Tesla announces new EV variants, Robotaxi wars, big Lucid news, 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 Tesla announcing new Model 3 and Model Y variants, the robotaxi expansion wars, big Lucid news, and more

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

• Tesla announces Model YL, a larger 6-seater SUV coming this fall (electrek.co/2025/07/16/tesla-announces-model-y…)

• Tesla prepares to launch Model 3+ with 800 km (500 mile) range (electrek.co/2025/07/17/tesla-prepares-launch-m…)

• Tesla launches a long list of new discounts and incentives in the US (electrek.co/2025/07/18/tesla-launches-long-lis…)

• Tesla’s long-time head of sales in North America is out (electrek.co/2025/07/15/tesls-long-time-head-sa…)

• Tesla’s penis-shaped Robotaxi expansion illustrates how unserious the business is (electrek.co/2025/07/14/tesla-penis-shaped-robo…)

• Waymo outlengths Tesla: Elon’s phallic Robotaxi map backfires in Austin’s expansion battle (electrek.co/2025/07/17/waymo-outlengths-tesla-…)

• Uber to deploy 20,000 Lucid Gravity robotaxis equipped with Nuro Driver, beginning next year [Video] (electrek.co/2025/07/17/uber-20000-lucid-gravit…)

• Mercedes-Benz unveils the new CLA Shooting Brake EV with impressive range (electrek.co/2025/07/15/mercedes-unveils-cla-sh…)

• Subaru enters Uncharted EV territory (electrek.co/2025/07/17/subaru-enters-uncharted…)

• Faraday Future unveils FX Super One, an EV minivan with a funny F.A.C.E. (electrek.co/2025/07/17/faraday-future-unveils-…)

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/6AoMC46FO04