Electrek Podcast: Tesla earnings review, Model 3 timeline updated, Roadster publicity stunt, and more

Summary: This week on the Electrek Podcast, we are discussing the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including a review of Tesla's Q4 earnings, Model 3 delivery timelines being updated, Elon Musk's Falcon Heavy launch and Roadster publicity stunt, and more. The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, and Seth Weintraub, founder and publisher of Electrek and the 9to5 network, discussing all our top stories of the week while taking questions from our readers and highlighting the most insightful comments on the site. The show is live every Friday at 4pm 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. After the show ends at around 5pm ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps through our RSS feed: https://electrek.co/podcastRSS (note this is a redirect which will change destinations in the upcoming weeks so don’t use the Lybsyn link it points to). Grab the quick link to iTunes here. We now have a Patreon if you want to help us to 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 today: Tesla (TSLA) announces Q4 2017 earnings: record revenue of ~$3.3 billion and wide losses Tesla updates Model 3 delivery window for reservation holders, pushes standard battery pack to ‘late 2018’ Tesla gives update on Model 3 production: on track for 2,500 per week by next month Tesla Roadster successfully launched into space on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket Elon Musk’s 10-year old Roadster might have turned into the best publicity stunt for Tesla Tesla is installing Powerwalls and solar power on 50,000 homes to create biggest virtual power plant in the world Tesla Model Y production plans to be unveiled in 3-6 months, capital investment starting this year, says Elon Musk First look at Ionity ‘ultra-fast’ charging network map of planned stations Polestar 2 will ‘not be a Tesla Model 3 killer’ and start ~$50,000, says CEO