Fred Lambert

At least 5 Waymo self-driving I-Pace electric cars were set on fire amid protests that turned violent in Los Angeles this weekend.

It could represent as much as 5% of Waymo’s fleet in Los Angeles being destroyed.

Tesla’s head of Optimus humanoid robot, Milan Kovac, announced that he is leaving the automaker after 9 years.

It leaves just as CEO Elon Musk claimed that the humanoid robot is going to make Tesla a”$25 trillion company.”

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 being in the crosshairs of the Musk/Trump divorce, EV sales in Europe, a new Hyundai electric minivan, and more.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Trump are in the middle of a nasty break-up and it didn’t take long for Musk’s companies, including Tesla, to be thrown in the middle of it like kids in a divorce.

We will focus on the real impact on Tesla’s business here, rather than its stock price, which is largely driven by sentiment, similar to a meme stock.

Tesla has announced that it now offers interest-free loans on the Cybertruck until the end of the month. The move is the equivalent of a roughly $10,000 discount and shows that Tesla has reached a new level of desperation in trying to sell the Cybertruck.

Tesla is caught in a legal fight in which it admitted that it would “suffer financial harm” if its self-driving crash data would becomes public, but it’s not for the reason you are thinking.

Amazon is about to start testing humanoid robots for package delivery. The goal is for the robots to come out of the Rivian electric delivery vans and bring packages to your door.

Tesla’s India plans won’t include electric vehicle manufacturing, according to the local minister of industries, and the reason is quite simple.

A leaked recording of a new Tesla training program reveals that the company is concerned about a growing employee morale issue.

Tesla’s sales continue to crash in Europe despite the availability of the new Model Y and record discounts.

However, the automaker clings to a good month in Norway, which is not particularly impressive in comparison and could prove to be a fluke.

Tesla has announced that it produced its one millionth Powerwall. An impressive milestone that is, unfortunately, overshadowed by some questionable math.

Tesla is being forced to remove 64 Superchargers at stations along the New Jersey Turnpike as the local authorities have decided to go with another provider.

Elon Musk claimed corruption without any evidence.

The French are saying “non, merci” to Tesla, as sales crashed to just 700 units in May – a level not seen in more than three years.

The Model Y changeover was clearly not the problem.

Tesla still has no plan to make things right for millions of car owners with its ‘HW3’ system, more than four months after it finally admitted that the hardware won’t support self-driving.

At this point, the automaker is just hoping they buy new cars.

A Tesla prototype was spotted at the Fremont factory in California, sparking speculation that it’s the new “cheaper Tesla”, but it looks like a regular Model Y.

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 the new Tesla Model S/X “refresh”, robotaxi service is coming, a new EV price war in China, and more.

Elon Musk is starting to realize, or at least admit, that Trump and the GOP are going to hurt Tesla greatly by removing battery and solar incentives without removing incentives for fossil fuels.

Tesla has started testing its robotaxi service in Austin, Texas without safety drivers over the last few days, according to Elon Musk.

The automaker reportedly aims to launch its robotaxi service on June 12.

Tesla’s sales have fallen 87% in Quebec in the first quarter 2025 compared to the same period last year.

The critical Canadian market has been wiped out, and Tesla is no longer importing new vehicles.

Tesla’s insurance products are currently unsustainable, according to a new report that shows the company is losing money insuring its own cars.

Two Tesla board members close to Elon Musk, Ira Ehrenpreis and Kimbal Musk, just sold almost $200 million worth of Tesla (TSLA) stocks.

Tesla has been spotted working on what appears to be a mild design update for the Model S and Model X, two vehicle programs that have been in decline.

Tesla’s (TSLA) situation in Europe continues to deteriorate, despite electric car sales surging and the new Model Y now being available.

BYD has triggered another EV price war in China by slashing the price of several models, sending the stocks of local EV automakers sinking.