Podcast: Tesla and Rivian launch referral programs, EREVs a thing?, cheap Chinese EVs, more

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Podcast: Tesla and Rivian launch referral programs, EREVs a thing?, cheap Chinese EVs, more


On 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 and Rivian launching new referral programs, should EREVs be a thing?, cheap Chinese EVs coming, and more.

The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.

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