New Tesla Model S/X, robotaxi service is coming, new EV price war, and more

In the Electrek Podcast (electrek.co/guides/electrek-podcast), we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the new Tesla Model S/X "refresh", robotaxi service is coming, a new EV price war in China, and more.

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

• Elon Musk is starting to realize Trump and GOP are killing Tesla (electrek.co/2025/05/30/elon-musk-starting-real…)

• Tesla spotted with design and feature update for Model S and Model X (electrek.co/2025/05/27/tesla-spotted-design-fe…)

• Tesla has been testing robotaxi service without drivers for ‘several days’, says Elon Musk (electrek.co/2025/05/29/tesla-testing-robotaxi-…)

• GM takes over as the ‘#1 EV seller’ in Canada (electrek.co/2025/05/29/gm-takes-over-as-1-ev-s…)

• Tesla’s sales fall 87% in Quebec as its market gets wiped out (electrek.co/2025/05/28/teslas-sales-fall-quebe…)

• BYD starts a new EV price war in China (electrek.co/2025/05/26/byd-starts-new-ev-price…)

• Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix 2025: Now just over a month away (electrek.co/2025/05/28/electrek-formula-sun-gr…)

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

youtube.com/live/I8cz78hFwv0