Tesla's auto suicide, Model S/X dead, Cybercab fiasco, 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 Tesla's automotive suicide, Model S/X getting axed in the process, the Cybercab fiasco, 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 is committing automotive suicide Tesla (TSLA) releases Q4 2025 financial results: slight beat on earnings Elon Musk kills Tesla Model S and Model X because of ‘autonomy’ Tesla discloses ‘FSD subscriber’ count for the first time: 1.1 million Tesla puts 4680 battery cells back in Model Y; Here’s why Tesla panic-files ‘Cybercar’ and ‘Cybervehicle’ trademarks moments after Musk says them Tesla invests $2 billion in Elon Musk’s xAI cash furnace Elon Musk is rumored to be floating merger between Tesla, xAI, and SpaceX Tesla lands major Semi charging deal with nation’s largest truck stop operator Ford Explorer and Capri EVs updated with longer range, added power, and more Kia launched this EV pickup based on the PV5 for $30,000 This new Chinese EV pickup looks like the Toyota Hilux, but it’s only $18,000 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/9sLdXYG-U60