Tesla sees orders surge over gas prices, more price increases, VW ID.Buzz unveiling, and more

Summary: This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla seeing its order rate surge over gas prices, more Model 3 and Model Y price increases,the VW ID.Buzz unveiling, and more. 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: Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastPocket CastsCastroRSS 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: Tesla (TSLA) order rate is surging in the US as gas prices are turning people toward electric carsTesla increases prices of long-range versions of Model 3 and Model Y as nickel prices surgeElon Musk says drill for oil, but he should worry more about nickel prices skyrocketingTesla sends Powerwalls to Ukraine, expands free Supercharging, and gives up to 3 months of pay to employees going back to fightTesla produces video showing how to use Powerwall as mobile power station after sending a load of them to UkraineTesla confirms deliveries of German-built Model Ys are starting on March 22Elon Musk officially asks court to terminate the SEC’s policing of his Tesla tweetsVW launches iconic ‘ID.Buzz’ EV, but does this incarnation of the Microbus inspire the same love?Rivian announces Q4 results: loses $2.4 billion, revises production to 25,000 EVs in 2022 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/7sR6aR0R5i8