Tesla Semi, FSD smear campaign, EV tax credit, EQS review 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 discussed Tesla Semi finally coming, a FSD Beta smear campaign, the EV tax credit reform passing the Senate, and more. 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: Tesla Semi electric truck with 500 miles of range starts shipping this year, says MuskTesla self-driving smear campaign releases ‘test’ that fails to realize FSD never engagedTesla discloses lobbying effort for new factory in CanadaTesla teases new energy products coming this yearElon Musk sells massive $6.9 billion chunk of Tesla (TSLA) stakeSenate improves EV tax credit in largest climate bill everIf you want an EV, buy this week – Rivian, Fisker and others rush to lock in EV tax credits before changesAutonomy places giant EV order from Tesla, GM, VW, Ford, Rivian, and moreFord reopens F-150 Lightning orders, increases prices $6-8.5k, std EPA to 240 milesRivian (RIVN) releases Q2 earnings, confirms $1.7 billion loss in race to make money on its electric pickupsMercedes EQS review: You can no longer call internal combustion vehicles ‘luxury’ 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/vSMgQyvuqhk

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A weekly podcast tracking the transition from fossil fuel transportation to electric and the surrounding clean ecosystems. Hosted by Electrek’s Frederic Lambert and Seth Weintraub.