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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is now available 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 Semi has been pushed ‘well beyond expectations’ by a new customer



These new EV charging features are coming to Google Maps



Tesla asks shareholders to move to Texas and re-pass Elon Musk’s massive compensation plan



How Gogoro is making the world’s largest EV battery swapping network greener



Kia has the ‘secret sauce’ for affordable EVs in the US



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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is now available 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):



BYD unveils new low-cost ‘interstellar chariot’ electric SUV complete with a drone landing



Elon Musk is putting Tesla all-in on Robotaxi



Nissan steps up all-solid-state EV battery plans as pilot line construction kicks off



Tesla heads are rolling over critical projects at Gigafactory Texas



Tesla puts ‘$25,000 electric car’ codenamed NV9 on back burner despite what Elon Musk said



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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is now available 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):



California exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables over a record 30 days



Tesla’s head of policy and business dev leaves



BP axes jobs and scales back its EV charging business



Tesla’s top engineering executive Drew Baglino leaves in massive leadership loss



Tesla lays off ‘more than 10%’ of its global workforce



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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is now available 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):



EVs are taking over the rest of the world much faster than the US



Tesla slashes Full Self-Driving monthly subscription to $99



A 605 MW PV plant in Germany is now Europe’s largest solar farm



Automobili Pininfarina’s one-of-a-kind Battista Reversario hyper GT goes 0-60 mph in 1.79 sec



China gave BYD $3.7 billion to ‘win’ the EV race



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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is now available 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):



Formula E again delays debut of 600kW mid-race charging



This lamppost EV charger just went commercial in the US



Tesla releases more details on Powerwall 3, confirms cheaper stack coming



Electric cars are saving Americans billions — even people who don’t drive them



China is exporting so many EVs that it needs more ships – a lot more



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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is now available 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 Cybertruck teardown shows battery pack is ‘half empty’ and we are confused



Geely just unveiled the Panda Kart mini EV and it’s sporty cute



Elon Musk is rumored to go to India, sparking speculation of Tesla factory announcement



Hyundai IONIQ 5 N to compete at Pikes Peak hoping to set record SUV crossover climb times



Tesla reveals humanoid robot technology through new patents



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