Non-Tesla EV Supercharger access, Cybertruck sales, Rivian $$$, 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 non-Tesla EVs getting Supercharger access, Cybertruck sales in the spotlight, Rivian getting some money from Biden, and more.

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

• Tesla Supercharger access coming to Honda and Acura in spring, says Honda (electrek.co/2025/01/15/tesla-supercharger-acce…)

• Kia’s Tesla Supercharger access is late, but some owners found a way to charge (electrek.co/2025/01/15/kias-tesla-supercharger…)

• Tesla claims Cybertruck is ‘best-selling electric pickup’ without even confiming sales (electrek.co/2025/01/15/tesla-claims-cybertruck…)

• Tesla throttles down Cybertruck production, shift workers to Model Y (electrek.co/2025/01/16/tesla-throttles-down-cy…)

• Elon Musk misrepresents data that shows Tesla is still years away from unsupervised self-driving (electrek.co/2025/01/13/elon-musk-misrepresents…)

• Tesla boycott is gaining momentum in Germany due to Elon Musk’s meddling in politics (electrek.co/2025/01/16/tesla-boycott-is-gainin…)

• Tesla says a new way to clean cameras are coming (electrek.co/2025/01/16/tesla-says-a-new-way-to…)

• Trump DOT nominee signals extra fees for EVs, continued NHTSA investigation into Tesla (electrek.co/2025/01/15/trump-dot-nominee-signa…)

• The top electric cars in this winter range test will surprise you (electrek.co/2025/01/17/the-top-electric-cars-i…)

• Hyundai Ioniq 5 charges faster on a Tesla Supercharger than a Model 3 does (electrek.co/2025/01/16/hyundai-ioniq-5-charges…)

• Rivian (RIVN) secures billions in US funding for its new EV plant in Georgia [Updated] (electrek.co/2025/01/16/rivian-rivn-secures-bil…)

• Rivian (RIVN) stock rises as Volkswagen plans to expand $5.8 billion EV partnership (electrek.co/2025/01/17/rivian-rivn-stock-rises…)

• Polestar expects profits in 2025 with 5 GT launch, confirms Polestar 7 will be an entry level compact SUV (electrek.co/2025/01/16/polestar-expects-profit…)

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/J0uY-LbsPc0