Tesla employees try to oust Elon, a new Volvo, and Micah’s close call

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, it’s back to your regularly scheduled news programming with reports that Tesla employees are getting fired for asking Elon to step down as the new Model Y flops hard in the global marketplace. We’ve also got a new electrified Volvo XC70 and Micah has a close call with the law!

We’ve also got a deep dive into Tesla sales in China through April, and how they compare to 2024 and 2023, along with a reminder to the Elon faithful that Faraday Future is, somehow, still a thing, and to look both ways before pulling out into a bike lane.

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• Tesla (TSLA) shareholders get excited for ‘Tesla prototype’ that turn out to be a competitor’s
  • Faraday Future starts shipping FF91 with many buzzwords and a $309K price
  • Faraday Future’s FF91 is finally here, and I was the first media to drive it
• Tesla employees ask Elon Musk to resign, confirm massive demand problem, get fired for it
• Tesla (TSLA) slows down in China despite new Model Y production
• Volvo teases all-new XC70 PHEV with 125 miles of electric range for 2026
• All the EVs you can buy with 0% interest financing in May 2025 [update]
• A cop nearly smeared me across the bike lane. Here’s what went wrong [Video]

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