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Stories we discuss in this episode (with links):

Tesla appears to be preparing for a round of layoffs

Tesla Semi electric truck spotted handling closed icy road

A Waymo robotaxi hit a cyclist in San Francisco – here’s what happened

BMW introduces gorgeous i5 Touring, its first all-electric luxury wagon, but not in the US

Ford is building a low-cost EV platform with some of the ‘best EV engineers’ to rival Tesla

Geely Auto inks deal with ZEEKR to sell its EVs in Mexico, hints at expansion to South America

The Ford Focus is over, and so are thousands of jobs

Polestar’s incoming Phone spotted on Google Play’s list of supported devices

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