Electrek

GM Energy, Tesla HW3 reckoning, Ford reshuffles EVs, Donut Lab probs, more

April 17, 2026·1h 2m
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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 having its HW3 reckoning, Ford reshuffling its EV unit, Donut Lab being in hot water, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in. After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS We now have a Patreon if you want to help us avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming. Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast: We talk to Aseem Kapur, energy and eMobility executive at GM Energy! Tesla doing final ‘Signature Series’ run of Model S and X Plaid — starts at $159,420 Tesla gets FSD Supervised approved in the Netherlands — here’s what it means Tesla tells HW3 owner to ‘be patient’ after 7 years of waiting for FSD Key evidence disappears from Tesla involved in bizarre crash Ford reshuffles EV unit, Doug Field out as Farley chases 8% margin Ford CEO warns Chinese EVs would hit ‘the heart and soul’ of the US Lucid names new CEO as it raises over $1 billion and ramps up robotaxi ambitions Slate Auto closes funding round with enough financial runway to reach next stage of production Donut Lab’s ‘miracle’ solid-state battery is fraud, says insider, Donut Lab denies 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/jAAb1ie0NGI

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