Tesla Model 3 safety, production, and EV federal tax credit

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla Model 3 safety and production news, and a worrying effort to end the federal tax credit for electric vehicles.

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

Tesla Model 3 achieves lowest probability of injury of any vehicle ever tested by NHTSA
Watch all the Tesla Model 3 crash test videos
Tesla officially launches version 9 software update, demonstrates new features in quick videos
Tesla starts quarter strong with production of over 11,500 vehicles, including >7,000 Model 3s
Republican introduces new bill to end the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric cars and tax them more instead
Tesla sets deadline on new orders to get delivery and full tax credit by end of the year
Tesla aims to have 20,000 employees at Gigafactory 1, could invest in local housing, says Elon Musk
Tesla is bidding on a $145 million piece of land for much-needed Gigafactory 3 in China
Tesla launches new Gloss Black Wall Connector
Tesla increases the price of the Powerwall as demand greatly outpaces production
Norway reportedly has over 30,000 electric vehicle pre-orders, Tesla Model 3 and Audi e-tron to make huge impact
Bollinger unveils all-electric B2 pickup truck

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4pm ET (or the video after 5pm ET):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iERHJISr8rw