Quick Charge – Details, episodes & analysis

On today's emotionally energized episode of Quick Charge, an independent test show that the latest Tesla Full Self Driving requires an intervention every 13 miles. Meanwhile, Hyundai, Kia, and California are making EVs better, AND more affordable.

Independent testing firm AMCI seems to verify Fred's initial findings with FSD 12.5, Hyundai and Kia are working on new, more affordable EV batteries, and the state of California has a low(er) cost solution to seriously upgrade its energy grid. All this and a new secret word, too – enjoy!

• Tesla Full Self-Driving third-party testing shows ridiculous 13 miles between interventions
• Elon Musk says Tesla FSD v12.4 will drive a year between intervention, but there’s a caveat
• Hyundai and Kia launch new LFP battery project for lower-priced EVs
• Hyundai’s new Georgia EV plant adds its 18th supplier as an extensive US network unfolds
• Kia’s EV charging service now has access to over 800,000 chargers across Europe
• New CA smart grid law will help solar and fix the grid by… simply replacing wires
• Get all your EV questions answered during Drive Electric Week, Sep 27-Oct 6

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New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded, usually, Monday through Thursday (and sometimes Sunday). We’ll be posting bonus audio content from time to time as well, so be sure to follow and subscribe so you don’t miss a minute of Electrek’s high-voltage daily news!

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On today's gigantic episode of Quick Charge, the world's number 1 electric car brand celebrates its 9 millionth NEV with a new, 1,200 hp hypercar and a massive ocean liner big enough to fit 7,000 new electric cars!

We also cover BYD's rapid expansion into new markets, Ford's struggles with overcoming EV myths, and the new Hyundai commercial EV partnership with IVECO that could mean an all-new medium duty Nikola van is coming to the US. All this and more – enjoy!

• BYD rolls 9 millionth NEV off its assembly lines with 1 million built in last 3 months alone
• BYD prepares to unleash its second 7,000-car carrier to fuel its global EV expansion
• BYD launches popular Dolphin, Seal, and Atto 3 EVs in Kenya with local Toyota dealer
• Ford exec says most drivers don’t realize the major perks of EVs like charging at home
• Ignorance of how EVs work is holding back uptake, says survey
• Hyundai launches its first Chassis Cab electric work truck in Korea for $42,000
• IVECO announces new electric cargo van, will it come to US as a Nikola?
• Tripling renewables globally by 2030 is doable, says new IEA report

Prefer listening to your podcasts? Audio-only versions of Quick Charge are now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded, usually, Monday through Thursday (and sometimes Sunday). We’ll be posting bonus audio content from time to time as well, so be sure to follow and subscribe so you don’t miss a minute of Electrek’s high-voltage daily news!

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On today’s thrilling episode of Quick Charge, the Hyundai IONIQ 5 gets a rally-ready update plus a native NACS connector, Tesla's smart summon arrives just two years late, and Volvo's latest "breakthrough" electric semi truck goes more than 600 km between charges.

We've also got word that Chinese car brand BYD is delaying a North American plant announcement until after the US elections this November, Blue Bird announces its 2,000th electric school bus, and we hear a word from our friends at Volvo CE.

• Meet the new 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5: Built in the US with more range and new XRT trim
• BYD is waiting for the US election to announce its new North American EV plant
• Tesla launches ‘actually smart summon’ or ‘ass’
• Volvo CE | Electric Construction Equipment
• Volvo just launched an electric semi truck with 600 km range
• Blue Bird just delivered its 2,000th electric school bus

Prefer listening to your podcasts? Audio-only versions of Quick Charge are 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 sometimes Sunday). We’ll be posting bonus audio content there as well, so be sure to follow and subscribe so you don’t miss a minute of Electrek’s high-voltage daily news!

Got news? Let us know!
Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. You can also rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, a second Tesla Cybertruck has caught fire – this time after hitting a fire hydrant! In other news Hyundai rolls out an extended range EV with three rows of seats and 500 miles of range, and school solar is having its moment.

We also cover BYD's big profits despite the EV pricing war, VinFast says it has a better deal for you than Tesla, we talk up our friends at Volvo CE, and berate the raccoon who provided that picture(above), and assured me that it looked like a Cybertruck to them.

• Tesla Cybertruck caught fire after hitting a fire hydrant in bizarre crash
• BYD overcomes China’s intense EV price war as record car sales lead to Q2 profit surge
• Hyundai confirms three-row IONIQ 9 SUV, EREVs with +550-mi range are coming to the US
• Volvo CE | Electric Construction Equipment
• VinFast’s all-new VF 9 lease is a better deal than the Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD
• Solar power at US schools surges, growing fourfold over the last decade

Prefer listening to your podcasts? Audio-only versions of Quick Charge are 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 sometimes Sunday). We’ll be posting bonus audio content there as well, so be sure to follow and subscribe so you don’t miss a minute of Electrek’s high-voltage daily news!

Got news? Let us know!
Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. You can also rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we ponder the future of Nissan's all-wheel drive hypercar, Tesla argues against Louisiana's car dealers, and perpetual EV startup Mullen gets an order big enough to put it on the map for real.

We've also got a new Chinese rival that's gunning for the Tesla Model Y's sales crown, a massive, 8.5 million square foot community solar project courtesy of the NSA, and a message from our friends at Volvo CE. Enjoy!

• Nissan’s Electric GT-R will be its first with solid-state batteries for over 1,000 kW of power
• Tesla squeezes victory in court, exposes collusion to keep direct sales out of Louisiana
• Tesla’s self-driving is still not working in Boring Company’s one-way tunnels
• Volvo CE | Electric Construction Equipment
• Mullen scores a solid, 3,000 unit electric truck order from Volt Mobility
• 8.5M square feet of US self-storage rooftops are getting solar

Prefer listening to your podcasts? Audio-only versions of Quick Charge are 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 sometimes Sunday). We’ll be posting bonus audio content there as well, so be sure to follow and subscribe so you don’t miss a minute of Electrek’s high-voltage daily news!

Got news? Let us know!
Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. You can also rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

On today's episode of Quick Charge, Michelle Lewis sets the record straight on the fire at the Normal, Illinois Rivian factory, Tesla is churning out adapters, and you can score a sweet deal on a new Acura ZDX electric crossover.

We also cover the groundbreaking new electric medium duty commercial truck from Isuzu, and ask ourselves why there aren't more electric vehicle manufacturers offering as much flexibility in terms of battery size. All this and more – check it out!

• No, the Rivian factory didn’t catch on fire – this is what happened
• Tesla ramps up NACS adapter production to 8,000/week amid slow Supercharger opening
• Ioniq 5 & EV6 spotted with native NACS port, Hyundai confirms 2024 release
• Acura slashes nearly $30K off 2024 ZDX models, undercutting Tesla’s Model Y by a mile
• Find deals on a new Acura ZDX in your area
• It begins: Isuzu NRR EV electric medium duty truck is in production
• 4 of the most Googled questions about heat pumps, answered

Prefer listening to your podcasts? Audio-only versions of Quick Charge are 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 sometimes Sunday). We'll be posting bonus audio content there as well, so be sure to follow and subscribe so you don’t miss a minute of Electrek’s high-voltage daily news!

Got news? Let us know!
Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. You can also rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

On today’s special SUNDAY episode of Quick Charge, our guest Sean Ackley takes us through Einride's logistics model, talks about the company's high-profile autonomous trucking play, and explores electrification from the point of view of one of America's largest electric vehicle fleets.

Sean Ackley's an expert in the power distribution space and a seasoned veteran of the auto industry with a number of high-profile releases and brand launches to his credit. We're excited to have him as our guest on today's episode and hope you enjoy it.

• Einride orders 150 Peterbilt 579EV electric semi trucks for US fleet
• DP World and Einride to deploy the largest autonomous electric truck fleet in the Middle East
• Einride opens largest charging station for heavy-duty EVs, powered by Voltera
• Einride begins fully-autonomous, commercial EV truck operations with GE Appliances
• Autonomous freight company Einride launches in US with new products and customers

Prefer listening to your podcasts? Audio-only versions of Quick Charge are 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 (that’s the plan, anyway). We’ll be posting bonus audio content there as well, so be sure to follow and subscribe so you don’t miss a minute of Electrek’s high-voltage daily news!

Got news? Let us know!
Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. You can also rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we've got big news from Ford, a Tesla Semi charger in the middle of Utah, and TRC's Joe Annotti shows up to talk about the role incentives play in fleet electrification.

We also cover the ACT Expo's return to Anaheim, California (without the nurses, this time) and recent strides in making renewable energy more mainstream.

• Ford’s first affordable EV will be a new electric pickup, but there’s more
• Tesla deploys rare mobile Megacharger for electric trucks in Utah
• ACT Expo returns to Anaheim, California for 2025
• Renewables now make up 30% of US power capacity – FERC

Prefer listening to your podcasts? Audio-only versions of Quick Charge are 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 (that’s the plan, anyway). We’ll be posting bonus audio content there as well, so be sure to follow and subscribe so you don’t miss a minute of Electrek’s high-voltage daily news!

Got news? Let us know!
Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. You can also rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we take a break from watching the DNC's coronation party to talk about Chinese EV trade wars, Tesla Semi trucks on fire in California, and Rivian making Normal even better than it already is.

We also talk about Uber's big executive coup and the first ever floating offshore wind research lease going to the state of Maine – and probably more, too. Enjoy!

• Tesla, BYD benefit as EU cuts planned tariffs on Chinese EV imports
• Tesla Semi electric truck caught on fire on highway
• Uber snaps up Tesla’s former head of charging fired by Elon Musk
• Rivian (RIVN) approved for major plant expansion for R2
• Maine awarded the US’s first floating offshore wind research lease

Prefer listening to your podcasts? Audio-only versions of Quick Charge are 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 (that’s the plan, anyway). We’ll be posting bonus audio content there as well, so be sure to follow and subscribe so you don’t miss a minute of Electrek’s high-voltage daily news!

Got news? Let us know!
Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. You can also rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

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 (ASS) and a lidar-powered autonomous port with remarkable accuracy. All this and making fun of the very normal, very grounded, very socially adept and emotionally intelligent Elon faithful. Enjoy!

• Tesla is finally about to launch one of its most comically delayed features
• Tesla Cybertruck might enter Russia-Ukraine war after Chechen leader puts machine gun on one
• Tesla Cybertruck gets modded into an electric tank for military
• Industry first: CASE introduces new 580EV electric backhoe
• Hesai, Westwell to partner on autonomous yard tractors & electric semi trucks
• Oakland is now first in the US to deploy a 100% electric school bus fleet – and it’s V2G

Prefer listening to your podcasts? Audio-only versions of Quick Charge are 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 (that’s the plan, anyway). We’ll be posting bonus audio content there as well, so be sure to follow and subscribe so you don’t miss a minute of Electrek’s high-voltage daily news!

Got news? Let us know!
Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co. You can also rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!