Elon teases a van, Tesla sales tumble, and there is no Robotaxi in California

About this episode

The episode discusses Elon Musk's new Tesla van tease, the lack of Robotaxis in California, and the competition from Chinese EVs in Europe.

On today's van-tastic episode of Quick Charge , Elon Musk teases a people-hauling Tesla that's 10 years late, California says there are ZERO Robotaxis on the road, and the Chinese EVs continue to outsell the brand in Europe. It's been nearly a decade since Tesla CEO Elon Musk hinted a new people moving EV might be on its way, and while the company rolled out a twenty passenger Robovan concept in 2024, Musk insists the company's got something coming that's "cooler" than a minivan. By definition, then, it's not the Robovan . Or a Cybertruck. In smarter news, we've got Vanair's latest solar-powered semi truck add-on that can help slash emissions and operating costs for large commercial fleets. You can check it out here, then let us know what you think in the comments. Source Links Tesla is coming out with ‘something cooler than a minivan’, says Elon Musk BYD outsells Tesla in Europe for second straight month as gap widens California regulator confirms Tesla is ‘not operating an autonomous vehicle service’ Adding solar panels to semi trucks helps slash diesel emissions GENIUS: adding solar panels to semi trailers is an idea so obvious it hurts Prefer listening to your podcasts…

Topics covered

• Tesla
• Elon Musk
• Robotaxi
• EVs
• solar power
• automotive industry

Keywords

• Tesla
• Elon Musk
• Robotaxi
• BYD
• solar-powered truck
• EV sales
• California

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tesla, California, BYD, Vanair

Products: Robovan, Cybertruck, solar-powered semi truck

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