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This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discussed Tesla Semi finally coming, a FSD Beta smear campaign, the EV tax credit reform passing the Senate, and more.


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:

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We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to 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 Semi electric truck with 500 miles of range starts shipping this year, says Musk
Tesla self-driving smear campaign releases ‘test’ that fails to realize FSD never engaged
Tesla discloses lobbying effort for new factory in Canada
Tesla teases new energy products coming this year
Elon Musk sells massive $6.9 billion chunk of Tesla (TSLA) stake
Senate improves EV tax credit in largest climate bill ever
If you want an EV, buy this week – Rivian, Fisker and others rush to lock in EV tax credits before changes
Autonomy places giant EV order from Tesla, GM, VW, Ford, Rivian, and more
Ford reopens F-150 Lightning orders, increases prices $6-8.5k, std EPA to 240 miles
Rivian (RIVN) releases Q2 earnings, confirms $1.7 billion loss in race to make money on its electric pickups
Mercedes EQS review: You can no longer call internal combustion vehicles ‘luxury’

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET):


https://youtu.be/vSMgQyvuqhk

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discussed Tesla's Cyber Roundup annual meeting, a concerning Jaguar I-Pace fire, our BMW i4 review, and more.


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 to 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:

Watch Tesla (TSLA) Cyber Roundup annual shareholder’s meeting and follow the news

Elon Musk teases new Tesla factory in Canada
Tesla teases Optimus humanoid robot prototype with new image
Tesla (TSLA) announces it produced its 3 millionth electric car
Tesla Model Y is on track to be the world’s best-selling car
Tesla Cybertruck update: Higher price and production equipment coming


Tesla is testing new version of Solar Roof (v3.5) on employee’s homes
Tesla finally starts taking Model S and Model X orders in Europe again
The Electrek Review: BMW i4 eDrive40 is low effort but still highly enjoyable experience
Jaguar I-Pace catches on fire again – is this another Bolt EV battery fire situation?
Lucid (LCID) crashes as it slashes 2022 production guidance and burns through $800M

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET):


https://youtu.be/dBfJkmOQDgM

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss Tesla using new Supercharger Cube lounges, the new proposed EV tax credit, a test drive of the Mercedes-Benz EQXX, and more.


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 to 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 deploys cube lounges at Supercharger station with automated coffee, food, and more
Tesla doubles down on better range estimates with tire pressure and more now being taken into account
Tesla has a new product called ‘Virtual Machine Mode’ coming to its ‘Big Battery’
Tesla (TSLA) is launching a new shareholder platform to manage its large investor base
Senate moves forward with EV tax credit reform; Tesla (TSLA) to be included back and more
Mercedes EQXX drive, hypermiling the 750-mile solar prototype engineers want to build
Mercedes EQB first drive: $55K small 3rd row SUV doesn’t have to go fast or far to impress
Volkswagen starts US production of ID.4 in Chattanooga, adding over 1,000 new jobs
2023 Chevy Bolt EV is still the best value EV in America, by far

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET):


https://youtu.be/gRaXGr4cIBs

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss Tesla's (TSLA) earnings results, Tesla Supercharger V4, the Chevy Blazer EV, our first real Mercedes Drive Pilot test and more.
Sponsored by Aventon: Aventon’s award-winning Pace 500 & 350 set a standard for upright cruiser ebikes with new upgrades and design features. Check out the full line on Aventon’s website.


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 to 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 (TSLA) releases Q2 2022 financial results: another beat despite tough quarter

Tesla (TSLA) reports massive increase in production capacity across all factories
Tesla surpasses 35 million miles driven on Full Self-Driving Beta, pace is ramping up
Tesla (TSLA) announces it sold most of its Bitcoin
Tesla aims to start 4680 battery cell production at Gigafactory Texas this quarter
Tesla’s energy division achieves record quarter for everything except solar roof


Tesla stops scheduling solar roof installations in most markets
Tesla Supercharger V4 design revealed in new station plan
Elon Musk is at risk of losing top Tesla lieutenant over suspicious order of ‘special glass’
Tesla strikes deal to have its own exclusive lane at US-Mexico border
Tesla battery supplier CATL is scouting new factory sites in Mexico
2024 Chevy Blazer EV: Up to 320-mile range, $45-$66k MSRP, ‘Police Pursuit’
EV reckoning comes to Ford as it cuts 8,000 ICE jobs to focus on electrification
Ford secured 60 GWh of battery supply to achieve production of 600,000 electric vehicles
Mercedes DRIVE PILOT test: Level 3 luxury, coming soon to US

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET):


https://youtu.be/_scL-V5pKMk

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss a push to make the Tesla plug standard, the launch of the Hyundai Ioniq 6, the Taiga Orca electric jetski, and more.
Sponsored by Aventon: Aventon's award-winning Pace 500 & 350 set a standard for upright cruiser ebikes with new upgrades and design features. Check out the full line on Aventon's website.


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 to 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:

Aptera asks Congress to make Tesla’s plug and Superchargers the standard for EVs in the US
Tesla battery supplier Panasonic teases impressive increases in capacity
Panasonic is building a battery factory in Kansas to supply Tesla with new 4680 cell
Elon Musk does the impossible and manages expectations on Tesla’s next Full Self-Driving update
Tesla loses its head of AI and vision Andrej Karpathy – a big loss for the Autopilot team
Hyundai officially debuts new IONIQ 6 with 379 mile range, teases upcoming IONIQ N performance EV
Taiga Orca electric jet ski is here, and it’s pure unadulterated fun
Canoo stock doubles as Walmart orders up to 10,000 EVs in deal that includes warranted shares in company [update]
Ford files trademarks for electric versions of smaller Maverick and Ranger pickup trucks
VinFast receives $1.2B in incentives from North Carolina to build US plant, the largest economic package in state history

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET):


https://youtu.be/18SFZ3raT4Q

This week on an EARLY Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss our Rivian R1S review, Tesla delivery results, software a new Tesla software update, and more.


The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. (This week because of commitments, we are going live at 11am ET)
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 to 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:

Rivian R1S review and 1st drive: The best SUV ever made?
Rivian announces production ramp to 4,401 electric vehicles last quarter
Tesla (TSLA) achieves record monthly production – ready for impressive second half of 2022
Tesla is still the world’s largest electric car producer despite what you are hearing
Tesla (TSLA) achieves best solar deployment in years, but solar roof is still at a crawl
Tesla to shut down production at Gigafactory Berlin to upgrade the factory and add a shift
Elon Musk suggests Tesla will make ‘highly configurable Robovan’ for people and cargo
Tesla unveils solar range extender trailer with SpaceX Starlink internet terminal
Tesla expands Green Traffic Light Chime – cutting down on road rage
Tesla vehicles are now scanning for potholes and rough roads to help avoid them
Saleen launches shady financing effort and teases modified Tesla vehicles again

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 11AM. ET (or the video after ~noon. ET):


https://youtu.be/Sx65wl_al98