
Quick Charge Podcast: October 6, 2022
10/07/22 • 7 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 (TSLA) has been upgraded to investment grade by S&P
- 2021 saw a 13-fold increase in US EV purchases from 2012
- Honda unveils the Prologue, its first electric SUV
- Toyota will resume bZ4X EV sales following safety recall concerning its wheels falling off
- Amazon orders 20 electric trucks from Volvo
- Uber deploying Motional IONIQ 5 driverless robotaxis to millions of riders over the next decade
- Hyundai opens reservations for the first hotel powered entirely by EVs, complete with a restaurant, bar, and cinema
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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 (TSLA) has been upgraded to investment grade by S&P
- 2021 saw a 13-fold increase in US EV purchases from 2012
- Honda unveils the Prologue, its first electric SUV
- Toyota will resume bZ4X EV sales following safety recall concerning its wheels falling off
- Amazon orders 20 electric trucks from Volvo
- Uber deploying Motional IONIQ 5 driverless robotaxis to millions of riders over the next decade
- Hyundai opens reservations for the first hotel powered entirely by EVs, complete with a restaurant, bar, and cinema
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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: October 5, 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):
- Electric vehicle tax credits and rebates available in the US, sorted by state
- Ford raises 2023 F-150 Lightning Pro price by $5K amid ongoing supply chain disruptions
- Hyundai IONIQ 6 nears 400-mile range as one of the most aerodynamic and energy-efficient EVs in the industry
- How much does the Chevy Silverado EV really cost?
- BYD widens its presence in Europe by selling 100K EVs to German rental company SIXT
- ChargePoint launches CP6000 charger to help businesses transitioning to EVs
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Quick Charge Podcast: October 8, 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 briefly leaked all upcoming Supercharger locations
- Tesla Semi production starts; Pepsi to get first electric trucks
- US Department of Defense embracing electric military vehicles using GM’s Ultium Platform
- Porsche valuation usurps former parent VW Group as most valuable automaker in Europe
- Automaker behind internal combustion engine start says buyers will switch to luxury EVs, good for business
- Polestar (PSNY) has delivered 30K EVs in 2022 so far, but plans to send another 20K deliveries in Q4 alone
- I took a 2,200mi electric roadtrip with no prep. It was easy. What’s the big deal?
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