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This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla's price cuts, the unveiling of the Chevy Bolt EV and Bolt EUV, and more.


The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, and Seth Weintraub, founder and publisher of Electrek and the 9to5 network, discussing all our top stories of the week while taking questions from our readers and highlighting the most insightful comments on the site.
The show is back 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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Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast today:

Tesla reduces Model 3 and Model Y prices, now starts under $37,000
Tesla Model S refresh spotted with ‘regular’ steering wheel
Tesla produces another new Tesla Semi electric truck
Tesla Powerwalls and other home battery packs proving more than useful in Texas blackouts
2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV and EV announced with almost everything you asked for
Mercedes-Benz cancels launch of EQC electric SUV in the US
Ford invests $1 billion in building electric vehicle factory in Germany
Electric snowmobile and jet ski maker Taiga goes public and raises $100 million

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/MB0N6Ejbc7Y


Transcription
[00:00:00] Fred Lambert: And we are live for a new episode of the electric podcast. Welcome back everyone. As usual, I'm joined by set one champ. Are you doing today? Set. I'm good. All right. Well, let's dive right in. We have a few, not too many news. This was kind of a, a slower weeks in in the world, but there was a big weekend with the reading of the bolt E V E V last weekend.
[00:00:21] So we're going to discuss that old letter M on their show, but we're going to start as usual with the Tesla news this week. And the, the bigger news this week. I would venture to say, was that the price got for the model S three and model? Y I should say. And yeah, some, some pretty significant price.
[00:00:37] Got, sorry. I'm hearing myself from new things that, well. Hmm, not true. Yeah. 
[00:00:46] Seth Weintraub: It's coming through my 
[00:00:47] Fred Lambert: head outside one, two, one, two, one, two. Yeah. I think I'm hearing from right now. It sounds not too bad, man. I don't know, let us know in the comments if you're eating the same thing, but I'm I have a lot of feedback and it feels like it's from a group you're speaker.
[00:01:00] There's nothing coming out of your speakers. And you're saying no, one, two, one, two, one, two,
[00:01:09] this strange. All right. Let's power on. Yeah. And the CFN price guts, especially for the base version on both mall three and more why the standard range Polis gets down to $37,000 from $38,000. And the model, Y it gets an even bigger price cut from $42,000 to $40,000. So the normal wife for the first time now is under 40.
[00:01:33] And if you remember that standard range, mole wide didn't exist until last month when it was a. Launched by Tesla. So. So this is a, this is a quick price drop for the, for the new 3m of the, of the electric SUV. But other than that the long range all wheel drive for Baltimore, Wiremold three status saying 47 and $50…

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including more Tesla Roadster information, Toyota bringing EVs to the US, a new federal tax credit, and more.


The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, and Seth Weintraub, founder and publisher of Electrek and the 9to5 network, discussing all our top stories of the week while taking questions from our readers and highlighting the most insightful comments on the site.
The show is back 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 today:

Tesla to get access to $7,000 tax credit on 400,000 more electric cars in the US with new incentive reform
Elon Musk asked Biden administration to implement a carbon tax
Elon Musk is serious about making Tesla Roadster ‘hover’ with rocket technology
Elon Musk believes Bill Gates had a big short position on Tesla (TSLA) and lost a lot of money
Tesla (TSLA) buys $1.5B in bitcoin, pushing the crypto to all-time high; plans to accept as payment
Toyota announces 2 electric cars coming to the US this year
Audi unveils 2022 e-tron GT – combining luxury and electric performance

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/lS4w6cAGtIw


Transcription
Fred: And we are lively. These are gentlemen for a new episode of the electric podcast. I am Fred Lambert, your hosts, and as usual I'm joined by set Winthrop today. Set 
[00:00:09] Seth: I'm good.
[00:00:10]Fred:  All right, let's jump into this. We have a, quite a few interesting news to discuss this week, and we're going to start with one.
[00:00:15] That's gonna, it's gonna affect a lot of people that are planning to buy an electric car in the U S sometime this year or even in the next few years. The The long anticipated reform of the federal tax credit for electric vehicles is, is pretty close to happening. So it was officially submitted to the house of representative in Washington.
[00:00:40]And it's called, it's called the green act. And green is an acronym for growing renewable energy and efficiency. Now. Now. Cool. All right. There's, there's a bunch of different things to unpack in there. There's it's a, it, it, it, it affects the ITC for solar. It brings it back to 30% and extends it until 20 26.
[00:01:02] But of course, the thing that we were more morals interested in is how does it affect the federal tax credit for electric vehicles? Because that's what needed to be reformed specifically, because, I mean, it was really unfair to a Tesla and in GM, right? Warren now don't watch buyers of this NGM don't have access to it.
[00:01:20] And and sorry, I don't, I'm going to share the screen here. Sure. Got to do that thing. Quick sharing screen. Boom, we're on. Yeah. So Tesla and GM hit the threshold for the, the $200,000 to 200,000 deliveries in the U S and after that, they, they still managed to get more tasks rather than 200,000.
[00:01:44] Then there's a phase out period that lasts more than a year, really. But now it's over for both automakers and basically the situation now is you have. Automakers that have EVs in the market that…

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including about Tesla Semi's new prototype, Tesla's new Supercharger factory, GM's 'No Way Norway' ad, and more.


The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, and Seth Weintraub, founder and publisher of Electrek and the 9to5 network, discussing all our top stories of the week while taking questions from our readers and highlighting the most insightful comments on the site.
The show is back 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 today:

Tesla Semi electric truck production prototype spotted ahead of launch
A closer look at Tesla’s latest semi electric truck prototype
Tesla’s new Model S and Model X get rid of lead-acid 12v battery, move to Li-ion
Tesla Model 3 is still the best-selling electric car in the world and it’s not even close
Tesla opens its new Supercharger factory
Tesla updates Model Y timeline in Europe, hints at Gigafactory Berlin to start production ‘mid-2021’
Tesla finally ‘voluntarily’ recalls Model S/X with touchscreen problem after getting arm twisted by NHTSA
GM unveils amusing ‘No way, Norway’ EV Superbowl ad starring Will Ferrell
First pictures of the VW ID.6 electric SUV leak
The Electrek Review: The Mach-E is Ford’s most important Mustang in 56 years

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/a2oMZFkrxaQ

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the unveiling of the new Tesla Model S and Model X, TSLA Q4 earnings, Biden giving electric vehicles a push, and more.


The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, and Seth Weintraub, founder and publisher of Electrek and the 9to5 network, discussing all our top stories of the week while taking questions from our readers and highlighting the most insightful comments on the site.
The show is back 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 today:

Tesla unveils new Model S with new interior, crazy steering wheel, and more
Tesla’s new steering wheel comes with Autopilot sensor-based drive modes, force touch buttons, and more
Tesla new Model S/X refresh: 12 new features yet to be announced
First Look at Tesla’s new refresh Model X electric SUV
Tesla Model S and Model X sales are spiking, but some buyers are not happy about pricing
Tesla (TSLA) releases Q4 2020 results: record revenue of $10.7 billion but misses on earnings
Tesla Energy’s massive quarter accelerates drive to decentralized electric utility
Tesla had talks with other automakers about licensing its self-driving software, Elon Musk says
Tesla Semi is ready for production, but they need the 4680 cells, says Elon Musk
Tesla Cybertruck: Elon Musk warns they need to be ‘lucky’ for electric pickup to not be delayed
President Biden will make entire 645k federal vehicle fleet electric

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/8wAtRsALi1c

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the first picture of the Tesla structural battery pack, Tesla Powerwall and Model 3 prices, the Mercedes-Benz EQA unveil, and more.


The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, and Seth Weintraub, founder and publisher of Electrek and the 9to5 network, discussing all our top stories of the week while taking questions from our readers and highlighting the most insightful comments on the site.
The show is back 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 today:

First look at Tesla’s new structural battery pack that will power its future electric cars
Tesla increases the price of Powerwall again
Tesla drops Model 3 prices in Europe
Tesla slashes the price of its media unit upgrade amid controversy
Mercedes-Benz unveils EQA electric SUV with 265 miles of range and ~$46,000 price
The DeLorean might be coming back as an electric car
VW CEO teases Tesla’s Elon Musk in Twitter debut
VW plans new ‘Trinity’ flagship electric car that will ‘revolutionize Volkswagen’
You can now buy a Porsche Taycan in the US for under $80,000
SONDORS unveils affordable 80 mph electric motorcycle [Update: Get your questions answered]

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/5KEN69KgsMg

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Stories we discuss in this episode (with links):

Tesla (TSLA) stock gets new $950 price target on arguably conservative delivery projection
Tesla is liquidating Model S and Model X inventory by the end of the month as refresh nears
Tesla (TSLA) launches its own solar power inverter
Tesla claims you are ‘7x less likely to be in a crash’ with Autopilot, but the data is not that clear
Ford delays hundreds of Mustang Mach-E deliveries for ‘additional quality checks’
Lotus and Renault team up to develop an all-electric Alpine car
An electric Corvette…SUV? GM is thinking about it
VW’s highly-anticipated ID Buzz electric minivan has been delayed
Toyota’s greenwashing leads to record $180m fine for emissions lies



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