This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discussed our Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta test, Tesla's first VPP event, Tesla Semi update, and more.

The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.

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

• We tested Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and it was scary
• Elon Musk slows down rollout of Tesla’s next ‘Full Self-Driving Beta’ update
• Tesla Semi reservations closed, new details released ahead of launch
• Tesla is preparing Supercharger membership for non-Tesla EV owners
• Tesla’s virtual power plant had its first event helping the grid – looks like the future
• Tesla (TSLA) confirms plan to launch electricity retail business in Texas
• Here are the cars eligible for the $7,500 EV tax credit in the Inflation Reduction Act
• Dodge shows ‘Banshee’ electric Charger concept – an EV with exhaust?
• VW ID Buzz electric van has received over 10,000 orders – almost selling out
• Polestar (PSNY) announces its O₂ roadster concept will enter production as the Polestar 6

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET):