Podcast: The Tesla Roadster episode

| Oct 16 2026 - 12:51 pm PT In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we’ll focus on the Tesla Roadster unveiling, but we may also cover a few other topics. 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: Tesla unveils Cyberfied new Roadster that can kickflip Are Tesla’s claims for its new ‘flying’ Roadster real, or is it just full of cold gas? Tesla confirms Autopilot/FSD was ‘engaged’ when car crossed a median and killed a man Smart #2 revives the electric Fortwo with 290 km of range for €19,990 Rivian’s Mind Robotics snags Doug Field, ex-Tesla and Ford EV chief Volkswagen’s new ID. Buzz will be more affordable, and it’s bringing ‘lots of secret sauce’ Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET): FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More. Author Fred Lambert fredlambert Fred is the Editor in Chief and Main Writer at Electrek. You can send tips on Twitter (DMs open) or via email: fred@9to5mac.com Through Zalkon.com, you can check out Fred’s portfolio and get monthly green stock investment ideas. Fred Lambert's favorite gear