Tesla delivery record, V4 Supercharger, messy US EV market, 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's delivery record, V4 Superchargers, a messy US EV market, and more.

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

• Tesla (TSLA) announces 497,000 EV deliveries in Q3 (electrek.co/2025/10/02/tesla-tsla-announces-49…)

• Tesla’s ‘more affordable’ Model Y spotted uncamouflaged on highway (electrek.co/2025/10/02/teslas-more-affordable-…)

• Tesla launches Model Y Performance in the US for $57,500 (electrek.co/2025/09/30/tesla-launches-model-y-…)

• Tesla confirms new Model Y Performance supports bidirectional charging (electrek.co/2025/10/01/tesla-confirms-new-mode…)

• Tesla launches first full V4 Supercharger station with 500 kW capacity (electrek.co/2025/09/29/tesla-first-full-v4-sup…)

• Tesla revives its solar business by bringing back solar leasing (electrek.co/2025/10/03/tesla-revives-solar-bus…)

• Rivian (RIVN) Q3 deliveries beat expectations as it narrows its annual delivery guidance (electrek.co/2025/10/02/rivian-rivn-q3-deliveri…)

• Honda’s electric SUV is a hit, thanks to steep discounts (electrek.co/2025/10/03/hondas-electric-suv-is-…)

• The Chevy Equinox EV is taking off as America’s best-selling EV outside of Tesla (electrek.co/2025/10/01/chevy-equinox-ev-is-ame…)

• New Chevy Bolt seen charging at Tesla Supercharger in LA a week before reveal (electrek.co/2025/09/30/new-chevy-bolt-seen-cha…)

• Ford’s $30,000 EV isn’t the pickup you think it is (electrek.co/2025/10/03/fords-30000-ev-isnt-the…)

• Chevy Silverado EV Trail Boss first off-road adventure (electrek.co/2025/09/30/chevy-silverado-ev-trai…)

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/JkdiXj8E3PM