Electrek Podcast: Tesla Ends Cybertruck Production as EV Sales Surge in Key Markets

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we’ll discuss Tesla killing the Cybertruck, EVs surging in several key markets, 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:

• Tesla to end Cybertruck production as sales stall at ~10% of plan
• Tesla hikes Cybertruck prices up to 10% after announcing it will kill production
• Lucid teases its cheaper sub-$50,000 Cosmos EV in new video and images
• BYD’s electric hypercar hits 312 mph, first production car over 500 km/h
  • BYD’s 3,000-hp EV crashes at about 280 mph — Watch the driver escape unharmed
• BYD’s newest EV is about as big as a Toyota Camry, but brings a lot more tech for $23K
• Electric cars are about to overtake petrol in the UK, data shows
• Germany’s EV share hits record 37% as BEVs beat gas and diesel combined
• Electric trucks hit 50% of China’s heavy truck sales, diesel demand falls

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