New Tesla Cybertruck, tariff mayhem, Lucid buys Nikola, 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 new Tesla Cybertruck RWD, more tariff mayhem, Lucid buying Nikola, 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: Tesla (TSLA) surges on Trump announcing bigger tariffs on China that will destroy its energy business Tesla stops taking Model S and Model X orders in China amid new tariffs Tesla launches new Cybertruck RWD for $70,000, removes tons of cool features Tesla quietly removes range extender battery option on Cybertruck Tesla’s US sales are worse than what is reported, here’s more accurate data Lucid acquires Nikola’s factory, some assets, and offer jobs to workers BYD launches its first EVs with ultra-fast charging starting at just $30,000 BMW EVs are gaining more range this year as the 2026 iX hits an impressive 364 miles Check out the Kia EV2: This small electric SUV has a big personality Smartphone manufacturer Foxconn plans to bring two EV models to the US 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/mHFEKgtRRts