Podcast: Ford Fathom cheap pickup EV, Audi A2, Trump on EVs, and more

In 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 Ford Fathom cheap pickup EV, Audi A2, Trump on EVs, and more.

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Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:

Ford’s affordable EV pickup is named Fathom, and it will start at $28,350

Tesla, SpaceX confirm ‘Terafab’ chip fab site — $16.8B first phase

Tesla FSD v14 Lite tied to rising HW3 computer failures, owners report

Watch Tesla driver plea with police after FSD drove 64 mph in a 45

Telo raises its tiny electric truck’s tow rating to 8,000 lbs

Audi’s cheapest EV is also its most efficient car of all time

Lucid’s smaller Cosmos SUV, slated for 2026, has been pushed back to 2027

2027 Toyota C-HR EV pricing is here, starting at $37,080

Trump claims electric car drivers have a ‘disease’

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET):