On today's show, staff writer Suvrat Kothari joins Tim to discuss Slate’s new cheap EV! Tim checked out the truck in person and learned all about America's newest car startup. Next, Suvrat gives us the skinny on China's latest battery breakthrough from CATL. And finally, the guys discuss Tesla’s abysmal earnings and how the long-awaited cheap Tesla has been delayed again.

Check out our coverage of the Slate EV, CATL's fast-charging battery, its sodium-ion pack, Tesla's affordable models and the automaker's disappointing Q1 results. 

Reuters story on Tesla delaying affordable models

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