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EPISODE · Aug 7, 2026 · 59 MIN

Ford Fathom cheap pickup EV, Audi A2, Trump on EVs, and more

from Electrek · host 9to5Mac

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 Ford Fathom cheap pickup EV, Audi A2, Trump on EVs, and more. Today's episode is sponsored by GM. GM EV charging made easy, with Energy Pass and Plug and Charge. Learn more at https://gmenergy.gm.com/energypass 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 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: Ford’s affordable EV pickup is named Fathom, and it will start at $28,350 Tesla, SpaceX confirm ‘Terafab’ chip fab site — $16.8B first phase Tesla FSD v14 Lite tied to rising HW3 computer failures, owners report Watch Tesla driver plea with police after FSD drove 64 mph in a 45 Telo raises its tiny electric truck’s tow rating to 8,000 lbs Audi’s cheapest EV is also its most efficient car of all time Lucid’s smaller Cosmos SUV, slated for 2026, has been pushed back to 2027 2027 Toyota C-HR EV pricing is here, starting at $37,080 Trump claims electric car drivers have a ‘disease’ Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET): https://www.youtube.com/live/KL18cm0RD6s

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