{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"China reaches EV tipping point, Tesla retreats, some slack with tax credit, and more","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/china-reaches-ev-tipping-point-tesla-retreats-some-slack-with-tax-credit-and-more","audioUrl":"http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/08/Wlelctrek_400.mp3","description":"\nIn the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss China reaching the EV tipping point, Tesla's retreat in Europe, EV buyers receiving some tax credit relief, and more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.\n\n\n\nAs 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.\n\n\n\nAfter 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:\n\n\n\n\nApple Podcasts\n\n\n\nSpotify\n\n\n\nOvercast\n\n\n\nPocket Casts\n\n\n\nCastro\n\n\n\nRSS\n\n\n\n\nWe 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.\n\n\n\nHere are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:\n\n\n\n\nThis is the new Tesla Model Y Performance, coming to Europe in Sept.\n\n\n\nTesla’s freefall in Europe continues as BYD overtakes it at stunning pace\n\n\n\nTesla announces Cybertruck expansion into South Korea\n\n\n\nElon Musk is lying about Tesla’s self-driving and I have the DMs to prove it\n\n\n\nIRS gives a little more time for electric car buyers to secure the $7,500 tax credit\n\n\n\nElectric vehicles reach tipping point in China, surge to 51% share\n\n\n\nBYD’s Ferrari-slaying electric supercar shatters the EV speed record at nearly 300 mph\n\n\n\nAnother major automaker is abandoning its big EV plans\n\n\n\nThe 2026 Porsche Macan EV is more powerful, more high-tech, and even lets you game inside\n\n\n\n\nHere’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET:\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/live/AuVCXxkdI70\n\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":17.16,"endTime":23.72,"type":"car","title":"Cadillac Escalade","url":"/cars/cadillac/escalade","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/2021_Cadillac_Escalade_rear.jpg","quote":"...g a little road trip and testing out the Cadillac Escalade IQ, which is a very impressive road trip vehicle,...","canonicalId":"car:cadillac:escalade","priority":0.7,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Baron Maddock (CC BY 4.0)"}},{"startTime":322.16,"endTime":327.16,"type":"car","title":"Tesla Model Y","url":"/cars/tesla/model-y","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Tesla_Model_Y_%282025%29_MYLE_Festival_2025_DSC_9565.jpg","quote":"...bout this, the Malawai performance on the refresh model Y is that it gets 580 kilometers of range WLTP, whi...","canonicalId":"car:tesla:model y","priority":0.7,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":525.64,"endTime":529.52,"type":"car","title":"Tesla Model S","url":"/cars/tesla/model-s","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/20180630_Tesla_Model_S_70D_2015_midnight_blue_left_front.jpg","quote":"... inch arachnid wheels which first launched on the Model S back in the day. 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