On today’s episode of Quick Charge, Elon is being lied to about Full Self Driving, sales of the all-electric Porsche Taycan are plummeting, Hyundai has a $15,000 EV coming to market in Korea, and Mate Rimac celebrates 15 years of building go-fast EVs in Croatia with a $2.5 million special edition supercar. This one’s really … Continue reading “Elon is being lied to, Porsche sales plummet, $15K Hyundai EV, and a $2.5M special”
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On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we ask: What does war look like to someone who “narrowly avoided” military conscription in South Africa? Apparently it involves lots and lots of robots, and a cameo appearance from Bill Gates! Elon took to X to say he was ready to wage war on TSLA shorts – and, once … Continue reading “Elon goes to war, Model Y refresh, EV lease deals, and 1300 hp electric NASCAR”
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In today’s episode of Quick Charge we’ve got serious software upgrades from Tesla, questions about the company’s energy storage business, Ford’s record EV sales, GM’s bananas lease rates on the new Silverado, Blue Bird business news, and some fancy electric boats to take you into the weekend. It’s July 3rd, which means tonight is the … Continue reading “Tesla updates, Ford breaks records, Blue Bird takes off, and fancy boats”
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Fifty million miles. Eighty million kilometers. Two thousand laps around Carl Sagan’s pale blue dot. However you measure it, there’s no denying it: Volvo Trucks have driven a whole lot of battery-electric miles! Since Volvo Trucks began delivering its first generation of all-electric semi trucks to customers in 2019, the trucks have dramatically reduced fleets’ … Continue reading “Volvo Trucks have logged over 50 million battery electric miles (!)”
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Tesla’s robotaxis could have a self-cleaning feature, electric semi trucks are taking off in Canada, NIO is busting sales records globally, and ExxonMobil is mining 100,000 metric tons of lithium. All this and more on today’s episode of Quick Charge! I packed 15 minutes of opinions into 9 minutes of content today, so here’s hoping … Continue reading “Tesla self-cleaning robotaxi, electric semis go autonomous, and can we trust Exxon?”
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Walmart Canada continues its march towards a 100% alternative fuel fleet with the deployment of its first hydrogen fuel cell-powered Nikola Tre. With the deployment of this truck, Nikola says Walmart Canada has become the first major retail chain in North America to introduce a hydrogen fuel cell electric semi truck to its fleet. “We’re … Continue reading “Walmart first major retailer in North America to deploy hydrogen semi truck”
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This is it, the FIRST EVER extra long episode! We’ve got Rivian investor day, SRP and Tesla collaborate on a massive battery project in the desert, there’s a quick, hydrogen-powered racer that’s stirring up controversy, and my good friend, Matt Teske, shows up to talk about the all-new Chargeway +. All this and more, on … Continue reading “Rivian investor day, Tesla battery project, Extreme H, and Chargeway + drops”
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On today’s episode, Mate Rimac beats Tesla to the Robotaxi punch, Porsche recalls 31,000 electric Taycan models, Fred helps find the best tires for your Tesla Model 3, and we go Back to the Future with an electric DeLorean restomod. All this and more, on YouTube’s ONLY show about EVs: Quick Charge! Whether or not … Continue reading “Don’t call it Robotaxi, Porsche recalls, what tires are best for Tesla, and BTTF”
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We gave the Tesla Cybertruck a lot of heat yesterday, and today we’re back for more as every single example of the controversial electric pickup built so far has been recalled. Meanwhile a Model 3 is cheaper than a Camry now, Polestar 2 gets an upgrade, and electric flight takes off. All this and more … Continue reading “Cybertruck recalls, Tesla vs. Camry, Polestar upgrades, and electric flight gets real”
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On this episode of Quick Charge, Hyundai continues to invest in new electric vehicles, this time teasing a $25,000 (ish) compact EV set to debut later this month, along with a new IONIQ model. On the domestic front, Tesla sales are cratering so hard that they’re making everyone else’s great numbers look bad, Ford is … Continue reading “Cheap new Hyundai, Tesla sales crater, Ford levels up, and China doesn’t like spies”