On today’s Tesla-tastic episode of Quick Charge, a TSLA bear thinks the stock is headed for a 60% slide before the year is out, Tesla launches a Supercharger configurator, and we find out what’s really going on at Elon’s proposed chip fab.
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On today’s independent episode of Quick Charge, we take a look at refining and distributing our own fuel supply with home solar as America’s war in Iran rages on, shooting gas prices (and EV sales) into the stratosphere.
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On today’s van-tastic episode of Quick Charge, Elon Musk teases a people-hauling Tesla that’s 10 years late, California says there are ZERO Robotaxis on the road, and the Chinese EVs continue to outsell the brand in Europe.
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On today’s portentous episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got Harbinger CEO John Harris on-hand to talk through the brand’s new low cab forward EV and EREV trucks, the industry-first battery deal with Airstream, and a whole lot more!
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On today’s surprisingly affordable episode of Quick Charge we respond to America’s new, $770/mo. average car payment buy rounding up some affordable EV lease deals at less than HALF the new normal.
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On today’s episode of Quick Charge, a new lawsuit alleges that Tesla was negligent in retaining Elon Musk as CEO, comparing him to a fast-talking salesman and questioning his input into engineering and safety decisions at the struggling EV brand.
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As the average transaction price of a new car creeps towards $55,000, a coming wave of low mile, off-lease EVs with massive depreciation could help car dealers solve the affordability crisis, combat sticker shock, and move more units. CDK’s David Thomas talks us through it on today’s surprisingly affordable episode of Quick Charge.
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On today’s solar-powered episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got EnergySage director of insights Emily Walker with a look inside the company’s 22nd industry report, this time featuring home solar, EV charging, and whole home electrification.
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On today’s disturbingly dirty episode of Quick Charge, Elon Musk is undoing nearly two decades of decarbonization by pumping out massive amounts of pollution to keep his xAI and Grok slop-machines rolling – and hurting some of America’s most vulnerable communities at the same time.
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On today’s extraordinary episode of Quick Charge, we reflect on the fact that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, and both Donut Labs AND Tesla are a long long way from turning everyone into believers.
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On today’s high-dollar episode of Quick Charge, Tesla is reeling from a $243 million judgement against it in a high-profile wrongful death case involving the company’s Autopilot system, and has a hard time getting the relevant data to NHTSA.
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On today’s smarter episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got CEO Daniel Hilson here to give us an in-depth look at how BetterFleet can help fleets and utilities manage their charging schedules to keep both energy costs and downtime to a minimum.
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On today’s labor-intensive episode of Quick Charge, Germany’s largest union IG Metall is squaring off with Tesla in a major dispute involving a toxic work culture, criminal charges, defamation, and more – but at least they can still sell cars in California (for now).
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On today’s crash-tacular episode of Quick Charge it’s been a rough, rough week for Tesla stans as new data out of Austin shows Robotaxis crashing at rates more than 4x higher than humans, new data out of China shows sales crashing more than 45%, and a new video seems to show a Tesla trying to crash into a lake.
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On today’s Texas-sized episode of Quick Charge, Tesla Cybertruck owners in the Lone Star state get V2G access, Tesla Model 3 and Y models get WeChat via OTA, and Toyota has an all-new electric Toyota Highlander with up to 320 miles of range!
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On today’s long overdue episode of Quick Charge, we’ve finally got production specs and pricing on the Tesla Semi first revealed by Elon Musk nine (9) years ago. Will it be a revolution, or a case of too little, too late to make a real impact?
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On today’s show-stopping episode of Quick Charge, we’re on location at the midwest’s largest independent bicycle dealer show checking out some of the highlights from Himiway, Radio Flyer, Rambo, and a whole lot more!
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On today’s island-hopping episode of Quick Charge, we have to talk about Elon Musk’s cringey appearance in the Epstein files amid Tesla’s rapid sales decline in Europe, as well as the ultra-fast Xiaomi SU7 Ultra and its own rapid sales decline.
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On today’s icy cold episode of Quick Charge, the only thing colder than the air outside most Americans’ homes is the demand for Tesla Cybertrucks – so we’ve got some EV-focused tips on making it through the cold while Elon begins shipping CTs overseas.
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On today’s highly observant episode of Quick Charge, Waymo founder John Krafcik takes aim at Tesla’s Full Self Driving hardware limitations and Volvo Cars rolls out their most important new product of the 2020s: the all-new EX60 electric SUV!
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On today’s bitterly cold episode of Quick Charge, Elon says the chip he said was ready six months ago isn’t actually ready, Chinese carmakers make a deal with Canada, and a series of new, real-world studies prove that EVs will save your fleet money over diesel, even in the most extreme cold weather use cases.
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On today’s subscriber-focused episode of Quick Charge, Tesla stops selling Full Self Driving as the promise of a Tesla as an appreciating asset dies. Plus, someone’s getting a $200 million bonus and Komatsu introduces its own, IRL take on a transforming farm robot at CES.
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On today’s plug-pulling episode of Quick Charge, Stellantis is pulling the plug on a number of popular plug-in hybrid models from Jeep and Chrysler, while falling sales and ongoing union clashes at Giga Berlin could spell the end of the road for Tesla production in Germany.
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On today’s heated episode of Quick Charge, a US Congressman claims Tesla’s poor design caused at least 15 deaths, Elon says he’s a few billion miles away from real Full Self Driving, and Volvo teases an incredible new EX60 with 400 miles of range.
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