{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"GM Energy, Tesla HW3 reckoning, Ford reshuffles EVs, Donut Lab probs, more","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/gm-energy-tesla-hw3-reckoning-ford-reshuffles-evs-donut-lab-probs-more","audioUrl":"http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/Electrek_433.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 Tesla having its HW3 reckoning, Ford reshuffling its EV unit, Donut Lab being in hot water, 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\nWe talk to Aseem Kapur, energy and eMobility executive at GM Energy!\n\n\n\n\nTesla doing final ‘Signature Series’ run of Model S and X Plaid — starts at $159,420\n\n\n\nTesla gets FSD Supervised approved in the Netherlands — here’s what it means\n\n\n\nTesla tells HW3 owner to ‘be patient’ after 7 years of waiting for FSD\n\n\n\nKey evidence disappears from Tesla involved in bizarre crash\n\n\n\nFord reshuffles EV unit, Doug Field out as Farley chases 8% margin\n\n\n\nFord CEO warns Chinese EVs would hit ‘the heart and soul’ of the US\n\n\n\nLucid names new CEO as it raises over $1 billion and ramps up robotaxi ambitions\n\n\n\nSlate Auto closes funding round with enough financial runway to reach next stage of production\n\n\n\nDonut Lab’s ‘miracle’ solid-state battery is fraud, says insider, Donut Lab denies\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/jAAb1ie0NGI\n\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":10.6,"endTime":56.0,"type":"brand","title":"GM Energy","url":"/glossary/gm-energy","quote":"we have Asim, the head of growth at GM Energy, was here to talk to us a little bit about GM's effort to deploy vehicle to grid... 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After an accident, that data can help investigators understand what the car was doing seconds before impact."}},{"startTime":1911.5,"endTime":1922.1,"type":"concept","title":"missing last six seconds of the crash","url":"/glossary/missing-last-six-seconds-of-the-crash","quote":"confirm or deny Tesla's story about the missing last six seconds of the crash because it's weird that Tesla didn't get those last seconds","canonicalId":"concept:missing-last-six-seconds-of-the-crash","priority":0.6,"confidence":0.75,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“Missing last seconds” refers to the idea that the most critical moments before impact were not available or not recorded in the expected way. In crash investigations involving advanced driver-assistance systems, missing time windows can strongly affect how credible a vehicle’s account is.","simplifiedExplanation":"This is about whether the most important moments right before the crash were captured. If those seconds are missing, it becomes harder to verify what the car was doing and what the driver-assistance system was seeing."}},{"startTime":1937.4,"endTime":1957.4,"type":"term","title":"autopilot computer","url":"/glossary/autopilot-computer","quote":"someone had cut the into the car specifically remove the autopilot computer and then removed the network card and placed back the autopilot computer in there","canonicalId":"term:autopilot-computer","priority":0.85,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The autopilot computer is the vehicle’s dedicated computing hardware for driver-assistance functions (often including perception and control logic). In this segment, the claim is that the autopilot computer was removed and then reinstalled, which would be highly relevant to what data was available after the crash.","simplifiedExplanation":"The autopilot computer is the “brain” that runs Tesla’s driver-assistance features. If it’s physically removed or swapped, it can affect what gets recorded and what evidence remains."}},{"startTime":1967.3,"endTime":1972.7,"type":"term","title":"SD card","url":"/glossary/sd-card","quote":"they were talking about an sd card from the the vehicle not the actual like i think i would assume the dash cam","canonicalId":"term:sd-card","priority":0.65,"confidence":0.8,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"An SD card is a removable flash-memory storage device commonly used to store recorded video or logs. In this segment, the dispute is whether the “card” referenced by authorities was an SD card containing dash cam footage versus the vehicle’s network card hardware.","simplifiedExplanation":"An SD card is a small memory chip where recordings can be saved. 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If key records are missing or delayed, it can seriously affect how investigators and courts understand what happened."}},{"startTime":2155.6,"endTime":2170.4,"type":"concept","title":"EV unit reshuffle / folding labs into other teams","url":"/glossary/ev-unit-reshuffle-folding-labs-into-other-teams","quote":"...for that the big reshuffle of its EV unit here this where they kind of folded it uh folded some labs into uh you know to me it sounds like they are slowly just shutting down this model e...","canonicalId":"concept:ev-unit-reshuffle-folding-labs-into-other-teams","priority":0.55,"confidence":0.75,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"An EV unit reshuffle is when a company reorganizes its electric-vehicle organization—often merging teams, “folding” projects into other groups, or changing leadership—to accelerate execution or cut costs. 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The concern is that people may be relying on results that weren’t properly verified."}},{"startTime":2874.6,"endTime":2886.8,"type":"term","title":"durability","url":"/glossary/durability","quote":"they are misleading the public on the word specifically the claim on energy density durability in production","canonicalId":"term:durability","priority":0.45,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Durability refers to how well a battery holds up over time under real-world use. 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It’s made from many smaller battery cells working together to power the car."}},{"startTime":3104.3,"endTime":3111.2,"type":"term","title":"18650 format","url":"/glossary/18650-format","quote":"they only did incremental improvement on the 18650 format uh so they could have done that would have improved efficiency improve range improve charging","canonicalId":"term:18650-format","priority":0.7,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“18650” refers to a specific cylindrical lithium-ion cell size used in many earlier EV battery packs. The hosts claim Tesla only made incremental improvements using 18650 cells, rather than switching to newer cell technology that could improve efficiency, range, and charging.","simplifiedExplanation":"18650 is the name of a type of battery cell shape/size. 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