Tesla earnings, Scout EV launch, solid-state is coming, and more

Electrek

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 Tesla's earnings and all the news that came out of it, the launch of VW's Scout EV, solid-state batteries finally coming, and more.

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Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:

• Tesla (TSLA) releases Q3 2024 results: misses on revenue but jumps on margins
  • Tesla (TSLA) predicts a record Q4, stock jumps 8%
  • Tesla’s profits are now coming from things Elon Musk said he wouldn’t do
  • Tesla reiterates affordable models coming in 1H 2025, but with no new details
  • Tesla has produced its 7 millionth electric car
  • Elon Musk finally admits Tesla’s HW3 might not support full self-driving
  • Elon Musk just said some wild things about Tesla’s self-driving rollout
  • Musk waffles about Tesla Roadster 2025 production – ‘close to’ finalizing design
  • Tesla’s energy storage business is booming, but solar is gone
• New Tesla Model Y vehicles with design refresh spotted in China
• Tesla unveils Oasis: a new Supercharger concept with its own solar farm and Megapacks
• Tesla delays Cybertruck’s range extender, reduces its range
• Scout EVs have arrived and are available for pre-order with 500+ mile range, but there’s a catch
• The $35,000 Chevy Equinox EV is finally here
• QuantumScape begins low-volume production of first B-sample solid-state cells for OEM testing
• The electric Dodge Charger will hit the road with Factorial’s solid-state EV batteries in 2026
• Waymo secures $5.6 billion in new funding before expanding robotaxis to new cities in 2025
• Selling ever more EVs, Xiaomi ramps up factory expansion
• Ford CEO doesn’t want to give up this Chinese EV he’s been driving for months

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET):

https://www.youtube.com/live/0ENI5TVz-Ts