{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Tesla hit by Epstein files, Roadster still lives, new Chinese EVs, and more","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/tesla-hit-by-epstein-files-roadster-still-lives-new-chinese-evs-and-more","audioUrl":"http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/02/Electrek_423_7f0253.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 getting hit hard by the Epstein files, Roadster is still alive, new Chinese EVs, 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\nTwo Tesla board members are all over the Epstein files: what happens next?\n\n\n\nTesla (TSLA) can’t find the bottom in Europe as 2026 starts with another brutal decline\n\n\n\nTesla launches new Model Y AWD at $41,990 — just $2,000 more than base\n\n\n\nTesla files new Roadster trademark with new silhouette\n\n\n\nXpeng reveals first images of GX flagship SUV with Range Rover styling and steer-by-wire\n\n\n\nXiaomi reveals 990-horsepower YU7 GT performance SUV with 186 mph top speed\n\n\n\nThe world’s first sodium-ion battery EV is here and it could be a game changer\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/ADzn1KTTUys\n\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":1306.64,"endTime":1310.96,"type":"car","title":"Tesla Semi","url":"/cars/tesla/semi","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Tesla_Semi_1.jpg","quote":"...e battery production for energy storage and Tesla Semi production, which those are, I think, a little bi...","canonicalId":"car:tesla:semi","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"The Tesla Semi is an all-electric truck designed for freight transport, promising significant savings on fuel and maintenance costs. 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