China reaches EV tipping point, Tesla retreats, some slack with tax credit, and more

<p>In the <a href="https://electrek.co/guides/electrek-podcast/">Electrek Podcast</a>, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss China reaching the EV tipping point, Tesla's retreat in Europe, EV buyers receiving some tax credit relief, and more.</p> <figure class="wp-block-audio"><audio controls src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/08/Wlelctrek_400.mp3"></audio></figure> <!--more--> <p>The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcOIZzJgLCyMPILY7-1Vsdg/featured?sub_confirmation=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Electrek</em>’s YouTube channel</a>.</p> <p>As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcOIZzJgLCyMPILY7-1Vsdg/featured?sub_confirmation=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">YouT...