Tesla next-gen battery, new R&D lab, Tesla V10
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including hints about Tesla's next-generation batteries, Tesla's new R&D and testing lab, Tesla Version 10 (V10), and more. Support our show! The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, and Seth Weintraub, founder and publisher of Electrek and the 9to5 network, discussing all our top stories of the week while taking questions from our readers and highlighting the most insightful comments on the site. The show is back live every Friday at 4pm 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 5pm ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps through our RSS feed: https://electrek.co/podcastRSS. Grab the quick link to iTunes here. We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to 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 today: Tesla battery research partner unveils path to more energy-dense Li-ion cells that could beat solid-state Tesla battery researcher Jeff Dahn talks $100 kWh cells, removing cobalt, and more Tesla owner who saw range slashed by software update filed class action lawsuit Tesla is building a major new R&D lab and vehicle testing facility to improve reliability Elon Musk hypes Tesla V10 software with in-car video streaming and ‘Caraoke’, early access ‘soon’ Tesla plans to increase its Full Self-Driving price again on August 16 Tesla found to be ‘misleading’ with safety claims, NHTSA says VW sees electric car price parity soon, will be the tipping point for adoption Watch Porsche Taycan perform 30 consecutive 0-124 mph launches Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00pm ET (or the video after 5:00pm ET):