This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Elon Musk firing shots at the SEC in controversial 60 minutes interview, Tesla pickup truck timeline, Tesla's end-of-the-year sale and delivery push, and more.

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The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, and Seth Weintraub, founder and publisher of Electrek and the 9to5 network, discussing all our top stories of the week while taking questions from our readers and highlighting the most insightful comments on the site.

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

Elon Musk takes issue with ‘misleading edit’ of Tesla interview on 60 Minutes, here’s what was really said

Tesla is launching a new retail offensive with a focus on malls

Tesla ‘might’ unveil electric pickup truck prototype in 2019, says Elon Musk

Tesla makes end-of-the-year push with referral program, cancellation waitlist, and more

Tesla is going to ship 3,000 Model 3’s per week in Europe starting in February, report says

Tesla Semi black prototype comes back, charges from 5 Superchargers at once

Tesla-inspired EV startup Xiaopeng launches ~$33,000 all-electric SUV

First look at Tesla’s new dual connector CCS Supercharger

Tesla patents Google Glass-like AR system for factory workers

Porsche electric car prototype achieves new record 400 kW charge rate

VW’s less than $30,000 all-electric hatchback spotted testing

VW to add luxury SUV and beach buggy to its electric lineup

Lotus to go electric with a $2.5 million 1,000 hp hypercar

INFINITI unveils first image of upcoming all-electric crossover

Hyundai Kona US price is $36,450 minus incentives for 258-Mile CUV

Daimler is buying over $20 billion in battery cells to support electric vehicle plans

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 3:30pm ET (or the video after 4:30pm ET):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6smuv4u7mjw