Quick Charge

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they’re available.

Stories we discuss in this episode (with links):

Tesla Cybertruck is going to be ‘waterproof enough’ to cross riversTesla employee was hit by a car in bizarre Supercharger ICEing incidentElon Musk sets expectations for Tesla AI Day 2Tesla Megapacks arrive in Hawaii with the state’s last coal shipmentTesla (TSLA) adds Airbnb co-founder to its boardVW CFO says it’s well-positioned for EV transition after Porsche listing, will a PowerCo IPO be next?

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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they’re available.

Stories we discuss in this episode (with links):

Tesla is making large fleet deliveries at the end of the quarterTesla hikes Supercharger prices in CaliforniaJaguar Land Rover to retrain over 60% of its technicians to support rapid EV transitionTata Motors launches $10,000 electric carSAIC and Pony.ai to co-develop ground-up level 4 autonomous robotaxis with foldable steering wheel

https://youtu.be/gYpXfvUW0vw

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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they’re available.

Stories we discuss in this episode (with links):

Tesla expects ‘very high volume’ deliveries at end of quarter, asks workers to helpNissan Ariya electric crossover gets $43,190 starting priceBMW CFO sees ‘very good order’ situation with EVs, projects 400,000 pure electric vehicle salesWatch Eviation’s all-electric Alice aircraft first flight

https://youtu.be/EY3xCSRzh08

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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they’re available.

Stories we discuss in this episode (with links):

A fire broke out at Tesla Gigafactory Berlin; locals call for production stopTesla’s used car business is ‘as big as publicly traded used car retailers’Tesla Semi electric trucks spotted being shipped around ahead of deliveriesVolkswagen’s PowerCo forms new partnership to produce battery materials for 2.2M EVs Faraday Future (FFIE) resolves investor dispute, raises up to $100M to launch FF 91NYC surpasses 4,050 city-owned electric vehicles, meeting its target 3 years ahead of schedule

https://youtu.be/3X2AvEBkNAY

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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

Sponsored by Recurrent: Get a free Range Score then monitor your EV battery performance with fresh insights each month. US listeners can get started by entering their VIN or license plate!New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they’re available.

Stories we discuss in this episode (with links):

Tesla plans ‘thousands of Humanoid Robots within factories’Tesla sends out invites for AI Day 2, teases Full Self-Driving, Tesla Bot, Dojo, and moreRivian’s fast-charging network expands; other automakers need to pay attentionHow Jeep’s solar-powered EV chargers compare to Rivian’s Adventure NetworkGM investing $760 million in Ohio plant to build drive units for EV Hummer,  Silverado, and SierraTest drive your favorite EVs at Drive Electric Week starting today through October 2

https://youtu.be/ve30S8hfNp4

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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

Sponsored by Recurrent: Get a free Range Score then monitor your EV battery performance with fresh insights each month. US listeners can get started by entering their VIN or license plate!New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they’re available.

Stories we discuss in this episode (with links):

Tesla’s giant ‘safety recall’ of 1 million vehicles is just another software updateTesla’s (TSLA) sudden drop in wait times doesn’t mean demand for EVs is droppingGM investing in Lithion Recycling to support advanced EV battery recycling techFord reveals all-new ‘smartphone on wheels’ E-Transit Custom commercial EV vanEven the Department of Homeland Security is adopting EVs, check out their new fleet

https://youtu.be/Bhi9LUURO7U

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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

Sponsored by Recurrent: Get a free Range Score then monitor your EV battery performance with fresh insights each month. US listeners can get started by entering their VIN or license plate!New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they’re available.

Stories we discuss in this episode (with links):

Tesla launches CCS adapter for $250, enabling drivers to access public chargersThe world’s first Tesla solar neighborhood is becoming realityChina has a new Tesla clone, and it starts at just $26,000Jaguar Land Rover converting Halewood factory to build EVs, saving the factory’s fateVolvo’s all-electric EX90 will replace XC90 SUV and include a LiDAR-powered ‘invisible shield of safety’GM pushing 7 new EPA standards that could move US toward mass EV adoptionEVgo expands Plug and Charge capabilities to EVs beyond GMs Ultium Charge 360 network including Ford, Polestar

https://youtu.be/HeHU03KUHlQ

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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

Sponsored by Recurrent: Get a free Range Score then monitor your EV battery performance with fresh insights each month. US listeners can get started by entering their VIN or license plate!

New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they’re available.

Stories we discuss in this episode (with links):

Tesla Megapack caught on fire at giant battery projectTesla is creating a simulation of San Francisco in Unreal EngineTesla is borrowing Autopilot team for Optimus humanoid robot projectTesla expands its Full Self-Driving Beta to 60,000 more ownersHertz places massive order of 175,000 electric vehicles with GMRam promises electric pickup lineup that will challenge Ford and Rivian in range and beyondFisker partners with Wallbox to bring competitively priced chargers to Fisker EV ownersKia will produce electric vehicles in the US in 2024 to get EV tax credit

https://youtu.be/9DEhw0VPQ_M

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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

Sponsored by Recurrent: Get a free Range Score then monitor your EV battery performance with fresh insights each month. US listeners can get started by entering their VIN or license plate!New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they’re available

Stories we discuss in this episode (with links):

Tesla is aiming for massive sale ramp-up in GermanyTesla significantly increases Supercharger prices across EuropeRivian shows off custom fleet of electric mobile service vans and R1T pickups in video walkthroughMercedes-Benz unveils its longest-range electric truck yet: eActros LongHaulXPeng challenges Tesla FSD with City Navigation Pilot, ‘China’s most advanced’ Advanced Driver Assistance SystemNikola takes on diesel with battery EV heavy-duty truck in Europe, now available to order

https://youtu.be/13dmH0eKaug

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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they’re available.

Stories we discuss in this episode (with links):

A little-known investor put more money in Tesla (TSLA) than Elon Musk himselfMy Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta 10.69 first drive was a fail+GM launches aggressive EV ad campaign during NFL football to drive more mainstream adoptionGM is investing half a billion to upgrade Indiana factory to support EV productionWatch BMW’s new ‘Mad Max’ electric Dune Taxi climb some of the tallest sand dunes known to manWorld’s largest auto parts supplier moves to support the industry’s transition to EVs

https://youtu.be/DHZcqS39asE

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