This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla's possible smart home HVAC system, Model Y's best engineering, Tesla Semi coming back from winter testing, and more.

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:

Tesla furloughs employees due to drop in demand amid crisis

Tesla confirms two employees tested positive for COVID-19

Tesla smart home HVAC: Elon Musk considers the new product again

Elon Musk: Tesla Model Y heat pump is some of the best engineering I’ve seen in a while

Tesla Model Y: detailer points out paint defects on brand new electric SUV

Tesla Model Y is equipped with a radar heater to weather-proof Autopilot/Self-Driving

Watch Tesla Autopilot automatically stop at red light for the first time

Tesla introduces several new car delivery options

Tesla Semi electric truck spotted coming back from winter testing ahead of production

GM discounts Chevy Bolt EV electric car up to $10,000 for limited time

Polestar begins production of its EV, thanks to China’s virus-fighting measures

First US cities see $1 gas price, still pricier than powering an EV

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00pm ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET):

https://youtu.be/MIhXOO9ZpAM