Tesla's disturbing earnings, self-driving challenge, solid state batteries, 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 disturbing earnings, a new self-driving challenge, solid-state batteries, and more.

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

• Tesla (TSLA) releases Q2 2025 financing results: earnings down 23% (electrek.co/2025/07/23/tesla-tsla-releases-q2-…)

• Elon Musk with a straight face: Tesla Robotaxi will cover half of US population by end of the year (electrek.co/2025/07/23/elon-musk-with-straight…)

• Tesla is about to launch ‘Robotaxi’ in Bay Area, but with someone in the driver’s seat (electrek.co/2025/07/25/tesla-launch-robotaxi-b…)

• Tesla puts foot in its mouth: ‘unsupervised self-driving is not solved’, but what about robotaxi? (electrek.co/2025/07/24/tesla-foot-mouth-unsupe…)

• Elon Musk on Tesla’s new ‘affordable’ electric car: it’s the Model Y (electrek.co/2025/07/24/elon-musk-tesla-new-aff…)

• Tesla (TSLA) might lose its right to sell cars in California amid false advertising lawsuit (electrek.co/2025/07/21/tesla-tsla-might-lose-r…)

• Tesla’s own data confirms Autopilot safety regressed in 2025 (electrek.co/2025/07/23/tesla-own-data-confirms…)

• Honda just made charging way easier for Prologue and Acura ZDX EV owners (electrek.co/2025/07/22/honda-unlocks-tesla-sup…)

• Lucid owners gain full access to Tesla’s Supercharger network, but with a big caveat (electrek.co/2025/07/22/lucid-owners-gain-full-…)

• Mercedes-Benz is already testing solid-state batteries in EVs with +600 miles range (electrek.co/2025/07/24/mercedes-benz-already-t…)

• Meet the BYD Atto 1 — A $12,000 EV for the masses (electrek.co/2025/07/23/meet-the-byd-atto-1-a-1…)

• Kia reveals 7 new PV5 electric van variants — From camper to pickup truck (electrek.co/2025/07/23/kia-reveals-new-pv5-ev-…)

• Lucid launches its 2026 Air EV lineup: more range, quieter, and a little more expensive (electrek.co/2025/07/22/lucid-launches-2026-air…)

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/NapA4sVhUvo