This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the launch of the new Tesla Model S Plaid, Anonymous going after Elon Musk, and Tesla's Jerome Guillen leaving.

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

Elon Musk announces Tesla is canceling Model S Plaid+, don’t really need more than 400-mile rangeTesla increases Model S Plaid price by $10,000 just ahead of first deliveriesTesla Model S Plaid launch and delivery event News HubTesla launches Model S Plaid with new motor tech, faster charging, and new entertainment featuresWatch Tesla Model S Plaid electric hypercar go from 0 to 60 mph in 1.99 secondsFirst look at Tesla’s new user interfaceTesla (TSLA) surges on delivery number from China amid confusionTesla is now looking to hire self-driving car test drivers around the worldTesla is working on driver ‘safety rating’ based on driving behaviors and Autopilot use to affect insurance costTesla announces longtime exec and head of Heavy Trucking, Jerome Guillen, is leavingAnonymous attacks Tesla & Elon Musk in video that looks like it could have been made by the oil industry

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

https://youtu.be/rK6FpaINlQY