VW ID.Buzz test drive, $30k Chevy Equinox EV, Tesla lithium refinery, 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 our VW ID Buzz test drive, the launch of the $30k Chevy Equinox EV, Tesla's potential lithium refinery, 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: VW ID Buzz test drive: an EV with character and utilityFord F-150 Lightning electric pickup charges electric jet ski while drivingEVs for everyone! GM wants its $30k Chevy Equinox EV to convert all SUV buyers to electricRivian and Mercedes-Benz launch a joint venture to produce an electric vanDonald Trump goes on nonsensical rant about electric cars: ‘We need to get rid of them’Tesla plans a ‘license to print money’ aka lithium refining factory in TexasTesla Gigafactory Nevada output revealed by new leadershipTesla is going to let you vote on Supercharger locationsTesla ramps up hiring for Megafactory, aiming to produce 40 GWh per year 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/3VU67YcJbjI

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