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Why Lamborghini Canceling Its EV Might Be A Good Idea

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Tim Levin starts by talking through Lamborghini canceling its upcoming EV, the Lanzador. That move turns into a bigger question about what Lamborghini buyers are actually chasing when they buy into the brand. The episode keeps coming back to the V12 supercar and the poster-on-the-wall fantasy behind it. Levin says he was one of the very few people to drive the Lanzador, which gives the discussion some firsthand weight instead of leaving it as pure theory. The hosts seem to treat the cancellation less like a collapse than a signal. From there the conversation shifts to Uber's autonomous push. Uber Autonomous Solutions is framed as a serious attempt to keep pace with where driverless rides are headed. The episode covers Uber's plan to scale robo-taxi service across more cities, including 15 cities by the end of the year and a goal of being the largest facilitator of driverless rides in the world by 2029. It also points out that Waymo is already doing real volume, with 400,000 paid rides a week, which changes the tone quickly. Uber's old self-driving setback comes back up too, including the early program from 2016 and the fatal crash that knocked it off course. There is still plenty that is unclear about how the partnerships will work, and the episode leaves that uncertainty alone. The last major segment is a conversation with Honda's home energy lead about vehicle-to-grid technology. That turns the episode toward the practical side of EVs as grid tools. Across the whole show, the pacing stays brisk, moving from supercars to autonomy to home energy without lingering too long in any one lane.

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Lamborghini's EV retreat is a strong launch point for a wider look at autonomy, home energy, and the business of transportation.

The hook is Lamborghini canceling the Lanzador, but the episode spends most of its time on what that says about electrification and the baggage that comes with it.

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Why Lamborghini canceling the Lanzador EV matters for luxury EV plans

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