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

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

From Electrek by 9to5Mac

August 7, 2026 · 60 min · Episode 449

About this episode

This episode discusses the latest news in sustainable transport, including Ford's affordable EV pickup and Audi's efficient car offerings.

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. Today's episode is sponsored by GM . GM EV charging made easy, with Energy Pass and Plug and Charge. Learn more at https://gmenergy.gm.com/energypass The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek ’s YouTube channel . As 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. After 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: Apple Podcasts Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS We 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. 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…

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Organizations: Ford, Tesla, SpaceX

Products: Fathom, Audi A2, FSD v14 Lite, Telo, Cosmos SUV

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