Cybertruck price increase, BYD makes everyone look bad, and Donut Lab update

In the Electrek Podcast (electrek.co/guides/electrek-podcast), we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the Cybertruck price increase, BYD making everyone look bad, and a Donut Lab battery update.

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

• Tesla increases Cybertruck AWD price to $70,000 after creating artificial urgency (electrek.co/2026/03/01/tesla-cybertruck-awd-pr…)

• Tesla sends Canadian Model 3 inventory to the US as it expects Chinese EVs back (electrek.co/2026/03/06/tesla-sends-canadian-mo…)

• Tesla changes FSD transfer rules again, screwing over Cybertruck AWD buyers (electrek.co/2026/03/04/tesla-changes-fsd-trans…)

• BYD’s new Blade EV Battery 2.0 unlocks 1,000+ km pure electric range and 10 min fast charging (electrek.co/2026/03/05/byds-new-ev-battery-unl…)

• BYD’s new 1500kW ‘flash charger’ is over 3x faster than anything US has (electrek.co/2026/03/05/byds-new-1500kw-flash-c…)

• BYD unveils stunning flagship electric SUV for the first time [Images] (electrek.co/2026/03/05/byd-unveils-stunning-fl…)

• It’s official: Hyundai axes IONIQ 6 from US lineup, Kia EVs remain in limbo (electrek.co/2026/03/06/hyundai-axes-ioniq-6-fr…)

• Aptera (SEV) completes first Solar EV build off its validation assembly line (electrek.co/2026/03/03/aptera-sev-completes-fi…)

• Donut Lab solid-state battery survives 100°C discharge in second independent test (electrek.co/2026/03/02/donut-lab-solid-state-b…)

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

youtube.com/live/z64r5thTwio