America’s EV Battery Bust, Tesla Execs Quit, & Rivian-VW Updates

America’s EV Battery Bust, Tesla Execs Quit, & Rivian-VW Updates

56:22 Nov 14, 2025
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This week, Tim is joined by InsideEVs Deputy Editor Mack Hogan. They discuss why there’s way too much capacity to build EV batteries, and what happens next. Tim spent a day with the folks at Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies and shares an update on how that joint venture is going. Plus, leaders of Tesla’s Model Y and Cybertruck programs just quit, right after Elon Musk got his $1 trillion pay package. We Built Too Many EV Battery Factories. Here's What Happens Nexthttps://insideevs.com/news/778532/battery-capacity-outpacing-demand/ The Rivian-Volkswagen Partnership Will Go Even Further Than We Expectedhttps://insideevs.com/news/778750/rivian-volkswagen-joint-venture-strong-progress-evs/The Tesla Cybertruck And Model Y Bosses Both Just Quithttps://insideevs.com/news/778529/tesla-cybertruck-model-y-executives-exit/Elon Musk Isn't Going Anywherehttps://insideevs.com/news/778231/tesla-shareholder-vote-elon-musk/ Check out InsideEVs for the latest future of transportation news and find us online: Instagram Threads YouTube BlueSky X
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