About this episode

The episode discusses the latest news in sustainable transport and energy, including a first drive of the Rivian R2 and updates on BYD and Donut Lab.

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 our Rivian R2 first drive, BYD going nuts on flash charging, Donut Lab's miracle battery being seemingly dead, and more.

Topics covered

• sustainable transport
• energy
• electric vehicles
• battery technology
• flash charging

Keywords

• Rivian R2
• BYD
• flash charging
• Donut Lab
• miracle battery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rivian, BYD, Donut Lab

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