New Tesla (temp) Cybertruck, Cybercab, Ford wants China in the US, and more

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the new Tesla (temporary) Cybertruck, Cybercab news, Ford wanting China in the US, 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 launches $60k AWD Cybertruck, reverses $15k Cyberbeast price hike
• Elon Musk kills first Tesla Cybertruck ($60k) that makes sense just 10 days after launch
• Tesla has to pay a historic $243 million judgement over Autopilot crash, judge says
• Tesla rolls first steering wheel-less Cybercab unit off the line before solving autonomy
• Tesla fans think this reviewer will have to shave his hair due to Musk’s $30,000 Cybercab claim
• Tesla avoids 30-day California sales suspension after dropping misleading ‘Autopilot’ marketing
• Tesla admits it still needs drivers and remote operators — then argues that’s better than Waymo
• Ford is asking the Trump Administration to allow Chinese EV tech in the US
• Slate pricing to be revealed in June, ‘Blank Slate’ truck still expected in the mid-$20k range
• Polestar goes on the offensive with FOUR new models in THREE years

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

https://www.youtube.com/live/UC9ayoQ-YDk