Tesla earnings, Scout EV launch, solid-state is coming, and more
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 earnings and all the news that came out of it, the launch of VW's Scout EV, solid-state batteries finally coming, and more. Today’s episode is sponsored by BLUETTI, a leading provider of portable power stations, solar generators, and energy storage systems. For a limited time, save up to 50% during BLUETTI's Halloween Sale now through October 31. Learn more here. Sponsored by ALSET Auto: North America’s leader in paint protection and restyling; offering colored wraps, paint protection, window tint, ceramic coatings and more, exclusively on EVs. 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 (TSLA) releases Q3 2024 results: misses on revenue but jumps on margins Tesla (TSLA) predicts a record Q4, stock jumps 8% Tesla’s profits are now coming from things Elon Musk said he wouldn’t do Tesla reiterates affordable models coming in 1H 2025, but with no new details Tesla has produced its 7 millionth electric car Elon Musk finally admits Tesla’s HW3 might not support full self-driving Elon Musk just said some wild things about Tesla’s self-driving rollout Musk waffles about Tesla Roadster 2025 production – ‘close to’ finalizing design Tesla’s energy storage business is booming, but solar is gone New Tesla Model Y vehicles with design refresh spotted in China Tesla unveils Oasis: a new Supercharger concept with its own solar farm and Megapacks Tesla delays Cybertruck’s range extender, reduces its range Scout EVs have arrived and are available for pre-order with 500+ mile range, but there’s a catch The $35,000 Chevy Equinox EV is finally here QuantumScape begins low-volume production of first B-sample solid-state cells for OEM testing The electric Dodge Charger will hit the road with Factorial’s solid-state EV batteries in 2026 Waymo secures $5.6 billion in new funding before expanding robotaxis to new cities in 2025 Selling ever more EVs, Xiaomi ramps up factory expansion Ford CEO doesn’t want to give up this Chinese EV he’s been driving for months 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/0ENI5TVz-Ts
