New Tesla Model S/X, Robotaxi is sort of coming, Xiaomi breaks EV Nurburgring record, 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 the new Tesla Model S and Model XX, Robotaxi is sort of coming, Xiaomi breaking the EV record at Nurburgring, and more. 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 launches updated Model S and Model X: the biggest change is the price Tesla Full Self-Driving hasn’t improved all year and Musk points to more wait Elon Musk ‘regrets’ what he said about Trump as the President is about to crush Tesla Xiaomi’s SU7 Ultra snags all-time fastest lap for a mass-produced EV at Nürburgring [Video] A prototype Porsche Cayenne EV just beat every gas SUV ever in a hillclimb We have the starting pricing for all model year 2026 Rivian R1 trims The 2025 Kia EV9 sold out faster than expected Mercedes has a new ultra-luxury electric van coming soon The funky Subaru Brat is returning as an EV pickup with a little help from Toyota Charge your EV in 5 minutes: BYD’s ‘flash’ network heads to Europe 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/ArA4TKru5Gs