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):

Hertz adds Tesla Model Y to its fleet after giant deal for 100,000 Model 3s

Elon Musk announces two new Tesla paint colors enabled by new ‘world’s most advanced paint shop’

Elon Musk: Tesla aims to complete Cybertruck development this year for production in 2023

Elon Musk announces Tesla is working on new manganese battery cell

Elon Musk personally delivers first made-in Germany Tesla Model Y at Gigafactory Berlin

Tesla Megapack selected for big new 300 MWh energy storage project to help renewable energy in Australia

Tesla hikes Megapack prices as backlog extends to next year

Police offer reward to find idiots behind dangerous stunt in Tesla Model S

Elon Musk on what’s next for Tesla (TSLA): ‘scaling to extreme size’

LG announces a $1.7B ramp-up, 1,200 new jobs, at its Michigan EV battery factory

Chevy shares better look at $30,000 Equinox EV, including two-tone exterior

Electric cars are now three to six times cheaper to drive in the US as gas prices rise

Volkswagen announces generation 3.0 software update for ID. EVs including assisted driving and charging improvements

https://youtu.be/9p394EyA-Mo

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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 drops the price of one of its most popular products, the Wall Connector

Elon Musk says he is going to release Tesla’s Master Plan Part 3

Ford’s base $40,000 F-150 Lightning electric pickup gets 230-miles of EPA range and 68 MPGe

Audi unveils A6 Avant e-tron station wagon concept described as a ‘storage champ’ with headlights that project a video game

Maserati will offer a BEV version of every model by 2025, beginning with GranTurismo EV and Grecale SUV in 2023

https://youtu.be/swZeSgMLU0Q

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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 starting to account for wind, air density, and more when doing range calculation

Tesla employee was fired after sharing video of a crash on Full Self-Driving Beta

Tesla shuts down production at Gigafactory Shanghai for two days amid surge in COVID cases

GM starts production on Cadillac LYRIQ electric car next week, plans to reopen orders in May

Hankook to launch iON family of tires specifically designed to deliver more range and a quieter ride to premium EVs

https://youtu.be/I2w6ouDxlXE

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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 Insurance looks to expand in two more states, underwriting itself for the first time

Tesla increases prices throughout whole lineup, its cheapest electric car now starts at $47,000

Mercedes-Benz cuts ribbon on new Alabama battery plant ahead of EQ production in the US, shares interior images of seven-seat EQS SUV

Mercedes-Benz prepares to launch eEconic electric truck as it aims to lead electrification of trucking

Ford shares plans for several more EVs in Europe and a JV to build a massive commercial vehicle battery plant in Turkey

https://youtu.be/pKvE7cs118g

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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 increasing solar prices as supply chain costs are rising

Tesla starts releasing big Full Self-Driving Beta update

Tesla is preparing to launch Model Y with puzzling 279-mile range

Ford to release second electric car based on VW’s MEB platform

Autonomous freight company Einride introduces its first ever ‘Remote Pod Operator,’ creating an entirely new career in shipping

Nikola asks shareholder approval to add 200M common shares to scale Tre production and finish building Arizona plant

https://youtu.be/CqkcyiYVoH8

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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 produces video showing how to use Powerwall as mobile power station after sending a load of them to Ukraine

Rule change now allows deliveries of self-driving vehicles without steering wheels or pedals

We got a sneak peek of the Arrival Van ahead of US production later this year

ElectraMeccanica SOLO EV first drive: a certified head turner everywhere you go

Van Hool double-decker electric bus with Proterra battery drives 2,500 miles from Florida to California on public chargers

Washington passes bill to ban gas car sales by 2030 – for real this time?

https://youtu.be/k50ygjSDC5k

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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 tripling your Model Y delivery time if you don’t add on the $12,000 FSD option

Tesla (TSLA) order rate is surging in the US as gas prices are turning people toward electric cars

Tesla increases prices of long-range versions of Model 3 and Model Y as nickel prices surge

Lucid Motors launches ‘Tech Talks’ YouTube series where experts explain the automaker’s EV technologies

XPeng Motors opens P5 reservations in four European countries alongside a new ‘Experience Store’ in the Netherlands

https://youtu.be/pudOLwS16sE

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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 sends Powerwalls to Ukraine, expands free Supercharging, and gives up to 3 months of pay to employees going back to fight

Tesla confirms deliveries of German-built Model Ys are starting on March 22

VW launches iconic ‘ID.Buzz’ EV, but does this incarnation of the Microbus inspire the same love?

Chevy Blazer ‘SS’ EV high-performance variant announced and teased, available spring 2023

GM launches pilot program to use EVs for home backup power, teases Chevy Silverado EV electric pickup for it

Smart EV charging results in substantial emissions reduction – new study

https://youtu.be/xDLJ1w5zmas

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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 officially asks court to terminate the SEC’s policing of his Tesla tweets

Elon Musk says drill for oil, but he should worry more about nickel prices skyrocketing

Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai output holds incredible pace amid rumors of second factory

Electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks will be cheaper than diesel trucks by 2035

https://youtu.be/tup-C38Z-_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.

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 owner charged ~$600,000 at charging station because of a Supercharger bug

GM partners with POSCO on $400 million factory to produce cathode material for EV batteries

Nissan demonstrates e-4ORCE control technology in its upcoming Ariya with what else, but a hot bowl of ramen

VW goes ahead with $2 billion new factory to produce upcoming Trinity high-efficiency long-range electric car

NIO begins ET7 test drives ahead of deliveries in China beginning March 28

https://youtu.be/9hmjBJJ8bM0

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