Get up to speed with the top EV news of the week and the electric shenanigans of our podcast crew.

This week on Battery Bargains we help three more viewers find their perfect electric vehicle.

Dom, Tom and Martyn advise one particular viewer who is interested in buying a Tesla, but is worried their 4680 cells are not up to the job for rapid charging. Should he be worried? Or do our team recommend one of those vehicles?

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:12 Case 1: Patrick wants a plush riding electric vehicle for under $60,000

00:07:56 Case 2: Growing family with a Golden looking for a spacious EV for under $45,000

00:19:30 Case 3: Ryan P. is very interested in a Tesla Model Y, but is concerned about getting one with 4680 that charges slower

➤ Update on last weekend's cross country, 4-electric-pickup, "race"

➤ Inside the deal that allowed Ford to adopt the Tesla charge connector and gain Supercharger access

➤ Record-setting Porsche Taycan Turbo GT (and GT with Weissach package) unleashed.

➤ Porsche Macan EV reservation "overwhelm" the automaker

➤ Rivian R2 receives 68,000 pre-orders in initial 24 hours after review

➤ Audi Q4 e-tron gets refreshed and features more power and range

➤ Kyle rejoins us from the Tesla Cybertruck after connection issues, gives us a short tour and discussion

➤ Fisker stock takes a huge hit after rumors of it talking with bankruptcy consultants

➤ Viewer has news of CHAdeMO-to-CCS adaptor, which kicks off short discussion around NACS-to-CCS adaptor testing Tom is doing

➤ Chevrolet Blazer EV back on sale, and at a reduced price

➤ Hyundai Ioniq 5 N will have a price starting at $67,475

➤ Volkswagen reveals (for Europe) ID. 3 GTX and ID. 7 Tourer GTX

Finding more battery bargains for our listeners.

Tom and Kyle race identical Ford F-150 Lightning pickup trucks 1,000 miles –from New Jersey to Florida – with one truck limited to using Tesla Superchargers, and the other using only CCS chargers, which turned out to be exclusively Electrify America stations.

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If you're looking for your own Battery Bargain, drop us a line at [email protected] and tell us your usage and budget, and we'll see about featuring your case on an upcoming episode.

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:24 EV News Daily Weekly Reporting Roundup

00:07:06 Ford EV owners gain access to the Tesla Supercharger network

00:45:01 Tom drive Polestar 3 on a lake in the Arctic Circle

01:05:30 Kyle drives the 2024 Volkswagen ID. 4

01:21:09 Efficiency comparison between Kia EV9 RWD and AWD

01:24:54 EVIQO EVIPOWER 48-AMP EV Smart Charger review