Summary: This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla's delivery record, Tesla Semi production, the new Kia EV6, 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 today: Tesla releases Q1 2021 delivery results: massive new record of 185,000 carsTesla Semi production line at new Nevada building is coming up with a goal of 5 electric trucks per weekTesla goes on hiring spree at Gigafactory Texas, prepares new battery cell factoryTesla is going to hire over 10,000 people at Gigafactory Texas over next year, launches student worker effortTesla drastically increases price of Solar RoofApple to buy over $50 million worth of batteries from Tesla for new energy storage projectRivian announces service plan, follows Tesla into mobile service and app-based schedulingKia unveils EV6 electric crossover: Ioniq 5 in a beautifully different packageMercedes-Benz EQS interior unveiled with massive 55-inch screenBiden proposes $174 billion investment in electric vehicles 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/eCoZcSOj-AY
