Kia EV Day, TSLA stock crashing, VW ID.4 surging, and more
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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 announcements made at Kia's EV Day 2025, TSLA stock crashing, VW ID.4 surging, 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:

• Kia EV Day 2025 recap: EV4 is coming to US, plus an up-close look at the EV2 and PV5 [Video])

• Tesla (TSLA) stock is crashing like a ‘soufflé under a sledge hammer’ as Elon Musk predicted)

• Tesla announces Model S and Model X refresh later this year)

• Tesla can already deliver new Model Y orders within 2 weeks in China – demand problem?)

• Tesla applies for ride-hailing service in California, but with human drivers)

• Tesla protests gain momentum while the hate is dividing Tesla owners)

• Volkswagen ID.4 was the best-selling EV in Europe, top 3 in the US last month)

• Volvo’s new ES90 has lightning-fast EV charging speeds and up to 435 miles range)

• Meet the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, the luxury Chinese EV everyone’s talking about)

• Lucid (LCID) expects EV output to double in 2025 as the Gravity SUV rolls out)

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/MmfUpZaLJ-Y