GOP moves on EV tax credit, Tesla takeover/takedown, $20,000 VW EV, and more

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 GOP's move to kill the EV tax credit, Tesla takeover/takedown, $20,000 VW EV, 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 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: Oil-backed senators introduce bills to kill $7,500 EV tax credit, add $1,000 tax on electric cars Tesla Takeover: protests planned at Tesla stores globally this weekend US State Department has budget line for ‘Armored Teslas’ worth $400 million Tesla turns to creative solutions to try to prevent charging cable thefts Tesla offers up to $6,000 Cybertruck discounts as inventory pile up Tesla says not taking Cybertruck trade-ins after owner tried to return his due to ‘anti-nazi harassment’ BYD’s most affordable EVs just got a smart driving upgrade, for free Lucid (LCID) CEO predicts ‘exponential’ growth, and it’s not just from selling luxury EVs Here’s a better look at the new Nissan LEAF EV [Images] Here’s a better look at the $20,000 Volkswagen ID.1 EV ahead of its debut next month 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/MFzQ3Iyq7cs