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TSLA shareholders wake up, Xpeng targets EU, VW goes cheaper, and more

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Show Notes

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 Tesla shareholders potentially starting to wake up, Xpeng targeting the European market, VW going cheaper with its EVs, and more.

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

Tesla (TSLA) shareholders are begging Musk to explain missed goals

Tesla’s LFP battery holds its charge better, study says

California’s new $3,500 EV rebate favors Rivian and Lucid over Tesla

Lucid (LCID) stock halted, crashes 40% on bankruptcy report it denies

Xpeng’s new L03 undercuts Tesla Model Y by up to $10,000 in Europe

Volkswagen’s new affordable electric SUV debuts with 265 miles of range [Images]

Volkswagen’s new ID. Polo EV secured 25,000 orders in weeks — Now, it’s even cheaper

The BMW iX4 looks more like a grand tourer than an SUV [Images]

Honda is officially pulling the plug on its only EV in the US

Chip Motors unveils $15,000 electric ‘life utility vehicle’

CATL’s 30-year sodium-ion battery takes over grid storage

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/zkCsjTjcQTM

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