Trump victory's impact on EV market, TSLA surges, new Ioniq 5, and more

Electrek

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 how Trump's victory will impact the EV market, TSLA surging, the new Ioniq 5 being a great deal, and more.

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

• Tesla (TSLA) valuation surges to equal next 10 biggest automakers over Trump/Musk relationship
• Tesla launches Cybertruck leases stating at $999 to boost demand
• Rivian (RIVN) hits a road bump in third-quarter earnings, but things are looking up from here
• Lucid (LCID) has funding for ‘well into 2026’ after Gravity SUV launch, record Q3
• Hyundai’s upgraded 2025 IONIQ 5 starts at under $44,000 with more range and an NACS port
• Volvo confirms its best-selling EX30 electric SUV will arrive in the US before the end of 2024
• LG Energy Solution to provide Rivian 4695 cylindrical batteries produced in the US for the R2
• Used electric car deals are coming as lease returns expected to surge
• Aptera co-CEO hints at a return to crowdfunding as $60M raise with US Capital Global falters

Here’s the live stream for today’s episode starting at 4:00 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET):

https://www.youtube.com/live/QjYyfCm3K7E