Tesla plug as a standard, Hyundai Ioniq 6, Taiga Orca electric jetski, and more
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss a push to make the Tesla plug standard, the launch of the Hyundai Ioniq 6, the Taiga Orca electric jetski, and more. Sponsored by Aventon: Aventon's award-winning Pace 500 & 350 set a standard for upright cruiser ebikes with new upgrades and design features. Check out the full line on Aventon's website. The show is 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: Aptera asks Congress to make Tesla’s plug and Superchargers the standard for EVs in the USTesla battery supplier Panasonic teases impressive increases in capacityPanasonic is building a battery factory in Kansas to supply Tesla with new 4680 cellElon Musk does the impossible and manages expectations on Tesla’s next Full Self-Driving updateTesla loses its head of AI and vision Andrej Karpathy – a big loss for the Autopilot teamHyundai officially debuts new IONIQ 6 with 379 mile range, teases upcoming IONIQ N performance EVTaiga Orca electric jet ski is here, and it’s pure unadulterated funCanoo stock doubles as Walmart orders up to 10,000 EVs in deal that includes warranted shares in company [update]Ford files trademarks for electric versions of smaller Maverick and Ranger pickup trucksVinFast receives $1.2B in incentives from North Carolina to build US plant, the largest economic package in state history 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/18SFZ3raT4Q