Tesla turns to energy, BMW i3 EV makes a splash, Donut Lab update, 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 turning to energy, BMW i3 EV making a splash, Donut Lab update, and more.

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

• Tesla (TSLA) reportedly in talks to buy $2.9B in Chinese solar equipment for 100 GW US push (electrek.co/2026/03/20/tesla-tsla-2-9-billion-…)

• US confirms Tesla (TSLA) is buyer in LG’s $4.3B LFP battery deal for Megapack 3 (electrek.co/2026/03/17/tesla-lg-energy-solutio…)

• Tesla is one step away from having to recall FSD in NHTSA visibility crash probe (electrek.co/2026/03/19/nhtsa-upgrades-tesla-fs…)

• Tesla delays FSD approval in Europe again, now expects April 10 (electrek.co/2026/03/20/tesla-fsd-europe-nether…)

• The new BMW i3 EV is a road trip monster with 440 miles of range, fast charging, and more (electrek.co/2026/03/18/new-bmw-i3-ev-road-trip…)

• Uber to invest over 1 billion dollars in Rivian to deploy tens of thousands of R2 robotaxis (electrek.co/2026/03/19/uber-rivian-partner-dep…)

• Volvo is killing its smallest EV in the US, but the rest of the world can still get it (electrek.co/2026/03/16/volvo-is-killing-its-sm…)

• Xiaomi launches next-gen SU7 with 902 km range and LiDAR, still undercuts Tesla (electrek.co/2026/03/19/xiaomi-launches-next-ge…)

• BYD’s bet on EVs is paying off as drivers ditch gas amid rising oil prices (electrek.co/2026/03/20/byd-ev-demand-surges-dr…)

• Donut Lab shows solid-state battery pack charging at 100 kW in Verge motorcycle (electrek.co/2026/03/16/donut-lab-solid-state-b…)

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/RoCifQaLHxo