Episode 553: Rivian Gets RAD

About this episode

The episode discusses Rivian's new performance division, Tesla's sales success in Norway, and BYD's battery breakthrough.

Rivian has announced a new performance/skunkworks division of the company that aims to deliver a lot more fun to Rivian owners. Plus: Tesla reclaims the top sales spot in EV-dominant Norway, BYD has a battery breakthrough, and more! If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support my efforts, please check out my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/teslapodcast and consider a monthly or (10% discounted!) annual pledge. Every little bit helps, and you can support for just $5 per month. And there are stacking bonuses in it for you at each pledge level, like early access to each episode at the $5 tier and the weekly Lightning Round bonus mini-episode (AND the early access!) at the $10 tier! And NO ADS at every Patreon tier ! Also, don't forget to leave a message on the Ride the Lightning hotline anytime with a question, comment, or discussion topic for next week's show! The toll-free number to call is 1-888-989-8752. INTERESTED IN A FLEXIBLE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR YOUR TESLA? Be a part of the future of transportation with XCare, the first extended warranty designed & built exclusively for EV owners, by EV owners. Use the code Lightning to get $100 off their "One-time Payment" option…

Topics covered

• Rivian
• Tesla
• EV sales
• battery technology

Keywords

• performance division
• EV market
• Norway
• battery breakthrough

Sponsors

XCare

Mentioned in this episode

Products: XCare, EV, Lightning, RPMRTL, the Infinity Shield, Rivian, Tesla, BYD

Books & works: Lightning Round

Places: Norway

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