Kilowatt: A Podcast about Electric Vehicles - Robotaxi: Your New Ride or Die (Hopefully Just Ride)

Description:
In this episode of Kilowatt, I discuss recent advancements in electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy, including a groundbreaking battery swap technology for semi-trucks by CATL, aimed at launching 300 stations in China by 2025. I cover Nikola Motors’ auction of hydrogen trucks amid bankruptcy and Rivian's $1 billion investment from VW Group for their R2 and R3 models. The episode also addresses Tesla's Cybertruck trade-in values and regulatory scrutiny of the upcoming RoboTaxi service. I conclude with Tesla's trademark challenges and an upcoming interview with Clockwork Energy on DC fast charging innovations.

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Sources:
CATL's Semi battery swap stations (https://electrek.co/2025/05/19/catl-battery-swap-electric-semi-tech-cleans-up-the-messy-middle/)
Nikola Motors to auction off Hydrogen Semi Trucks (https://insideevs.com/news/760059/nikola-hydrogen-trucks-auction/)
VW Group invests another billion dollars into Rivian (https://www.autoblog.com/news/rivian-receives-1-bn-in-capital-from-key-investor-to-launch-r2-r3-crossovers)
Rivian's R2 advancements (https://insideevs.com/news/760143/rivian-r2-wiring-motor-improvements/)
Tesla begins taking Cybertruck trade-ins (https://electrek.co/2025/05/18/tesla-starts-accepting-cybertruck-trade-ins-confirms-insane-depreciation/)
NHTSA adjusts autonomous taxi rules (https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/20/nhtsa-adjusts-autonomous-vehicle-rules-ahead-of-tesla-robotaxi-rollout/)
NHTSA has some questions about Tesla's RoboTaxi service (https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/2701/nhtsa-probes-teslas-robotaxi-plans-seeks-answers-on-fsd-in-poor-weather)
Tesla to have 10 to 12 RoboTaxis to start (https://insideevs.com/news/760242/tesla-robotaxi-launch-june-10-cars-musk/)
Elon gives us some RoboTaxi news (https://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-just-revealed-more-about-tesla-june-robotaxi-launch/)
RoboTaxi headed to Saudi Arabia (https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-robotaxi-saudi-arabia-elon-musk/)
Tesla denied RoboTaxi trademark (https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/2696/tesla-denied-robotaxi-trademark-for-autonomous-vehicles)
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