looks like a concept
- Hyundai unveils the IONIQ 3 with class-leading range and a new infotainment [Images]
- CATL is launching sodium-ion batteries in EVs in 2026, aiming for 370+ miles range
- Rivian (RIVN) starts R2 production days after tornado hit factory, deliveries this spring
- Xpeng is actually building this electric flying car — I visited the factory
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/A7NTG5vjRuM
Tesla Cybercab
"...nd of a look that I'm not a fan of. Yeah, and the cybercab it's just hard to get excited about it because it..."
Tesla Model Y
"...it's a YL, it's either it's right next to another model Y or I see it from the back and I see the little L ..."
Porsche Cayenne
"on set, you you reported on the launch of a new Cayenne and you can't coupé. Yeah, don't you like that lo..."
Porsche 911
"...h handsomer, much more like a, you know, has some 911 type of vibes in it. But, you know, I think that ..."
Porsche Taycan
"...utiful interior, you know, kind of stems from the Taycan, but in the McConn, but Cayenne as their kind of"
Land Rover Range Rover
"...ee their new GX flagship SUV in person, kind of a Range Rover competitor, about half the price of a Range Rover..."
Mclaren Sabre
"... kind of, it's a bit like what Elon said with the Sabre truck, like you have to have great fit and finish"
Aztek Pontiac Aztec
"...ingle line. Make me a car that's half Lambo, half Pontiac Aztec, half CyberCab, half, I don't know."
Tesla Cybertruck
"So you get kind of like a Cybertruck-like dash hood and windshield, because Cybertruck..."
Hyundai Ioniq 3
"...Hyundai had also another unveiling this week. The Ioniq 3 has been fully unveiled, which is, if we're goi..."
Hyundai Veloster
"I think it's like a two door or... Yeah, Veloster, Velostar. Veloster."
Toyota Prius
"...is could be a fun car to drive. It has the latest Prius Connected Portainment System in there. You can ha..."
Volkswagen Id3
"A lot of manual buttons, like the analog buttons on this. It's even smaller than the ID.3 in the Bolt EV. It's really one of the smallest EVs out there right now."
Tesla Model 3
"...ng? This has not improved since the launch of the Model 3, almost 10 years ago."
Tesla Roadster
"...prices. And Tesla said they would not produce the Roadster for at least a year."
Rivian R1T
"...g its debut there. I think they should cancel the R1T low sales number and build an R2T truck."
Chevrolet Equinox
"...nt GVV truck. Also, I think Chevy should build an Equinox EV truck. 40K."
Chevrolet Silverado
"...e vehicles. I think you'd get a post on that like Silverado and Hummer. Yeah, it was actually in the next gen..."
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