In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss a very telling Tesla Optimus fail, Rivian’s AI/Autonomy day, Mercedes GLB EV, and more.

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

• Tesla Optimus robot takes a suspicious tumble in new demo
• Tesla US sales drop to under 40,000 units following tax credit expiration, lowest in years
• Tesla CEO Elon Musk claims driverless Robotaxis coming to Austin in 3 weeks
• Rivian AI & Autonomy Day: In-house silicon chip, next-gen AI platform, LiDAR for Level 4 self-driving [Video]
• Subaru’s new electric SUV delivers over 300 miles range and it starts at under $35,000
• The Mercedes GLB is back as an electric SUV and it’s better in just about every way [Images]
• Global EV sales jump 21% in 2025 as Europe surges and the US stalls
• Ford and SK On kill massive $11.4B US battery joint venture, split factories between them

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET: