TSLA crushes earnings, Tesla Model Y, Gigafactory Austin, and more

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla's (TSLA) Q2 2020 earnings results, Tesla Model Y road trip review, and Gigafactory Austin going official.

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The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, and Seth Weintraub, founder and publisher of Electrek and the 9to5 network, discussing all our top stories of the week while taking questions from our readers and highlighting the most insightful comments on the site.

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

Tesla (TSLA) releases Q2 2020 result: delivers profit and crushes expectations

Tesla releases new pictures of Model Y production line at Gigafactory Shanghai
Tesla confirms ‘next US Gigafactory site has been selected’
Elon Musk hints at Tesla Roadster production in California within 12-18 months
Elon Musk on Tesla Self-Driving: ‘I can almost go from my house to work with no intervention’
Tesla plans two new electric cars after Cybertruck, Musk tentatively confirms
Tesla triples Solar Roof installations
Tesla (TSLA): Elon Musk wants more nickel and more good employees
Tesla Semi: the electric semi truck is going to be built in Texas
Tesla Gigafactory Austin is going to be ‘ecological paradise’ open to the public

Tesla Model Y Road Trip Review: a no-compromise electric SUV
Tesla launches Model Y leases, starting at $499 per month
Tesla secret project Palladium: new Model S and Model X are coming
Elon Musk: Tesla is going to change alloy of the Cybertruck electric pickup
Tesla sues Rivian over allegedly stealing trade secrets through new hires
Exclusive: First photo of Cadillac Lyriq EV’s nearly 3-foot monster display
Rivian delays electric pickup to summer 2021

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=kRqfpFItOYM&feature=youtu.be