EV/Solar killing bill moves forward, Elon lies about Tesla's demand, cheaper EVs, and more

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 EV/Solar killing bill moving forward, Elon lying about Tesla's demand, cheaper EVs coming, and more.

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

• Tesla (TSLA) is badly affected by Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ the GOP just passed (electrek.co/2025/05/22/tesla-tsla-badly-affect…)

• Elon Musk materialy lied to Tesla (TSLA) shareholders – transcript and proof (electrek.co/2025/05/20/elon-musk-materialy-lie…)

• Tesla pulls all the demand levers with discounts and incentives as sales crash (electrek.co/2025/05/17/tesla-pulls-demand-leve…)

• Tesla Full Self-Driving veers off road, flips car in scary crash driver couldn’t prevent (electrek.co/2025/05/23/tesla-full-self-driving…)

• Tesla Model Y compared to ‘Tesla killer’ Xiaomi YU7: it’s not even close (electrek.co/2025/05/22/tesla-model-y-compared-…)

• Chevy gives the 2026 Silverado EV the Trail Boss treatment with 725 hp and off-road upgrades (electrek.co/2025/05/21/chevy-silverado-ev-gain…)

• Volkswagen builds first pre-series ID.2 parts and the low-cost battery system to power it (electrek.co/2025/05/23/volkswagen-builds-first…)

• BYD’s best-selling EV arrives in Europe as the Dolphin Surf with prices starting at $26,000 (electrek.co/2025/05/21/byds-best-selling-ev-ar…)

• Rivian R2 kicks off real-world validation and even its camo wraps are cooler than everyone else’s (electrek.co/2025/05/22/rivian-r2s-kicked-off-r…)

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/zwBSd3fFOX8