On today’s episode of Quick Charge, Elon Musk has a lot of fans in the Russian war criminal demographic, Unplugged Performance wants to sell you an idea, CASE debuts an all-electric backhoe, and the city of Oakland converts 100% of its school bus fleet to electric. We’ve also got the rumored return of Actually Smart Summon … Continue reading “Cybertruck goes to war, CASE breaks new ground, and Oakland goes 100% EV”
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The Cybertruck can now be ordered with a frunk-mounted generator Archimedes Defense and UP.FIT will install uprated armor on the Cybertruck Pre-orders for the packages are open, but pricing hasn’t been announced. A more insane version of the Tesla Cybertruck just came into focus. On Friday, Archimedes Defense, a defense contractor, and UP.FIT, a division … Continue reading “Cybertruck becomes "Apocalypse ready" with frunk-mounted generator”
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Tesla Cybertruck might enter the war in Russia and Ukraine on the Russian side, as the leader of the Chechen region got one and put a machine gun on it. Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia’s Chechen region, has one of the worst modern human records as the defacto dictator of Chechnya for the past … Continue reading “Tesla Cybertruck might enter Russia-Ukraine war after Chechen leader puts machine gun on one”
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On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we ask where Tesla’s million buyers went as the wait time on Cybertruck drops to zero. Meanwhile, Ford EVs charge free in Texas, Hyundai’s 7 passenger Ioniq 9 heads towards production, and we recap the Electrek American Solar Challenge 2024. We also talk through the $16,000, permanent range-extender that … Continue reading “Tesla might be running out of Cybertruck buyers, Fords charge free, and solar GP”
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Tesla is working through its giant backlog of over 1 million Cybertruck reservations pretty fast based on who it is inviting to configure. After Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck, despite all the ridicule from the public regarding the design, the company managed to accumulate over 1 million reservations. However, we noted that these reservations don’t represent … Continue reading “Tesla is working through its giant Cybertruck backlog pretty fast”
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While the future of Tesla’s Supercharger team still remains uncertain, the automaker is testing higher outputs at some of its DC fast-charging stations. YouTuber TesLatino recently posted on X (formerly Twitter) about finding a Supercharger station with a significantly higher output than normal. Instead of the typical peak around 250 kw, TesLatino saw a peak … Continue reading “Tesla testing 320+ kw output with Superchargers and Cybertruck”
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On today’s episode of Quick Charge, Elon claims FSD (Full Self Driving) 12.5 can go a full year without interventions, the Cybetruck’s range extender is a bit of a letdown, Cummins builds a massive new dyno, and they’re recycling solar panels in Texas. It’s a tale of two Teslas as the company takes two steps … Continue reading “FSD 12.5, Cybertruck range extender, Cummins on H, and recycled solar”
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The Cybertruck’s optional range extender battery pack will require a service appointment for installation or removal Tesla hasn’t said how much the option costs or when it will be available The battery will increase Cybertruck range to 470-plus miles, according to Tesla Cybertruck owners excited about the optional range extender battery now have more details … Continue reading “Tesla Cybertruck range extender battery won't be user installed”
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The Tesla Cybertruck’s being turned into a police car The Irvine Police Department said it’s taking delivery of its police-spec Cybertruck soon The conversion to police spec is being handled by UP.FIT The world hasn’t gotten quite bad enough for the emergence of RoboCop, but the first police Cybertruck will soon report for duty in … Continue reading “Tesla Cybertruck reporting for police duty in California”
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Quick Charge is back to report on this week’s biggest EV stories – but I didn’t expect to read that Elon Musk was committing $45 million per month to get convicted felon, adulterer, and all-around terrible person Donald Trump re-elected! Meanwhile: Tesla’s 4680 batteries don’t work, the Cybertruck gets a fancy blanket to make sure bike … Continue reading “Elon’s MAGA millions, Cybertruck gets a fancy blanket, and a new $30K VW EV”