About this episode

The episode discusses the latest news in sustainable transport, including the Tesla Roadster, Kia EV3, and the transition from gas pumps to EV chargers.

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 Tesla Roadster actually happening, the Kia EV3 coming to the US, gas pumps being replaced by EV chargers, 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: Tesla ‘flying’ Roadster demo could come this month, with no one inside Tesla defeats Sweden’s IF Metall union after…

Topics covered

• sustainable transport
• electric vehicles
• automotive news
• EV charging
• Tesla updates
• Kia EV3

Keywords

• Tesla
• Kia
• EV chargers
• sustainable transport
• electric vehicles
• automotive news
• Ford
• Rivian
• Lucid

Sponsors

GM

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Electrek, 9to5Mac, Ford, Rivian, Lucid

Products: Tesla Roadster, Kia EV3, EV chargers

Places: US

More episodes of Electrek

• Tesla has another Cyberflop, lots of cheap Ford electric pickups, VW in trouble, and more · September 4, 2026 · 51 min
• Podcast: Tesla Cybercab launch, Cybertruck prices rise, VW launch electric camper, and more · August 28, 2026 · 1h 3m
• Tesla kills Solar Roof, Cybercab launch, Genesis GV90, and more · August 21, 2026 · 1h 3m
• Ford Fathom cheap pickup EV, Audi A2, Trump on EVs, and more · August 7, 2026 · 60 min
• Tesla/SpaceX merger, Rivian R2 progress, new Mercedes GLA, and more · July 31, 2026 · 56 min
• TSLA earnings debacle, FSD ticket, Toyota finally waking up? FSGP, more · July 24, 2026 · 1h 18m

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Electrek podcast page.