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 the Ford Fathom cheap pickup EV, Audi A2, Trump on EVs, and more.

Today’s episode is sponsored by GM. GM EV charging made easy, with Energy Pass and Plug and Charge. Learn more at https://gmenergy.gm.com/energypass

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

• Ford’s affordable EV pickup is named Fathom, and it will start at $28,350
• Tesla, SpaceX confirm ‘Terafab’ chip fab site — $16.8B first phase
• Tesla FSD v14 Lite tied to rising HW3 computer failures, owners report
• Watch Tesla driver plea with police after FSD drove 64 mph in a 45
• Telo raises its tiny electric truck’s tow rating to 8,000 lbs
• Audi’s cheapest EV is also its most efficient car of all time
• Lucid’s smaller Cosmos SUV, slated for 2026, has been pushed back to 2027
• 2027 Toyota C-HR EV pricing is here, starting at $37,080
• Trump claims electric car drivers have a ‘disease’

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