In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the EV/Solar killing bill moving forward, Elon lying about Tesla’s demand, cheaper EVs coming, and more.

The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.

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Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:

• Tesla (TSLA) is badly affected by Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ the GOP just passed
• Elon Musk materialy lied to Tesla (TSLA) shareholders – transcript and proof
• Tesla pulls all the demand levers with discounts and incentives as sales crash
• Tesla Full Self-Driving veers off road, flips car in scary crash driver couldn’t prevent
• Tesla Model Y compared to ‘Tesla killer’ Xiaomi YU7: it’s not even close
• Chevy gives the 2026 Silverado EV the Trail Boss treatment with 725 hp and off-road upgrades
• Volkswagen builds first pre-series ID.2 parts and the low-cost battery system to power it
• BYD’s best-selling EV arrives in Europe as the Dolphin Surf with prices starting at $26,000
• Rivian R2 kicks off real-world validation and even its camo wraps are cooler than everyone else’s

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET)