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Today, Explained

The Ferrari of electric vehicles

Today, Explained

Vox

Politics, Daily News, News

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Ferrari is about to drop an almost $700,000 electric vehicle on the market. It has even fewer fans than the typical EV. This episode was produced by Ariana Aspuru, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Handout photo of Ferrari Luce. Ferrari/PA/Press Association via AP Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Remember Joe Biden?

0:01.5

Come on, man.

0:02.5

He loved electric vehicles.

0:04.5

Donald Trump, not so much.

0:06.0

Everything's computer.

0:07.0

But EVs are happening whether the powers that be want them or not.

0:11.0

And on today, explained from Vox,

0:13.0

we're going to talk about two big, splashy entries into the market.

0:18.0

First up, the Ferrari Luce.

0:22.3

To represent the Luce, there are three keywords that are Ferrari, Ferrari, Ferrari.

0:28.6

Designed by the same guy who helped design the iPhone, believe it or not.

0:32.6

Second up, the Slate Truck.

0:34.9

So when you see a slight truck, it should tug at your heart.

0:40.2

That's what we're going for.

0:41.8

A little electric truck that doesn't even have power windows, believe it or not.

0:45.7

But what we really want to know on the show is if either of these two cars are good enough or swaggy enough or cheap enough to help Americans get over that electric hump.

0:57.3

Come on, man.

1:00.1

Dell PCs with Intel and side are built for the moments you plan, and the ones you don't.

1:05.7

For the time you forgot your charger at the gate.

1:08.0

Passengers, we are now on our initial ascent.

1:10.4

Or when you're bouncing between projects like a ping pong ball.

1:13.8

We build PCs with long-lasting battery life so you're not scrambling for a charger.

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