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 applies to patent more precise GPS antenna for self-driving and navigationTesla is testing new version of Solar Roof (v3.5) on employee’s homesTesla finally starts taking Model S and Model X orders in Europe againLegacy auto BEV growth rate doubles Tesla which drops to 60.9% of total EV marketI drove a Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance from LA to San Francisco, here’s how it wentToyota’s bZ4X recall isn’t going great – company offers car buybackGM to expand its Super Cruise network, adding hundreds of thousands of miles of ‘hands-free’ roadsFaraday Future news suggests financing may be coming soon

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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 partners with national technical school to train next-gen of EV techniciansTesla enables paid charging at Destination Chargers, but there’s a catchTaiwanese energy company to supply batteries to Aptera and is rumored to produce the SEVs in TaiwanGM offers Chevy Bolt EV owners $6,000 if they promise not to sue over battery fire recall fiascoRivian (RIVN) is not happy to be left out of new EV tax creditLegacy automakers: Who is investing the most into EVs?BMW introduces lower-spec i4 eDrive35, starting under $53,000… but why?GAC calls out Stellantis CEO for ‘lack of respect’ toward Chinese customers amid failed Jeep joint venture

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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 deploys swimming pool at Supercharger stationTesla (TSLA) surges higher ahead of stock split vote and Cyber RoundupTesla secures battery material supply deals with two big Chinese companiesTesla vehicles are increasing Hertz’s customer satisfaction, still adding more EVs to the fleetJaguar I-Pace catches on fire again – is this another Bolt EV battery fire situation?Nikola acquires Romeo Power to develop and produce its own EV batteries in-house

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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 about to launch customer pictures in space on SpaceX’s lunar orbiter missionElon Musk sees inflation potentially trending down based on Tesla commodity pricesThis company is buying 200 Tesla vehicles per week and is now ordering 23,000 EVsElectric trucks like Tesla Semi will get up to $40,000 in incentives with new billHere’s every electric vehicle that currently qualifies for the US federal tax credit

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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):

Senate moves forward with EV tax credit reform; Tesla (TSLA) to be included back and moreCould new Federal EV tax credit crater EV sales until end of the year?Tesla deploys cube lounges at Supercharger station with automated coffee, food, and moreRivian (RIVN) announces 6% cut in its workforce to focus on production rampFord introduces 2023 F-150 Lightning Pro SSV: An electric pickup purpose-built for the policeLightyear announces Koenigsegg as investor and ‘technology-sharing partner’ for future EVs, like Lightyear 2

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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 has a new product called ‘Virtual Machine Mode’ coming to its ‘Big Battery’Tesla finally puts an end to its unlimited ‘Standard Connectivity’ with now 8-year limitTesla doubles down on better range estimates with tire pressure and more now being taken into accountTesla expands its own insurance based on real-time driver data to two more states – now in 10 statesGM and LG to build 3 US EV battery factories with a $2.5B DOE loanHonda teases the design process of the Prologue EV before it launches in 2024

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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 locks 80 miles of customer’s battery range for $4,500 ransomTesla Cybertruck electric pickup surprises in aerodynamic performance simulationTesla (TSLA) is launching a new shareholder platform to manage its large investor baseWoes continue for Faraday Future as it delays FF 91 production launch to seek additional capitalGM secures long-term supply of lithium from Livent and cathode from LG for 1 million EVsVolkswagen starts US production of ID.4 in Chattanooga, adding over 1,000 new jobsUber starts sending notifications about how to open Tesla doors as it expands its EV rides

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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 (TSLA) trademarks ‘Cyber Roundup’ ahead of rebranded annual shareholder meetingTesla releases impressive footage of robot pulling still smoking casting from Giga PressTesla (TSLA) discloses it was recently subpoenaed by the SEC over Musk’s tweets againTesla starts applying for funds to expand Supercharger network to non-Tesla EV ownersAverage electric car price hit $66,000 in the US, but that’s not the whole storySono Motors unveils a new and improved production design of its Sion solar EVEAVX, Morgan Olson, and REE Automotive share live demonstrations of Proxima electric van

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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 Aventon: Aventon's award-winning Pace 500 & 350 set a standard for upright cruiser ebikes with new upgrades and design features. Check out the full line on Aventon's website.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 same-hour service with ‘Formula 1 pit crew techniques’Tesla Semi electric truck with impressive artwork spotted on the highwayTesla (TSLA) is surging and the shorts are hurtingTesla strikes deal to have its own exclusive lane at US-Mexico borderElon Musk is at risk of losing top Tesla lieutenant over suspicious order of ‘special glass’Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess is stepping down, Porsche’s Blume to take overPersonnel shakeups continue as Volkswagen America CEO leaves to head up Scout EV brandMercedes DRIVE PILOT: Level 3 luxury, coming soon to US

https://youtu.be/aVsoBArhYik

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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 Aventon: Aventon's award-winning Pace 500 & 350 set a standard for upright cruiser ebikes with new upgrades and design features. Check out the full line on Aventon's website.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 aims to start 4680 battery cell production at Gigafactory Texas this quarterTesla’s energy division achieves record quarter for everything except solar roofFord secured 60 GWh of battery supply to achieve production of 600,000 electric vehiclesEV reckoning comes to Ford as it cuts 8,000 ICE jobs to focus on electrificationFord is testing a robotic EV charger to assist disabled, elderly, and less mobile drivers

https://youtu.be/2jBI12sq1bc

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