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EPISODE · Jul 17, 2026 · 1H 8M

TSLA shareholders wake up, Xpeng targets EU, VW goes cheaper, 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 Tesla shareholders potentially starting to wake up, Xpeng targeting the European market, VW going cheaper with its EVs, 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) shareholders are begging Musk to explain missed goals Tesla’s LFP battery holds its charge better, study says California’s new $3,500 EV rebate favors Rivian and Lucid over Tesla Lucid (LCID) stock halted, crashes 40% on bankruptcy report it denies Xpeng’s new L03 undercuts Tesla Model Y by up to $10,000 in Europe Volkswagen’s new affordable electric SUV debuts with 265 miles of range [Images] Volkswagen’s new ID. Polo EV secured 25,000 orders in weeks — Now, it’s even cheaper The BMW iX4 looks more like a grand tourer than an SUV [Images] Honda is officially pulling the plug on its only EV in the US Chip Motors unveils $15,000 electric ‘life utility vehicle’ CATL’s 30-year sodium-ion battery takes over grid storage 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/zkCsjTjcQTM

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