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Tesla Robotaxi numbers, Ferrari's controversial Luce launches, Waymo Ojai, and more

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Show Notes

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 Tesla's alarming Robotaxi numbers, Ferrari's controversial Luce, Waymo Ojai, and more.

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The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.

Special: This week, the podcast will start at 3 p.m. ET because Fred is still in Italy after the launch of the Luce.

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

Tesla ‘Robotaxi’ fleet is actually shrinking, not growing, new data shows

Tesla’s own AI trainers don’t trust ‘Full Self-Driving’ or its safety stats, Reuters finds

Rivian R2 matches Tesla Model Y efficiency despite bigger, heavier body

Ferrari Luce first look: going where combustion can’t follow

Ferrari CEO says Luce EV is ‘clocking up orders’ despite design backlash

Waymo starts offering rides in new Ojai robotaxi with 6th-gen Driver

Chevy Equinox and Blazer EVs gain a few key updates for 2027: Here’s what to expect

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

https://www.youtube.com/live/ERYIL9MyFK0

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