Rivian R2, Lucid counter attack, and Tesla's 'Digital Optimus'

About this episode

The episode discusses the latest developments in sustainable transport, focusing on Rivian's R2, Lucid's new models, and Tesla's Digital Optimus project.

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 Rivian R2, Lucid's counterattack, and Tesla's 'Digital Optimus'. 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: Musk confirms xAI-Tesla joint ‘Digital Optimus’ project — after saying Tesla didn’t need xAI Rivian reveals full R2 lineup and pricing, starting at $57,990 with a $45K RWD model coming later Rivian is phasing out the R1S Dual Standard, its most affordable SUV, ahead of the R2 Lucid (LCID) reveals Cosmos and Earth SUVs…

Topics covered

• sustainable transport
• electric vehicles
• Tesla news
• Rivian updates
• Lucid Motors
• automotive technology

Keywords

• Rivian
• Lucid
• Tesla
• Digital Optimus
• electric vehicles
• sustainable transport
• automotive news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rivian, Lucid, Tesla, BYD

Products: R2, Digital Optimus, Cosmos, Earth, Lunar, i7

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