May 16, 2025

EV tax credit on chopping block, Tesla's China problem, Slate gets interest, and more

1 hour 7 minutes

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 the GOP plans to kill the EV tax credit, Tesla's China problem, Slate getting some interest, and more.

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

GOP tax bill helps its biggest donor Musk, but harms his company, Tesla

Tesla (TSLA) slows down in China despite new Model Y production

Tesla (TSLA) Chinese deliveries dropped to a scary low level

Tesla’s robotaxi fleet will be powered by ‘plenty of teleoperation’

NHTSA asks Tesla how it plans to release its robotaxi service based on FSD

Tesla employees ask Elon Musk to resign, confirm massive demand problem, get fired for it

Elon Musk hires another Tesla board member to cash checks and let him destroy the brand

Toyota’s bZ electric SUV gets a new name, more range, an NACS port and other upgrades

BYD’s latest low-cost EV hits dealerships: Meet the new e7

GM’s new EV battery cells promise more affordable, long-range electric trucks and SUVs

Ram is once again delaying its first electric truck: Here’s when you can expect to see it now

Slate’s $20k electric pickup that can be converted into an SUV has secured 100k reservations

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/EhFbOx8_IK0

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