Summary: This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla officially launching the Model 3 2021 refresh, efficiency package across Tesla's lineup, a possible price war with Lucid, and more. Sponsored by Electrify America: Discover all the new and innovative ways that Electrify America is providing freedom for electric vehicle drivers at ElectrifyAmerica.com. 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 back 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 through our RSS feed: https://electrek.co/podcastRSS. Grab the quick link to Apple Podcasts 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 officially launches Model 3 2021 refresh with more range and features Tesla update lets you lock Sentry Mode/TeslaCam storage in glovebox Tesla gives Model X range increase with 2021 version Tesla gives big range increase to Model S Performance Tesla boosts Model Y range Tesla (TSLA) slashes Model S price, now starts at just $71,990 Lucid confirms base Air at $69,900 — beating Tesla by just 4 miles Tesla to reduce Model S price again as Elon Musk takes shot at Lucid Tesla starts production of 7-seater Model Y electric SUV with third row next month Elon Musk mentions Tesla electric bus in tweet but quickly deletes it Tesla to release ‘Full Self-Driving Beta’ to some customers next week Tesla cancels its ballsy ‘no questions asked’ 7-day return policy GM Cruise gets greenlight to operate true driverless Chevy Bolt EVs Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET): https://youtu.be/eKcWfsKuBZ4
