About this episode

This episode discusses updates on Tesla Robotaxi, the launch of Rivian R2 configurator, and China's influence on EU factories.

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 updates to Tesla Robotaxi, Rivian R2 configurator going live, China taking over EU factories, and more. Today’s episode is sponsored by GM Energy . If you want to experience more resilience and control over your home energy, the GM Energy Home System adds stationary battery power for always-ready backup energy for your home, and the GM Energy PowerBank takes in energy from the grid and stores it for when you need it most. Learn more at gmenergy.gm.com

Topics covered

• sustainable transport
• energy
• Tesla Robotaxi
• Rivian R2
• China factories
• technology news

Keywords

• Tesla
• Robotaxi
• Rivian
• R2 configurator
• China
• EU factories
• sustainable transport
• energy

Sponsors

GM Energy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tesla, Rivian

Places: China, EU

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