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 Model Y caught on fire while driving; driver claimed to have to break window to get out

Tesla lobbies for anyone with solar and batteries to participate in Texas’ energy market

Tesla is back to ramping up Gigafactory Shanghai to new production records

Elon Musk says Tesla will have self-driving cars without the need for human drivers this time next year

Tesla files plans for diner/drive-in theater supercharger on Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood

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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) falls 10% amid ‘Elongate scandal,’ Musk denies the claim & challenges alleged victim’s friend

Elon Musk announces that Tesla is building a ‘hardcore litigation department’ – Timing is strange

Tesla agrees to build battery and EV factory in Indonesia, official says

Tesla structural battery pack is removable, but it is quite an ordeal

Rivian R1T, The Electrek Review: There is nothing like it

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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):

Elon Musk accused of sexual misconduct, CEO preemptively called it ‘Democratic dirty tricks campaign’

Tesla is building one of the world’s largest Supercharger stations in the Mojave Desert

Tesla (TSLA) stock has fallen and some important investors appear to panic

Tesla might not love California, but California still loves Tesla

Tesla releases new Full Self-Driving Beta update, and it’s a big one

Honda teases Prologue EV alongside plans to hasten lumbering electrification strategy

Bentley CEO promises first EV will scream luxury at 1400 HP and redonkulous 1.5 sec 0-60

https://youtu.be/v6uYjwNCbvc

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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 expands Supercharger pilot program for non-Tesla EV owners to several more European countries

Tesla (TSLA) falls off the S&P 500 ESG index as Elon Musk trashes the system

Tesla starts to offer Giga Texas Model Y to some customers for faster delivery

Tesla increases top speed of Autopilot with ‘Tesla Vision’ to 85 mph

Elon Musk announces ‘Tesla AI Day #2’ with ‘many cool updates’

Electrify America announces new solar energy farm that can generate up to 75 MegaWatts

https://youtu.be/XdwvTYWRvqs

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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 singled out in Bluetooth hack that can unlock cars

Tesla has the top 3 electric cars in the US, and it’s not even close

Genesis releases pricing for GV60 electric SUV: starts at $58,890 with 248 miles of range

Genesis GV60 owners will receive three years of free 30-min charging from Electrify America

REE Automotive shares robotic assembly update and teases walk-in van prototype

https://youtu.be/VAh9Dd2EB5U

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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 Giga Shanghai remains on one closed-loop shift, ramp up delayed to next week

Tesla is now only taking Cybertruck reservations in North America

Tesla is rumored to be near a deal for battery venture in Indonesia after new round of talks, Musk meeting the president

Cadillac releases new imagery, pricing and range for Lyriq electric SUV

Following Volvo and Ford, Renault aims to spin off its EV business into a separate company

https://youtu.be/jwkuIHdv3-Y

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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 tries to help Texas electric grid amid heatwave with in-car alert

Tesla abandons plans to enter the Indian market for now

Elon Musk put Twitter deal on hold until it proves less than 5% of accounts are fake – is he getting cold feet?

Rivian issues its first recall for R1T electric pickup truck, 500 trucks are affected by airbag problem

Most electric cars are cheaper to own from day one – report

https://youtu.be/yLdux5q4yu4

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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):

Elon Musk is looking to finance Twitter acquisition without loans backed by Tesla shares as price falls

Tesla Model 3 becomes a 6-ton electric tank with giant chain tracks

We got to tow over 10,000 lbs in an electrified GMC Sierra during Magna’s ‘Tech Week’

Ford hints at bringing LFP batteries to Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning

Rivian (RIVN) Q1 2022 results – $1.5b loss, 10K new orders, reaffirms 25K production guidance

Lordstown Motors closes sale of plant to Foxconn for $230M in much needed cash

Foxconn wastes no time announcing Fisker PEAR will be built at newly acquired Lordstown plant

https://youtu.be/6vcQX7xIVyY

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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 asks Panasonic to speed up development of its 4680 battery cell

Tesla might buy a mining company, but not another automaker

Tesla will add CCS connectors to Supercharger stations in the US, says Elon Musk

Ford F-150 Lightning first drive: This is BIG

VW wants to resurrect Scout as a Rivian-like off-road EV brand

Canoo reports over $125M net loss for Q1, admitting ‘substantial doubt’ it can continue

https://youtu.be/FYfcXEGtGJA

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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):

Elon Musk: Tesla might stop taking orders on some vehicles because of long delivery times

Tesla (TSLA) Giga Shanghai still managed to produce over 10,000 electric vehicles in April, despite shutdown

Tesla faces setback at Gigafactory Shanghai due to supply issues

Tesla recalls 130,000 vehicles due to CPU overheating, but the fix is again a software update

Canoo files lawsuit against its second largest shareholder citing suspicious share sales

https://youtu.be/XPDH-FYNInk

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