This Week in Electric Vehicles: Tesla, Rivian, VW, and More

Tesla faced the spotlight recently with two recalls of its Cybertruck model, discussed in the latest Electrek Podcast, which also highlighted collaborations and technological advances in the sector The podcast touched on a partnership between Rivian and VW, and updates from Rimac on their progress towards autonomous driving In addition, Rivian announced an exciting feature allowing its R1 vehicle fleet to power homes through a new wall charger. The podcast further discussed Toyota's autonomous driving ambitions in China, and skeptics' views on the feasibility of the $25,000 price target for the electric Jeep Renegade Lastly, VW Group is bolstering its software division, Cariad, by hiring top employees from a startup to improve its system amidst security challenges highlighted by a recent HubSpot incident involving unauthorized account access attempts targeted at its customers.