Toyota funded climate deniers and Fred says Elon fudged the FSD numbers

On today's episode of Quick Charge, we look into a new study revealing that Toyota outspends all other automakers when it comes to funding climate change denying politicians and Fred accuses Elon of misrepresenting the data behind Full Self Driving (again). We've also got word that the recently redesigned Tesla Model Y is being built in Giga Berlin, Hyundai's electrified lineup is leading a record export year for the brand, and a new study says cleantech investments will beat out conventional energy production for the first time in 2025. Source Links Elon Musk misrepresents data that shows Tesla is still years away from unsupervised self-driving Tesla confirms starting production of new Model Y at Gigafactory Berlin Hyundai IONIQ 5 fuels new EV export record with over 68,000 shipped in 2024 Toyota the largest auto industry funder of climate deniers in US – report Math is Hard: we explain the math behind the anti-EV headlines Cleantech investments to top fossil fuels for the first time in 2025 Prefer listening to your podcasts? Audio-only versions of Quick Charge are now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded, usually, Monday through Thursday (and sometimes Sunday). We’ll be posting bonus audio content from time to time as well, so be sure to follow and subscribe so you don’t miss a minute of Electrek’s high-voltage daily news! Got news? Let us know!Drop us a line at [email protected]. You can also rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show.