How Elon killed Tesla Model 2, global EV sales surge, and Chinese EVs keep killing it

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 how Elon Musk killed Tesla Model 2, global EV sales surging, how Chinese EVs keep killing it, 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 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: Elon Musk shut down internal Tesla analysis that showed Robotaxi would lose money Tesla (TSLA) brand damage is destroying used car value: ‘People don’t want them anymore’ Tesla Odometergate: is it Tesla’s own Dieselgate or nothing burger? Tesla Cybertruck is in crisis: new discounts and throttling down production Global EV sales jump 40% in March despite tariff turmoil ZEEKR unveils 7GT as ‘The EV that does everything’, complete with 10-minute charging and 825 km range Bespoke British sports car manufacturer RBW EV Cars breaks ground on new US facility Archer unveils eVTOL air taxi network with United to connect passengers to all major NYC airports 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/PcOBsbmN1uo