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 having its HW3 reckoning, Ford reshuffling its EV unit, Donut Lab being in hot water, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in. After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS We now have a Patreon if you want to help us avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming. Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast: We talk to Aseem Kapur, energy and eMobility executive at GM Energy! Tesla doing final ‘Signature Series’ run of Model S and X Plaid — starts at $159,420 Tesla gets FSD Supervised approved in the Netherlands — here’s what it means Tesla tells HW3 owner to ‘be patient’ after 7 years of waiting for FSD Key evidence disappears from Tesla involved in bizarre crash Ford reshuffles EV unit, Doug Field out as Farley chases 8% margin Ford CEO warns Chinese EVs would hit ‘the heart and soul’ of the US Lucid names new CEO as it raises over $1 billion and ramps up robotaxi ambitions Slate Auto closes funding round with enough financial runway to reach next stage of production Donut Lab’s ‘miracle’ solid-state battery is fraud, says insider, Donut Lab denies 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/jAAb1ie0NGI

GM Energy, Tesla HW3 reckoning, Ford reshuffles EVs, Donut Lab probs, more

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[SPEAKER_A] 2, 1, we are live on a new episode of Electrek Podcast. I'm Fred Lambert, your host. And as usual, I'm joined by Seth Winthrop. Are you doing, Seth?

[SPEAKER_B] I'm good.

[SPEAKER_A] All right. But we are starting the show a bit different today because we have a guest. We have Aseem, the head of growth at GM Energy, who is here to talk to us a little bit about GM's effort to deploy vehicle-to-grid, vehicle-to-home, and energy storage system across their lineup. How are you doing, Aseem?

[SPEAKER_C] I'm doing well. Thanks for having me.

[SPEAKER_A] Thank you. All right, well, first of all, if you can just introduce to us your role at GM and what's new right now at GM Energy.

[SPEAKER_C] Yeah, well, thank you again. I lead our growth strategy at GM Energy where I focus at the intersection of energy through EVs as well as how we allow our EVs to power the homes and in the very near future power the grid. And I'm responsible for directing all our short-term execution as well as our long-term strategy to build a more connected and resilient ecosystem.

[SPEAKER_A] [Speaker:RAJ] Awesome. And so right now, can you remind me what's in terms of vehicle-to-home, vehicle-to-grid, vehicle-to-everything now? What's your preferred term? Let's start with that, because I know the nomenclature around this is driving some people crazy.

[SPEAKER_C] [Speaker:RAJ] Yeah, yeah. So I mean, I think our offering, GM has, the largest portfolio of bidirectionally enabled EVs. So all our EVs are able to power your home. And to keep things simple, we call it vehicle-to-home, or think of your EV as a backup generator that can be used to power your home and look for ways to provide you the peace of mind during outages.

[SPEAKER_A] And so you said the entire EV lineup now, the 2026 lineup, is compatible right now, right?

[SPEAKER_C] Yes, our entire lineup.

[SPEAKER_B] Chevy Bolt too?

[SPEAKER_C] Yeah, Chevy Bolt as well. So we've got a vehicle in every price point that gives the consumers the flexibility to be able to use their cars to power their home.

[SPEAKER_A] Yeah, I think that went a little bit under the radar because I know that people focused on that, like especially with the Silverado electric when it first came out. I think you guys matched the launch with that. I think a lot of people are not aware that if you have one of the most recent GM, Chevy, you know, across the entire brands, you have access to that technology. But to be clear, so what do people need to get also in order to take advantage of that battery?

[SPEAKER_C] [Speaker:ASEEM_KAPUR] Yeah, so, you know, we have the whole set of product lineup. The way we've designed the capability is by keeping the customer at the heart of our offering. And it starts with, you know, a charger, right? So you majority of the charging happens at home, over 80%, and we offer a bidirectional charger that allows a customer to do both high-speed ch...

GM Energy, Tesla HW3 reckoning, Ford reshuffles EVs, Donut Lab probs, more

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