{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Tesla Q4 deliveries, BYD secures BEV crown, Cybercab spotted, and more","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/tesla-q4-deliveries-byd-secures-bev-crown-cybercab-spotted-and-more","audioUrl":"http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/01/Electrek_418.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's Q4 deliveries, BYD securing the BEV crown, the Cybercab being spotted, 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 (TSLA) releases Q4 delivery results: confirms decline in sales is accelerating\n\n\n\nElon Musk’s top 5 Tesla predictions for 2025 that didn’t happen\n\n\n\nTesla Cybercabs spotted testing, unsurprisingly with steering wheels\n\n\n\nTesla releases video of Tesla Semi electric truck charging at impressive 1.2 MW\n\n\n\nBYD officially crushes Tesla in all-electric sales for 2025, secures global BEV crown\n\n\n\nRenault Group closes out 2025 with a new EV efficiency record\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/g3v9ztssbFw\n\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":192.98,"endTime":200.84,"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":"...227  vehicle delivered, 406 of those were Model 3 Model Y and 11,000 of those were other models.  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