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 Tesla allowing texting and driving on FSD v14, Trump killing CAFE's MPG standard, an Aptera update, and more.











The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.



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




Tesla (TSLA) sales keep crashing in Europe with a single market temporarily saving it



Tesla launches ‘Standard’ Model 3 in Europe with aggressive pricing to stop bleeding sales



Elon Musk claims Tesla FSD drivers can now text and drive, do police agree?



White House unveils plan to raise your fuel costs, despite affordability crisis



The Lexus LFA is back, and this time it’s 100% electric



Toyota’s $15,000 electric SUV is a hit in China



Aptera (SEV) shows off assembly line for solar electric ‘car’, updates on battery and testing




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




https://www.youtube.com/live/poMA4gH3fys

Electrek

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Tesla texting and driving, Trump kills mpg, Aptera update, and more

DEC 5, 202559 MIN
Electrek

Tesla texting and driving, Trump kills mpg, Aptera update, and more

DEC 5, 202559 MIN

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<p>In the <a href="https://electrek.co/guides/electrek-podcast/">Electrek Podcast</a>, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla allowing texting and driving on FSD v14, Trump killing CAFE's MPG standard, an Aptera update, and more.</p> <figure class="wp-block-audio"><audio controls src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/12/Electrek_414.mp3"></audio></figure> <!--more--> <p>The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcOIZzJgLCyMPILY7-1Vsdg/featured?sub_confirmation=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Electrek</em>’s YouTube channel</a>.</p> <p>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 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcOIZzJgLCyMPILY7-1Vsdg/featured?sub_confirmation=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">YouTube channel</a> to get your questions and comments in.</p> <p>After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcOIZzJgLCyMPILY7-1Vsdg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">YouTube</a> and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/electrek/id1320055779" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6yWyjpjrOHfiufOgGHWql8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1320055779/electrek" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Overcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.pocketcasts.com/discover/podcast/a58fdb80-b903-0135-9e60-5bb073f92b78" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pocket Casts</a></li> <li><a href="https://castro.fm/podcast/53b42ca1-00c6-455d-8910-1365bef1721e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Castro</a></li> <li><a href="https://feedpress.me/electrek" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RSS</a></li> </ul> <p>We now have <a href="https://www.patreon.com/electrek" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">a Patreon</a> 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.</p> <p>Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2025/12/03/tesla-tsla-sales-keep-crashing-europe-single-market-temporarily-saving-it/">Tesla (TSLA) sales keep crashing in Europe with a single market temporarily saving it</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2025/12/05/tesla-launches-standard-model-3-y-europe-aggressive-pricing-stop-bleeding-sales/">Tesla launches ‘Standard’ Model 3 in Europe with aggressive pricing to stop bleeding sales</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2025/12/04/elon-musk-tesla-fsd-drivers-can-now-text-drive/">Elon Musk claims Tesla FSD drivers can now text and drive, do police agree?</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2025/12/03/amid-affordability-crisis-white-house-plans-to-raise-your-fuel-costs-by-23b/">White House unveils plan to raise your fuel costs, despite affordability crisis</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2025/12/05/lexus-lfa-back-100-electric/">The Lexus LFA is back, and this time it’s 100% electric</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2025/12/01/toyotas-15000-electric-suv-hit-china/">Toyota’s $15,000 electric SUV is a hit in China</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2025/12/02/aptera-sev-off-assembly-line-solar-electric-car-updates-battery-testing/">Aptera (SEV) shows off assembly line for solar electric ‘car’, updates on battery and testing</a></li> </ul> <p>Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET:</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.youtube.com/live/poMA4gH3fys </div></figure>