Podcast: EV/Solar killing bill, Elon lies about Tesla’s demand, cheaper EVs, and more

From Electrek.co.

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the EV/Solar killing bill moving forward, Elon lying about Tesla’s demand, cheaper EVs coming, and more.

Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:

Tesla (TSLA) is badly affected by Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ the GOP just passed
Elon Musk materialy lied to Tesla (TSLA) shareholders – transcript and proof
Tesla pulls all the demand levers with discounts and incentives as sales crash
Tesla Full Self-Driving veers off road, flips car in scary crash driver couldn’t prevent
Tesla Model Y compared to ‘Tesla killer’ Xiaomi YU7: it’s not even close
Chevy gives the 2026 Silverado EV the Trail Boss treatment with 725 hp and off-road upgrades
Volkswagen builds first pre-series ID.2 parts and the low-cost battery system to power it
BYD’s best-selling EV arrives in Europe as the Dolphin Surf with prices starting at $26,000
Rivian R2 kicks off real-world validation and even its camo wraps are cooler than everyone else’s