Tesla goes all-in on Elon, Robotaxi crashes, Nissan kills Ariya, 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 going all-in on Elon with his new comp package, Robotaxi crashes, Nissan killing Ariya, and more.

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

• Elon Musk has trapped Tesla shareholders: give me $1 trillion or I won’t lie for you anymore (electrek.co/2025/09/19/elon-musk-trapped-tesla…)

• Tesla settles another fatal Autopilot crash before it gets to trial (electrek.co/2025/09/16/tesla-settles-another-f…)

• Tesla is trying to hide 3 Robotaxi accidents (electrek.co/2025/09/17/tesla-hide-3-robotaxi-a…)

• Tesla is redesigning its door handles after people were left trapped in the cars (electrek.co/2025/09/18/tesla-is-redesigning-it…)

• Tesla discontinues cheapest Cybertruck, no one wanted it (electrek.co/2025/09/13/tesla-discontinues-chea…)

• Tesla partners with Uber Freight to offer Tesla Semi electric trucks at discounts (electrek.co/2025/09/16/tesla-partners-uber-fre…)

• The 2026 Cadillac Optiq EV arrives with much more to offer at a lower price (electrek.co/2025/09/19/2026-cadillac-optiq-arr…)

• Rivian breaks ground on the Georgia factory where it plans to build R2 and R3 (electrek.co/2025/09/16/rivian-breaks-ground-on…)

• Nissan cuts the Ariya electric SUV in the US… because of the new LEAF? (electrek.co/2025/09/18/nissan-cuts-ariya-elect…)

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/watch?v=0F6Xoxy82-8