Tesla Supercharger update, is battery swap going to be a thing?, Ford goes back on BEV, and more

Electrek

On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss what's happening with the Tesla Supercharger network, is battery swap going to be a thing?, Ford goes back on BEV, and more.

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

• Elon Musk reveals Tesla software-locked cheapest Model Y, offers 40-60 more miles of range
• Tesla (TSLA) launches another round of layoffs
• Elon Musk says Tesla is spending $500 million on Superchargers this year after firing entire team
• BP tells property owners left in the dark by Elon Musk firing Tesla charging team to call them
• Tesla loses another manager to layoffs – but this one quit due to morale
• Tesla is about to remove steering wheel nag with new Full Self-Driving update
• Elon Musk outlines upcoming Tesla Full Self-Driving updates
• Tesla is being probed by DOJ ‘securities or wire fraud’ over self-driving claims
• Trump reportedly told oil execs he’ll end electric car incentives for $1 billion in donations
• NIO signs a new agreement with GAC Group to co-develop battery standards, charging, and swaps
• Ford backtracks on BEV commitments in Europe and may sell ICE models beyond 2030
• Fisker files bankruptcy equivalent in Austria to gain ‘breathing room’ amid Ocean production halt
• Rivian (RIVN) Q1 results – revenue beat, earnings miss, Q4 profit reaffirmed
• Lucid (LCID) shares Q1 2024 numbers: Deliveries and revenue are up year-over-year

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/watch?v=zjG9L5tuGlY