Quick Charge Podcast: January 15, 2022
01/16/22 • 5 min
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 adds structural battery pack reference to Model Y owner’s manual as production is imminent
- Tesla Cybertruck news is ramping up, but take it with a grain of salt
- Tesla starts only accepting Dogecoin cryptocurrency for some of its merch
- Renault CEO vows to go fully electric by 2030, contrary to statements from others at the company
- NIO expands US headquarters as North American launch begins to feel more and more likely
- Volvo Trucks introduces second-generation VNR Electric with bigger battery, added range, and new configurations
- Vanderhall Brawley electric off-roader gets dirty in cold weather test
- Winnebago will reveal an electric motorhome at Florida RV super show next week
- Bollinger announces pivot away from its B1 and B2 consumer EVs to focus on commercial vehicles
- EV charging scheme raises $6.2 million in funding, coming to 70 Taco Bell locations
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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 adds structural battery pack reference to Model Y owner’s manual as production is imminent
- Tesla Cybertruck news is ramping up, but take it with a grain of salt
- Tesla starts only accepting Dogecoin cryptocurrency for some of its merch
- Renault CEO vows to go fully electric by 2030, contrary to statements from others at the company
- NIO expands US headquarters as North American launch begins to feel more and more likely
- Volvo Trucks introduces second-generation VNR Electric with bigger battery, added range, and new configurations
- Vanderhall Brawley electric off-roader gets dirty in cold weather test
- Winnebago will reveal an electric motorhome at Florida RV super show next week
- Bollinger announces pivot away from its B1 and B2 consumer EVs to focus on commercial vehicles
- EV charging scheme raises $6.2 million in funding, coming to 70 Taco Bell locations
Subscribe to the Electrek Daily Channel on Youtube so you never miss a day of news
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Drop us a line at [email protected]. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!
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Quick Charge Podcast: January 13, 2022
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 Gigafactory Nevada solar array toward goal to become world’s biggest
- Hacker claims to be behind Tesla resetting third-party app access to its vehicles
- Tesla Model S gets its first yoke steering wheel replacement, but there are caveats
- Tesla is releasing a product roadmap update on Jan 26 with Cybertruck and more
- Government data show gasoline vehicles are up to 100x more prone to fires than EVs
- Honda still waffling over EVs in the US claiming consumer uptake is ‘out of whack’
- Ford market cap blows by $100B on big EV plans, leading US battery output by 2025
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Quick Charge Podcast: January 17, 2022
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 claims there has been no crash in Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta over a year into the program
- Tesla releases new Full Self-Driving Beta 10.9 software update, announces expansion in Canada
- Tesla is rolling out software ‘fix’ to heat pump issue in cold weather, but some think it’s a hardware problem
- Next Fiat Panda aims for ‘most affordable EV’ title, will slot below 500e
- CATL confirms entry into battery swap market ahead of a brand launch event in China
- BP claims EV charging stations ‘on the cusp’ of being more profitable than gas pumps
- Subaru reveals 1,073 hp STI E-RA electric track car at Tokyo Auto Salon
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