{"podcast":{"title":"InsideEVs Plugged-In Podcast","slug":"insideevs-plugged-in-podcast-491146","podcast_index_feed_id":491146,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5048390.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5048390","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43516454/s=1400x1400/el=1/rt=fill.jpg","author":"InsideEVs - Electric Vehicle News","episode_count":299,"summary":"Every Friday, InsideEVs journalists Tim Levin, Mack Hogan, and a rotating cast of experts and friends cover the latest news in electric vehicles, autonomous cars, and the high-tech transformation of the auto industry. From InsideEVs and the Motorsport Network.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T20:17:39.559922+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/insideevs-plugged-in-podcast-491146"},"episode":{"title":"Lucid’s New CEO, Slate Funding, & Rivian’s Van Is Booming","slug":"lucid-s-new-ceo-slate-funding-rivian-s-van-is-booming","published_at":"2026-04-17T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/insideevs-plugged-in-podcast-491146/lucid-s-new-ceo-slate-funding-rivian-s-van-is-booming","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/insideevs-plugged-in-podcast-491146","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8891135","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8891135.mp3?modified=1776383298&sid=5048390&source=rss","summary":"This week, Mack and Tim dive into the latest from America’s EV startups. Lucid Motors hired a new CEO and got $750 million in fresh funding. Slate Auto locked in a $650 million Series C round, and the guys discuss their latest thoughts on whether the affordable electric truck can be a success. Plus, Rivian inked an interesting deal with battery recycling company Redwood Materials, and its EDV commercial van sales are blowing the competition out of the water. In Plus/Minus, the guys chat about the end of the BMW iX in America and Tesla veteran Doug Field’s departure from Ford. Lucid Motors Has A New CEO And A Bunch More Funding https://insideevs.com/news/792958/lucid-new-ceo-named-funding/ Slate's Affordable EV Truck Plans Just Got A Major New Lifeline https://insideevs.com/news/792809/slate-affordable-ev-truck-650-million-funding/ The BMW iX Is Done In The U.S. But A Way Better Electric SUV Is Nearly Here https://insideevs.com/news/792949/bmw-ix-discontinued-united-states-2026/ Rivian's Factory Will Run On Its Own Used EV Batteries https://insideevs.com/news/792980/rivian-redwood-materials-battery-deal-2026/ Ford's Head Of EVs Is Leaving The Company https://insideevs.com/news/793104/ford-doug-field-ev-chief-departs/ Check out InsideEVs for the latest future of transportation news and find us online: Instagram Threads YouTube BlueSky X","meta_description":"This week, Mack and Tim dive into the latest from America’s EV startups. Lucid Motors hired a new CEO and got $750 million in fresh funding. Slate Auto lo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3176,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/insideevs-plugged-in-podcast-491146/episodes/lucid-s-new-ceo-slate-funding-rivian-s-van-is-booming/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/insideevs-plugged-in-podcast-491146/lucid-s-new-ceo-slate-funding-rivian-s-van-is-booming.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}