Summary: This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla updating the timeline of its $25,000 electric, Roadster, and Cybertruck, as well as a few new news items. 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 show is generally live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. However, we are in Germany for IAA this week and therefore, the show is going live a little early. Today's episode is going to go live at 12 p.m. ET (9 a.m. PT or 6 p.m. for us locally in Germany). 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 today: Tesla aims to release $25,000 electric car in 2023, likely will not have a steering wheelTesla delays Cybertruck to late 2022; Elon Musk says it will be a ‘glitch in the Matrix’Elon Musk: ‘This is craziest month of deliveries Tesla (TSLA) will ever have’Tesla delays new Roadster to 2023, but there’s a big ‘if’Tesla now aims for Full Self-Driving Beta public release ~September 25th (U)Tesla survey shows take rate for Full Self-Driving package is surprisingly lowThe mystery of a Tesla found destroyed on a frozen lake is solved, and it’s a wild storyGM is halting Bolt EV and EUV production until ‘LG can supply defect-free batteries’Ford F150 Lightning electric pickup has now 130,000 reservations — is it good or bad?Lotus announces 4 new electric vehicles, including 2 SUVsRadical new electric bike drive system requires no chains or belts, entirely ride-by-wire 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/EqhYsFCYzIE
