{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"New Tesla (temp) Cybertruck, Cybercab, Ford wants China in the US, and more","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/new-tesla-temp-cybertruck-cybercab-ford-wants-china-in-the-us-and-more","audioUrl":"http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/02/Electrek_425.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 the new Tesla (temporary) Cybertruck, Cybercab news, Ford wanting China in the US, 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\nTesla launches $60k AWD Cybertruck, reverses $15k Cyberbeast price hike\n\n\n\nElon Musk kills first Tesla Cybertruck ($60k) that makes sense just 10 days after launch\n\n\n\nTesla has to pay a historic $243 million judgement over Autopilot crash, judge says\n\n\n\nTesla rolls first steering wheel-less Cybercab unit off the line before solving autonomy\n\n\n\nTesla fans think this reviewer will have to shave his hair due to Musk’s $30,000 Cybercab claim\n\n\n\nTesla avoids 30-day California sales suspension after dropping misleading ‘Autopilot’ marketing\n\n\n\nTesla admits it still needs drivers and remote operators — then argues that’s better than Waymo\n\n\n\nFord is asking the Trump Administration to allow Chinese EV tech in the US\n\n\n\nSlate pricing to be revealed in June, ‘Blank Slate’ truck still expected in the mid-$20k range\n\n\n\nPolestar goes on the offensive with FOUR new models in THREE years\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/UC9ayoQ-YDk\n\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":44.8,"endTime":51.24,"type":"car","title":"Tesla Cybertruck","url":"/cars/tesla/cybertruck","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/2024_Tesla_Cybertruck_Foundation_Series_IMG_0576.jpg","quote":"We're going to start out by a new Cybertruck being launched this week. I was very excited about it for a good half a day because after half a day, Elon already canceled it or sort of. So for those of you that haven't followed, last night, Tesla updated its online configurator for the Cybertruck and launched a new all-wheel-drive Cybertruck at $60,000, starting at $60,000.","canonicalId":"car:tesla:cybertruck","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"explanation":"The Tesla Cybertruck is an all-electric pickup truck produced by Tesla, known for its futuristic design and durable exoskeleton. It features various drivetrain options, including an all-wheel-drive variant, and is aimed at combining utility with electric vehicle technology.","simplifiedExplanation":"The Tesla Cybertruck is a new kind of electric pickup truck that looks very different from regular trucks. 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