GOP moves on EV tax credit, Tesla takeover/takedown, $20,000 VW EV, 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 GOP's move to kill the EV tax credit, Tesla takeover/takedown, $20,000 VW EV, and more.

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

• Oil-backed senators introduce bills to kill $7,500 EV tax credit, add $1,000 tax on electric cars (electrek.co/2025/02/13/oil-backed-senators-int…)

• Tesla Takeover: protests planned at Tesla stores globally this weekend (electrek.co/2025/02/13/tesla-takeover-protests…)

• US State Department has budget line for ‘Armored Teslas’ worth $400 million (electrek.co/2025/02/12/us-state-department-has…)

• Tesla turns to creative solutions to try to prevent charging cable thefts (electrek.co/2025/02/13/tesla-turns-to-creative…)

• Tesla offers up to $6,000 Cybertruck discounts as inventory pile up (electrek.co/2025/02/14/tesla-offers-up-to-6000…)

• Tesla says not taking Cybertruck trade-ins after owner tried to return his due to ‘anti-nazi harassment’ (electrek.co/2025/02/12/tesla-says-not-taking-c…)

• BYD’s most affordable EVs just got a smart driving upgrade, for free (electrek.co/2025/02/10/byds-most-affordable-ev…)

• Lucid (LCID) CEO predicts ‘exponential’ growth, and it’s not just from selling luxury EVs (electrek.co/2025/02/11/lucid-lcid-predicts-exp…)

• Here’s a better look at the new Nissan LEAF EV [Images] (electrek.co/2025/02/12/better-look-at-new-niss…)

• Here’s a better look at the $20,000 Volkswagen ID.1 EV ahead of its debut next month (electrek.co/2025/02/14/volkswagen-previews-200…)

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

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