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Tesla texting and driving, Trump kills mpg, Aptera update, and more
59 minutes Posted Dec 5, 2025 at 8:37 pm.
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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 Tesla allowing texting and driving on FSD v14, Trump killing CAFE's MPG standard, an Aptera update, and more.
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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
https://www.youtube.com/live/poMA4gH3fys