Tesla sale incentives intensify, new California EV credit?, Rivian's new factory, and more

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 Tesla increasing its sale incentives, a potential new EV credit in California, Rivian's new factory gets funded, and more. Today’s episode is sponsored by Huffy Bicycles , a household name in micromobility. For a limited time, use promo code " ELECTREKGM " at checkout for 30% off the purchase of an Electric Green Machine drifting Trike , and be sure to explore all of Huffy's Black Friday Deals at Huffy.com . Today’s episode is sponsored by Buzz Bicycles , an omnichannel eBike brand that prioritizes excellent value for its growing base of eBike enthusiasts. For a limited time, use promo code " ELECTREK200 " at checkout for $200 off the purchase of a Buzz Centris Folding eBike , and be sure to explore all of the company's Black Friday Deals at Buzzbicycles.com . 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 Podcasts Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS We now have a Patreon if you want to help us 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 now offers lease buyouts – after saying it would keep cars as robotaxis Tesla boosts referral reward to $2,000 discounts on new EVs, even Cybertruck Curious Tesla vehicles under covers raises some questions Tesla releases API pricing, dev says would cost $60 million per year to run his 3rd-party app Tesla adds longer cables and more to Superchargers as non-Tesla EVs complicate things Elon Musk fires back on excluding Tesla from California’s new EV incentive he wants to kill Rivian Adventure Network open to other cars soon, will be ‘awesome’ says CEO Rivian secures $6.6 billion loan for new plant – but with one major caveat Porsche will keep gas-powered and hybrid vehicles alive as EV sales slow BYD confirms next-gen Blade EV battery is coming soon, promising even more range Leaked email signals BYD’s plan to heat up EV price war Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET): https://www.youtube.com/live/OkI3LviRMsg