New software-locked Tesla Model S/X, univeral charger, Acura ZDX, and more

On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, Seth is on vacation and it’s just me, Fred, so we are going to discuss EV news as usual, but we are also going to make the episode more interactive by taking more questions from you, the audience. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel – except for this week, we are doing a special time of 10 a.m ET. 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 to 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 launches new Model S and Model X with shorter range and cheaper prices Tesla’s new Models S and X have the same battery pack but with software-locked capacity Tesla spotted shipping Cybertrucks by the truckload, some for crash tests Tesla launches new ‘universal wall connector’ that puts the charging world on notice Tesla says it will build new ‘1st of its kind’ data centers Tesla wants to launch an in-house rental service Tesla Electric customers came out of Texas heatwave with an extra $100 in their pockets Texas officially forces Tesla’s NACS on charging stations to get access to $400 million in subsidies Acura finally joins the EV ethos, unveils ZDX with competitive range, hands-free driving Ford and SK announce new massive battery cathode factory in Quebec’s battery valley Jaguar is scrapping the I-Pace as part of its EV revamp, electric 4-door GT due 2024 Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaWDZ4imRtY