Summary: This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla's $35,000 Model 3 broken promise following lineup changes, Model 3 leases being introduced, a new Autopilot strategy, and more. Support our show! 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. Head to the Youtube channel to get your questions and comments in. 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. 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 kills base $35,000 Model 3, increases prices, makes Autopilot standard Tesla opens orders for cheaper Model 3 version in Europe and China Tesla launches Model 3 leases, will keep cars for autonomous Uber-like service after term Tesla’s new Autopilot computer is only at 5% capacity, current 2.5 at ~80% Tesla releases new Autopilot safety report: more crashes but still fewer than when humans drive Tesla and Panasonic suspend investments in Gigafactory expansion, report says Tesla and GM could get back federal tax credit for another 400,000 electric cars with bi-partisan bill SF Motors becomes Seres, launches production SF5 sleek 684HP electric crossover with 300 miles of range Geely launches new global all-electric brand Geometry, unveils a $31,000 ‘high-end sedan’ Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00pm ET (or the video after 5:00pm ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a80dwn_R-mc
