America’s EV Battery Bust, Tesla Execs Quit, & Rivian-VW Updates
This week, Tim is joined by InsideEVs Deputy Editor Mack Hogan. They discuss why there’s way too much capacity to build EV batteries, and what happens next. Tim spent a day with the folks at Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies and shares an update on how that joint venture is going. Plus, leaders of Tesla’s Model Y and Cybertruck programs just quit, right after Elon Musk got his $1 trillion pay package.
We Built Too Many EV Battery Factories. Here's What Happens Next
https://insideevs.com/news/778532/battery-capacity-outpacing-demand/
The Rivian-Volkswagen Partnership Will Go Even Further Than We Expected
https://insideevs.com/news/778750/rivian-volkswagen-joint-venture-strong-progress-evs/
The Tesla Cybertruck And Model Y Bosses Both Just Quit
https://insideevs.com/news/778529/tesla-cybertruck-model-y-executives-exit/
Elon Musk Isn't Going Anywhere
https://insideevs.com/news/778231/tesla-shareholder-vote-elon-musk/
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On this week’s Plugged-In Podcast, the EV tax credit party ended in September. So what did October’s hangover month look like? Well, sales of all-electric models weren’t great, even for mainstays like the Hyundai Ioniq 5. But we’re convinced there are bigger things at stake here—and that the whole car market needs to shift a certain way. Plus, we get more details about the Launch Edition for the Rivian R2, and discuss Tesla’s apparent flying car dreams. Can the new Tesla Roadster really fly? Will it ever exist at all? And is this what Tesla needs right now?
EV Sales October Hangover
https://insideevs.com/news/777506/ev-sales-october-hangover-tax-credit/
It's Time to Give Up On the '2020' Tesla Roadster
https://insideevs.com/features/777629/tesla-roadster-delays-musk-altman/
Here's What the Rivian R2 'Launch Edition' Will Be Like
https://insideevs.com/news/777980/rivian-r2-launch-edition-options/
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Toyota Reveals Corolla EV, Slate’s Service Deal + Lucid’s Plan To Beat Tesla At Self-Driving Cars
This week, Patrick and Tim recap discuss Toyota’s game-changing Corolla EV concept, plus other reveals from the Japan Mobility Show. Slate answered one of the biggest questions about its mini electric truck: where you can get it fixed.
And Nvidia is going hard into the autonomous car game through new tech and a bunch of partnerships, including a deal with Lucid Motors to give its upcoming midsize crossover Level 4 self-driving capability.
In Plus/Minus the guys break down layoffs at GM and Rivian, plus Ford’s big home energy news.
The Layoffs Are Coming To The EV Sector. Here's What It Means
https://insideevs.com/news/777391/gm-ev-battery-layoffs-3300/
The Toyota Corolla Goes Electric—And Then Some
https://insideevs.com/news/777252/toyota-corolla-concept-japan-mobility/
Japan Just Showed Off The Future Of Cars—Minus One Crucial Detail
https://insideevs.com/news/777359/japan-mobility-show-2025-floor-report/
Lucid Plans To Beat Tesla At Self-Driving Cars—With Nvidia's Help
https://insideevs.com/news/777224/lucid-midsize-autonomous-driving-nvidia/
Why Slate Isn't Building Service Centers Like Tesla Did
https://insideevs.com/news/777127/slate-truck-service-partnership/
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Rivian Breaks Into The E-Bike Game, GM’s Tech Glow-Up And HORSE Powertrain
This week on the Plugged-In Podcast, Patrick and Tim have lots of news: General Motors' big tech push at its GM Forward event, including Super Cruise where you don't have to watch the road, and Rivian's exciting new e-bike spinoff Also. Is Rivian about to deliver a reset on how e-mobility works? Tim tested one, and he loved it.Also on this episode: Patrick talks to Matias Giannini, the CEO of Horse Powertrain. It's a new engine joint venture from Renault and the Geely Group. Why is our podcast covering engines? Because these engines are designed to be better: cleaner, smaller, more efficient, and purpose-built for things like plug-in hybrids and extended-range EVs. They're pro-EV but believe that if gas engines have to stick around longer, they have to better—and they have some interesting stuff up their sleeves.
GM's Super Cruise Aims To Go Beyond Tesla In 2028 With LIDAR, Eyes-Off Driving
https://insideevs.com/news/776525/gm-super-cruise-eyes-off-2028/
'No More Fuses:' How GM's New Architecture Will Transform Gas Cars, Too
https://www.motor1.com/news/776777/gm-ev-ice-architecture-forward-explained/
How Rivian Spinoff Also Is Reinventing The Electric Bike
https://insideevs.com/news/776646/rivian-also-electric-bike-tm-b/
Renault's 'Horse' Wants To Turn EVs Into Hybrids
https://insideevs.com/news/756949/horse-powertrain-hybrid-retrofit-evs/
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Why BMW Is Doubling Down On Battery Recycling - BONUS EP!
On this special bonus episode of the Plugged-In Podcast recorded at Climate Week NYC, Patrick and Tim sit down with two BMW executives to discuss “circularity” in automotive manufacturing and what that means.Nils Hesse, BMW’s vice president of product sustainability, and Glenn Schmidt, its vice president of global sustainability, break down the automaker’s efforts across battery recycling and recycled materials—and how those principles came to life in the BMW iX3. They talk about the need to create circular supply chains, not just for sustainability reasons but also to make a resilient business.
Every Friday, InsideEVs journalists Patrick George, Tim Levin and a rotating cast of experts and friends cover the latest news in electric vehicles, autonomous cars, and the high-tech transformation of the auto industry. From InsideEVs and the Motorsport Network.
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