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On today's exciting episode of Quick Charge, we don't even mention "you know who," focusing instead on EV news from Rivian, Lucid, Nissan, Ford, and what it takes to make a MAN in the heavy truck space. Check it out! Sure, Nissan is pushing back production estimates on its yet-to-begin-production Nissan LEAF and Ford's EV sales were down significantly in Q2, but there's more to the story than the "Faux News" crowd would have you believe. Plus: some new electric success stories from Porsche and a disappointing (but still cool) dive into some new home backup battery tech. Source Links Rivian R1 Quad kick turns into the new EV Halo car brand Lucid Air nabs Guinness World Record for longest distance traveled by an EV on a single charge [Video] The new Nissan LEAF EV is already facing production cuts, but that's not the whole story Ford launches new $0 down, 0% interest summer sales promo and you get a free EV charger Porsche is already selling lots more electric Macans than gas ones The Porsche Cayenne EV flexes its power towing 3 tons in public MAN electric semi truck gets real as series production begins The backup battery choice you didn't know you had: li-ion, or vanadium flow? 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 (most weeks, anyway). 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. 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. he 30% federal solar tax credit is ending this year. If you've ever considered going solar, now's the time to act. To make sure you find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage, a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. It has hundreds of pre-vetted solar installers competing for your business, ensuring you get high-quality solutions and save 20-30% compared to going it alone. Plus, it's free to use, and you won't get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them.  Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you'll get access to unbiased Energy Advisors to help you every step of the way. Get started here.

Episode Description:In this episode of Kilowatt, Bodie dives into the latest EV and Tesla news, including some promising developments and a few red flags. Kia teases a sub-$30,000 electric vehicle, while Ford unveils a bold new EV promotion featuring $0 down and 0% interest. Bodie also unpacks critical updates to federal EV tax credits under new legislation that could significantly reshape buyer incentives. Tesla makes waves with a massive off-grid Supercharger station in California and a quiet Model S Plaid refresh. In a compelling deep dive, Bodie explores a Tesla owner's successful arbitration over unfulfilled Full Self-Driving promises—one that could set a powerful precedent. As always, expect thoughtful analysis and a few laughs along the way.Support the Showwww.supportkilowatt.comOther Podcasts:Beyond the Post YouTubeBeyond the Post PodcastShuffle Playlist918Digital WebsiteNews Links:Tesla settles with owner who sued over Full Self-Driving (FSD) claimsFord launches new $0 down, 0% interest summer sales promoTesla was forced to reimburse Full Self-Driving in arbitration after failing to deliverTesla Opens Massive Off-Grid Supercharger Oasis in CaliforniaHow The Big Beautiful Bill (And Executive Orders) Will Likely Impact The US Auto Market In Unexpected WaysKia hints at an even more affordable EV starting under $30,0002026 Tesla Model S Plaid Quietly Updated: Here's Everything That's NewSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kilowatt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Tesla is starting to experience some consequences for misleading Full Self Driving customers – at least that's the finding of one arbitration ruling that has Tesla refunding one customer $10,000 plus legal fees for failing to deliver on their promises. Find out more on today's legally challenging episode of Quick Charge! An arbitration "court" found that Tesla misled customers with its Full Self Driving product, and has now been forced to refund at least one person's $10,000 payment (plus legal fees) for the not-quite autonomous driving software. France, too, is piling on claims of deceptive business practices – but there's some good news for FSD fans! If you're still willing to pay for it, Tesla will thrown in 0% financing on a brand new Cybertruck. Check out the relevant links, below, to learn more. Source Links Tesla (TSLA) sales decline in China despite Model Y refresh and record discounts Tesla was forced to reimburse Full Self-Driving in arbitration after failing to deliver France says Tesla lied about FSD and more, 4 months to comply or be fined All the EVs you can buy with 0% financing in July, 2025 FERC: Solar + wind made up 96% of new US power generating capacity in first third of 2025 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. 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. If you're considering going solar, it's always a good idea to get quotes from a few installers. To make sure you find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage, a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. It has hundreds of pre-vetted solar installers competing for your business, ensuring you get high-quality solutions and save 20-30% compared to going it alone. Plus, it's free to use, and you won't get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them.  Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you'll get access to unbiased Energy Advisors to help you every step of the way. Get started here.

Elon Musk isn't happy about Trump passing the Big Beautiful Bill and killing off the $7,500 EV tax credit – but there's a lot more bad news for Tesla baked into the BBB. We've got all that and more on today's budget-busting episode of Quick Charge! We also present ongoing coverage of the 2025 Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix and dive into some two wheeled reports on the new electric Honda Ruckus e:Zoomer, the latest BMW electric two-wheeler, and more! Source Links Musk says he's forming a new political party after split with Trump over tax cuts law Elon Musk realized too late how badly Tesla will hurt from Trump's bill BMW ups the ante with the fastest, most powerful electric maxi-scooter I found this cheap Chinese e-cargo trike that hauls more than your car! Honda now has an electric Ruckus. Will they bring it to the US? Arizona brings a huge grid battery online ahead of peak demand Day 1 of the Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix 2025 [Gallery] 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. 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. If you're considering going solar, it's always a good idea to get quotes from a few installers. To make sure you find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage, a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. It has hundreds of pre-vetted solar installers competing for your business, ensuring you get high-quality solutions and save 20-30% compared to going it alone. Plus, it's free to use, and you won't get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them.  Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you'll get access to unbiased Energy Advisors to help you every step of the way. Get started here.

Description:In this episode of Kilowatt, we discuss EV myths. We dive into the future of the U.S. EV tax credit & Tesla's fluctuating market dominance as the Model Y is no longer the world's best-selling car. We cover Rivian's new billion-dollar investment from Volkswagen, and Tesla's launch of a new LFP battery factory & updates on its virtual Supercharger queue testing. Finally, Elon Musk shares insight into Tesla Robotaxi safety monitor changes, & Tesla introduces a 'Pay Later' service invoice option.Support the Showwww.supportkilowatt.comOther Podcasts:• Beyond the Post YouTube• Beyond the Post Podcast• Shuffle Playlist• 918Digital WebsiteNews Links:• Fifth of drivers think washing an EV could give an electric shock - Motor Trade News• Exploring Silly EV Myths - CleanTechnica• The EV Tax Credit Is Dead. Here's Why I Still Have Hope - InsideEVs• Tesla Model Y Dethroned As World's Best Selling Car - InsideEVs• Tesla Begins Virtual Supercharger Queue Testing, Public Test Next - Not A Tesla App• Rivian Just Got Another $1 Billion From Volkswagen - InsideEVs• Tesla unveils its LFP battery factory, claims it's almost ready - Electrek• Scout Exec Sees Opportunity In Rivian Layoffs - Autoblog• Elon Musk hints at when Tesla could reduce Safety Monitors from Robotaxi - Teslarati• Tesla Introduces ‘Pay Later' Option for Tesla Service Invoices in North America - Not A Tesla App• Lucid's (LCID) midsize EV platform is coming next year, bringing three $50,000 ‘top hats' - ElectrekSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kilowatt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The numbers are in and they are all bad for Tesla fans – the company sold just 5,000 Cybertruck models in Q4 of 2025, and built some 30% more "other" vehicles than it delivered. It just gets worse and worse, on today's tension-building episode of Quick Charge! We've also got day 1 coverage of the 2025 Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix, reports that the Tesla Optimus program is in chaos after its chief engineer jumps ship, and a look ahead at the fresh new Hyundai IONIQ 2 set to bow early next year, thanks to some battery specs from the Kia EV2. Source Links Tesla confirms Cybertruck sales are down to just ~5,000 units Tesla Optimus is in shambles as head of program exits, production delayed Hyundai is about to reveal a new EV and it could be the affordable IONIQ 2 Fortescue Infinity Train electric locomotive never needs fuel or charging This Mining Train Powers Itself: The "Infinity Train" (and how it works) Electrek FSGP 2025: New teams, new cars, same solar spirit 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. 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. If you're considering going solar, it's always a good idea to get quotes from a few installers. To make sure you find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage, a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. It has hundreds of pre-vetted solar installers competing for your business, ensuring you get high-quality solutions and save 20-30% compared to going it alone. Plus, it's free to use, and you won't get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them.  Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you'll get access to unbiased Energy Advisors to help you every step of the way. Get started here.

Tesla's Q2 results are in, and they are way, way down from Q2 of 2024. At the same time, Nissan seems to be in serious trouble and the first-ever all-electric Dodge muscle car is getting recalled because its dumb engine noises are the wrong kind of dumb engine noises. All this and more on today's deeply troubled episode of Quick Charge! We've also got an awesome article from Micah Toll about a hitherto unexplored genre of electric lawn equipment, a $440 million mining equipment deal, and a list of incompetent, corrupt, and stupid politicians who voted away their constituents' futures to line their pockets. Source Links Tesla (TSLA) confirms 384,000 deliveries in Q2 2025, right on expectations Nissan is in crisis mode as job cuts begin and suppliers are caught in the crosshairs EV with fake engine noises recalled for not having the correct fake engine noises The forgotten 1970s GE electric lawn tractor you've never heard of Komatsu scores $440 million electric mining equipment sale in Pakistan Senate votes to send 2 million US jobs to China, increase deficit, energy costs 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. 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. If you're considering going solar, it's always a good idea to get quotes from a few installers. To make sure you find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage, a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. It has hundreds of pre-vetted solar installers competing for your business, ensuring you get high-quality solutions and save 20-30% compared to going it alone. Plus, it's free to use, and you won't get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them.  Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you'll get access to unbiased Energy Advisors to help you every step of the way. Get started here.

After a month off trying to wrap our heads around all the chaos surrounding EVs, solar, and everything else in Washington, we're back with the biggest EV news stories of the day from Tesla, Ford, Volvo, and everyone else on today's hiatus-busting episode of Quick Charge! It just gets worse and worse for the Tesla true believers – especially those willing to put their money where Elon's mouth is! One believer is set to lose nearly $50,000 betting on Tesla's ability to deliver a Robotaxi service by the end of June (didn't happen), and the controversial CEO's most recent spat with President Trump had TSLA down nearly 5% in pre-morning trading. Source Links Tesla (TSLA) crashes after Trump threatens to set DOGE on Elon Musk Elon Musk claims Tesla delivered its first car fully autonomously from factory to customer Elon Musk said to bet on Tesla delivering Robotaxi in June, yet those who did just lost big Ford CEO shuts down Tesla Full Self-Driving deal, says Waymo is better Volvo delivers 5,000th electric semi with little fanfare, sending a BIG message Geotab: 58% of medium-duty, 41% of heavy-duty trucks ready to electrify 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. 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. If you're considering going solar, it's always a good idea to get quotes from a few installers. To make sure you find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage, a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. It has hundreds of pre-vetted solar installers competing for your business, ensuring you get high-quality solutions and save 20-30% compared to going it alone. Plus, it's free to use, and you won't get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them.  Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you'll get access to unbiased Energy Advisors to help you every step of the way. Get started here.

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In an exclusive Fleet News Group podcast, Thom Drew, Country Director (Motors) for Tesla Australia & New Zealand, shared insights on the refreshed Model Y, Tesla's strong performance in novated leasing, and the brand's growing fleet focus. Drew highlighted Tesla's unrivalled Supercharger network, low total cost of ownership, and impressive battery longevity. He also discussed new tools like Tesla for Business and improvements in parts supply and servicing to support fleet operators. With the Model Y now Australia's most fit-for-purpose EV SUV, Drew made a compelling case for why fleet managers should seriously consider Tesla in 2025 and beyond.

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For years, Tesla has been the go-to EV recommendation for “normals” looking for a painless, low-effort experience from their first electric cars, but Elon Musk's political antics are causing people to shop elsewhere. On today's episode of Quick Charge, we'll discuss some options ... and how you might be able to pay for them! Speaking of Tesla alternatives, the Ford F-150 Lightning is the electric truck sales king once again, while the E-Transit van is now selling for the same (or less) than the gas version and Ford Pro launches a new incentive consulting service to help you pay for them. Source Links Opinion: it's time to start recommending some Tesla alternatives [update] Ford F-150 Lightning retakes America's best-selling electric pickup crown Click here to find great deals on an F-150 Lightning near you. 2025 Ford E-Transit electric costs the same or less than the gas version Click here to find great deals on a new E-Transit van near you. There's plenty of EV money out there – and plenty of people to help you find it! 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. 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. If you're considering going solar, it's always a good idea to get quotes from a few installers. To make sure you find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage, a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. It has hundreds of pre-vetted solar installers competing for your business, ensuring you get high-quality solutions and save 20-30% compared to going it alone. Plus, it's free to use, and you won't get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them.  Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you'll get access to unbiased Energy Advisors to help you every step of the way. Get started here.

On today's sunny side up episode of Quick Charge, we take a look at the latest from the world of solar power, and discuss Congressional Republicans' plans to limit your energy independence by eliminating a critical tax credit for homeowners nearly ten years early. (!) We've also got a quick review of a massive solar farm powering 200,000 homes in Indiana and the biggest solar project East of the Mississippi – both part of a record 98% of all new power generation and grid capacity introduced in 2025 coming from wind and solar. Those are jobs, those are lower utility rates, those are energy independence ... so why are Congressional Republicans working to make that more expensive? Source Links FERC: Solar + wind made up 98% of new US power generating capacity in Q1 2025 This vast 1.3 GW Indiana solar farm will power 200,000 homes The biggest solar farm east of the Mississippi is now powering Chicago The House draft budget kills the 30% residential solar tax credit Home solar prices just hit record lows – and storage is even cheaper If you want to read that EnergySage report on the state of the home solar industry, including news about battery energy storage system and V2H/V2G prices and financing trends, you can check it out for yourself, below, then let us know what you think in the comments. EnergySage_Intel_20th_Solar_and_Storage_Marketplace_Report_April_2025Download 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. 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. If you're considering going solar, it's always a good idea to get quotes from a few installers. To make sure you find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage, a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. It has hundreds of pre-vetted solar installers competing for your business, ensuring you get high-quality solutions and save 20-30% compared to going it alone. Plus, it's free to use, and you won't get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them.  Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you'll get access to unbiased Energy Advisors to help you every step of the way. Get started here.

On today's thrilling episode of Quick Charge, we've a huge spike in global EV sales and a huge dip in Tesla deliveries. Plus a whole bunch of news from Toyota, including an updated bZ that's just a bit better than before ... but is a bit better going to make a big difference? We're also on track for more than 1 in 4 new cars sold this year to be electric, with a whole lot more hybrids coming in to make up the difference and drive fuel demand down to a new yearly low. All this, plus the top 5 cheapest EVs to insure when you hit the play button. Source Links Tesla (TSLA) Chinese deliveries dropped to a scary low level April's global EV sales were up 29% compared to a year ago, once again led by China 1 in 4 cars sold in 2025 will be EVs, and that's just the beginning Toyota's bZ electric SUV gets a new name, more range, an NACS port and other upgrades Toyota is bringing this sleek new electric SUV to the US: Check out the 2026 C-HR EV Car insurance is crazy expensive – these are the cheapest EVs to insure in 2025 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. 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. If you're considering going solar, it's always a good idea to get quotes from a few installers. To make sure you find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage, a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. It has hundreds of pre-vetted solar installers competing for your business, ensuring you get high-quality solutions and save 20-30% compared to going it alone. Plus, it's free to use, and you won't get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them.  Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you'll get access to unbiased Energy Advisors to help you every step of the way. Get started here.

0:00 Intro 1:09 Neue KBA Statistik für Neuwagenzulassungen: Erschreckend! 3:45 Einordnung und Interpretation der Verkaufszahlen Elon Musk Interview auf Deutsch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbzdnAb1Hi8 Tesla Einbruch in Q1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQAG_HUNBIg Tesla senkt Kosten für Leasing & Finanzierung drastisch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJwsi0dilps 12:16 Neue Hinweise auf Teslas Robotaxi Service aufgetaucht 14:35 Änderungen in der Software für Robotaxi Service 17:04 Robotaxi ist nicht Robotaxi 18:34 Tesla cancelt den Range Extender 22:05 Tesla Direktor verlässt das Unternehmen 23:20 Produktionshochlauf des neuen Model Y in nur 6 Wochen abgeschlossen 24:37 Schwächster 1. Monat seit 10 Quartalen in China! Wie geht es Tesla in Deutschland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX-EFrhgKxM 29:06 Supercharger zum Verkauf 31:35 Neues Megapack Video 35:22 Optimus Bot Update: Tanzt wie ein Mensch! 40:57 Tesla baut große Anlage für Cortex 2.0 bei Giga Texas! Zum Cortex 2.0 Update Video von Joe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qaGnrLJfcM 42:39 Plant Elon Musk heimlich neue Version von Cortex 2.0 schon? 44:24 Neue Tesla FSD Version 13.2.9 ist da! 45:31 Outro Ihr könnt meine Arbeit mit dem Tesla Welt Podcast unterstützen indem Ihr folgende Partnerlinks benutzt: SHOP4TESLA: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "teslawelt" auf jetzt alle Produkte: https://www.shop4tesla.com/?ref=TeslaWelt * HOLY: Erhalte 10% Rabatt mit dem Code "TESLAWELT" auf alle Produkte: https://de.weareholy.com/?ref=teslawelt * CARBONIFY: THG Quoten Prämie. Transparent und fair : https://carbonify.de/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=Teslawelt * Zur englischen Elon Musk Biografie von Walter Isaacson: Hier zur deutschen Version: https://amzn.to/45HZfkF * Für direkte Unterstützung werdet Tesla Welt Kanalmitglied und erhalte exklusive Vorteile: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK0nQCNCloToqNKhbJ1QGfA/join Musik: Titel: My Little Kingdom Autor: Golden Duck Orchestra Source Licence Download (MB)

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. Source Links 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] 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. 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. If you're considering going solar, it's always a good idea to get quotes from a few installers. To make sure you find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage, a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. It has hundreds of pre-vetted solar installers competing for your business, ensuring you get high-quality solutions and save 20-30% compared to going it alone. Plus, it's free to use, and you won't get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them.  Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you'll get access to unbiased Energy Advisors to help you every step of the way. Get started here.

On today's thrilling episode of Quick Charge, we've got some of the highlights of the 2025 ACT Expo, including the all-electric Windrose and Mack Pioneer Class 8s trucks, a hydrogen fuel sell [sic] from Honda, a fun charging surprise, and – after an eight year wait – we finally get a ride in the all-new (in 2017) Tesla Semi! ACT Expo is North America's premier clean truck and transport trade show – and for 2025 it was bigger than ever, with more exhibitors and more, more capable battery electric vehicles than ever. The downsides? NACFE have scored with their "messy middle" messaging, and the return of "clean diesel" talking points. We've got a brief rundown and links to all the details, below. Source Links Honda wants to sell you a fuel cell ABB has figured out this whole charging deal Windrose gets real, and Wen Han signs my truck New Mack electric trucks are coming, and one is already here Windrose electric semi truck isn't coming to America – it's already here We finally got a ride in the Tesla Semi at ACT Expo Range Energy announces two partners to electrify refrigerated trailers Blue Bird diversifies from schoolbuses, enters electric medium duty truck market 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. 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. If you're considering going solar, it's always a good idea to get quotes from a few installers. To make sure you find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage, a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. It has hundreds of pre-vetted solar installers competing for your business, ensuring you get high-quality solutions and save 20-30% compared to going it alone. Plus, it's free to use, and you won't get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them.  Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you'll get access to unbiased Energy Advisors to help you every step of the way. Get started here.

Volkswagen gives the 2025 Taos a fresh look and updated tech. We share our first impressions of its performance, redesigned interior, and revamped infotainment system—and whether this update is enough to keep the Taos competitive. We also answer audience questions, including: When is it okay to buy a first model year redesign vehicle? Why are EV charging networks—aside from Tesla's Supercharger—so frustrating to use? And should buyers be concerned about the Hyundai Ioniq 5 due to issues with its Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU)?   More info on the 2025 Volkswagen Taos here: https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/volkswagen/taos/2025/overview/?EXTKEY=YSOCIAL_YT   Join CR at https://CR.org/joinviaYT to access our comprehensive ratings for items you use every day. CR is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit organization.     SHOW NOTES ----------------------------------- 00:00 - Introduction 00:15 - Overview: 2025 Volkswagen Taos 01:09 - The Powertrain 02:50 - Driving Dynamics 06:17 - Lack of Hybrid Model 08:47 - Reliability 11:28 - Competition 13:24 - Cargo Space 14:18 - Controls 15:28 - Would You Buy It? 20:09 - Question #1: Is it sensible to purchase a first year model redesign? 23:01 - Question #2: Why EV chargers are so frustrating to use? 27:28 - Question #3: Should you avoid buying an Ioniq 5 due to ICCU issues?

Volkswagen gives the 2025 Taos a fresh look and updated tech. We share our first impressions of its performance, redesigned interior, and revamped infotainment system—and whether this update is enough to keep the Taos competitive. We also answer audience questions, including: When is it okay to buy a first model year redesign vehicle? Why are EV charging networks—aside from Tesla's Supercharger—so frustrating to use? And should buyers be concerned about the Hyundai Ioniq 5 due to issues with its Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU)?   More info on the 2025 Volkswagen Taos here: https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/volkswagen/taos/2025/overview/?EXTKEY=YSOCIAL_YT   Join CR at https://CR.org/joinviaYT to access our comprehensive ratings for items you use every day. CR is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit organization.     SHOW NOTES ----------------------------------- 00:00 - Introduction 00:15 - Overview: 2025 Volkswagen Taos 01:09 - The Powertrain 02:50 - Driving Dynamics 06:17 - Lack of Hybrid Model 08:47 - Reliability 11:28 - Competition 13:24 - Cargo Space 14:18 - Controls 15:28 - Would You Buy It? 20:09 - Question #1: Is it sensible to purchase a first year model redesign? 23:01 - Question #2: Why EV chargers are so frustrating to use? 27:28 - Question #3: Should you avoid buying an Ioniq 5 due to ICCU issues?

Volkswagen gives the 2025 Taos a fresh look and updated tech. We share our first impressions of its performance, redesigned interior, and revamped infotainment system—and whether this update is enough to keep the Taos competitive. We also answer audience questions, including: When is it okay to buy a first model year redesign vehicle? Why are EV charging networks—aside from Tesla's Supercharger—so frustrating to use? And should buyers be concerned about the Hyundai Ioniq 5 due to issues with its Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU)?   More info on the 2025 Volkswagen Taos here: https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/volkswagen/taos/2025/overview/?EXTKEY=YSOCIAL_YT   Join CR at https://CR.org/joinviaYT to access our comprehensive ratings for items you use every day. CR is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit organization.     SHOW NOTES ----------------------------------- 00:00 - Introduction 00:15 - Overview: 2025 Volkswagen Taos 01:09 - The Powertrain 02:50 - Driving Dynamics 06:17 - Lack of Hybrid Model 08:47 - Reliability 11:28 - Competition 13:24 - Cargo Space 14:18 - Controls 15:28 - Would You Buy It? 20:09 - Question #1: Is it sensible to purchase a first year model redesign? 23:01 - Question #2: Why EV chargers are so frustrating to use? 27:28 - Question #3: Should you avoid buying an Ioniq 5 due to ICCU issues?

Rev up your speakers and feel the power! Supercharged Swagger is a full-throttle anthem dedicated to the Cadillac CTS-V — the ultimate blend of luxury and raw muscle. From the streetlights to the strip, the CTS-V rolls with serious attitude and supercharged might. If you love blower whine, V8 thunder, and American luxury flex, this one's for you.

No matter how badly a fleet wants to electrify their operations and take advantage of reduced fuel costs and TCO, the fact remains that there are substantial up-front obstacles to commercial EV adoption ... or are there? We've got fleet financing expert Guy O'Brien here to help walk us through it on today's fiscally responsible episode of Quick Charge! This conversation was motivated by the recent uncertainty surrounding EVs and EV infrastructure at the Federal level, and how that turmoil is leading some to believe they should wait to electrify. The truth? There's never been a better time to make the switch! Source Links All the best EV rebate and cash back deals we could find for April 2025 (and PHEV) Costco Executive members get MASSIVE $31,500 off Chevy Brightdrop van Rivian will now sell its commercial van to any fleet, starting at $79,900 Rivian Upfit Program offers fleet managers custom solutions for EVs What EV sales slump? Illinois' EV sales outpace the nation by 4:1 Xcelerate Auto Commercial Leasing 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. 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. If you're considering going solar, it's always a good idea to get quotes from a few installers. To make sure you find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage, a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. It has hundreds of pre-vetted solar installers competing for your business, ensuring you get high-quality solutions and save 20-30% compared to going it alone. Plus, it's free to use, and you won't get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them.  Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you'll get access to unbiased Energy Advisors to help you every step of the way. Get started here.

On today's fleet-focused episode of Quick Charge, we talk about a hot topic in today's trucking industry called, "the messy middle," explore some of the ways legacy truck brands are working to reduce fuel consumption and increase freight efficiency. PLUS: we've got ReVolt Motors' CEO and founder Gus Gardner on-hand to tell us why he thinks his solution is better. You know, for some people. We've also got a look at the Kenworth Supertruck 2 concept truck, revisit the Revoy hybrid tandem trailer, and even plug a great article by CCJ's Jeff Seger, who is asking some great questions over there. All this and more – enjoy! Source Links Are hybrids the solution for the 'messy middle'? (external) Volvo Trucks have logged over 50 million battery electric miles (!) Renault E-Tech T semi truck gets 600 km range for '25, logs 19 million miles Milestone: Motiv Electric Trucks logs its 5 millionth electric mile Revoy EV promises to electrify diesel semis in minutes ReVolt extended range electric semi trucks score their first customer 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. 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. If you're considering going solar, it's always a good idea to get quotes from a few installers. To make sure you find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage, a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. It has hundreds of pre-vetted solar installers competing for your business, ensuring you get high-quality solutions and save 20-30% compared to going it alone. Plus, it's free to use, and you won't get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them.  Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you'll get access to unbiased Energy Advisors to help you every step of the way. Get started here.

It only happens every three years, but it's spectacular! I'm speaking of course, about bauma – one of the largest trade shows of any kind where heavy equipment manufacturers serving construction, forestry, mining, and more bring out their latest and greatest new job site innovations, and we've got a whole bunch of them here, on this special bauma edition of Quick Charge! With more than two million square feet indoors and twice that outdoors, bauma hosts more than 600,000 guests from 200 countries to see 3,600 exhibitors' hardware (and, increasingly, software). We're only going to cover a sliver, but it's a really cool sliver, you guys – enjoy! Source Links Volvo Penta set to show off its new BESS subsystem at bauma 2025 Volvo announces world's first A30 Electric articulated haul truck Electric concrete pump truck can drive 30 miles, pump 65 cubic yards HD Hyundai set to debut production 14 ton hydrogen wheeled excavator E-quipment highlight: Liebherr Liduro Power Port 100 portable equipment charger LiuGong brings battery electric construction equipment portfolio to bauma Manitowoc brings massive, plug-in hybrid electric crane concept to bauma CASE Impact autonomous, electric wheel loader debuts at bauma 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. 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.

Boxers vs briefs...and then an actual topic. Turbos are cool. Superchargers are cool. Both are cool independently and united (Nissan March Super Turbo and modern Volvo). The boys attempt to pick a winner in the battle of forced induction.

In this episode of Clean Power Hour, hosts Tim Montague and John Weaver dive into the latest developments in the solar and storage industry.Episode Highlights:Perovskite Breakthrough: Analysis of Trina's new commercial-sized perovskite solar panel exceeding 800 watts with 26% efficiency, marking a significant advancement in solar panel technology.Link: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/03/25/chinese-pv-industry-brief-trina-solar-announces-800-w-tandem-solar-module/Battery Storage Revolution: Examination of China's six gigawatt-hour battery tender at just $65/kWh, less than half the cost of U.S. installations, signaling dramatic cost reductions in energy storage.Link: https://www.ess-news.com/2025/03/24/chinas-huadian-announces-winners-in-6-gwh-bess-tender-with-average-bid-at-65-kwh/Global Supply Chain: Discussion of how the Myanmar earthquake is disrupting solar wafer production, potentially affecting the global supply chain.Link: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/02/myanmar-earthquake-disrupts-solar-wafer-production-global-supply-chain/EV Charging Expansion: Update on Hyundai and Kia vehicles now being able to use Tesla's Supercharger network with adapters.Link: https://www.hyundainews.com/en-us/releases/4406Electric Construction Equipment: Introduction of a new 25-ton electric excavator with a 422kWh battery pack, providing 6-8 hours of operation time with significant fuel savings.Link: https://electrek.co/2025/03/29/sany-electric-excavator-arrives-in-europe-with-massive-422-kwh-battery/ Support the showConnect with Tim Clean Power Hour Clean Power Hour on YouTubeTim on TwitterTim on LinkedIn Email tim@cleanpowerhour.com Review Clean Power Hour on Apple PodcastsThe Clean Power Hour is produced by the Clean Power Consulting Group and created by Tim Montague. Contact us by email: CleanPowerHour@gmail.com Corporate sponsors who share our mission to speed the energy transition are invited to check out https://www.cleanpowerhour.com/support/The Clean Power Hour is brought to you by CPS America, maker of North America's number one 3-phase string inverter, with over 6GW shipped in the US. With a focus on commercial and utility-scale solar and energy storage, the company partners with customers to provide unparalleled performance and service. The CPS America product lineup includes 3-phase string inverters from 25kW to 275kW, exceptional data communication and controls, and energy storage solutions designed for seamless integration with CPS America systems. Learn more at www.chintpowersystems.com

On today's troubling episode of Quick Charge, we explore all the troubles befalling Tesla (and TSLA stock) in the month April – with top executives fleeing the ship, demand plummeting, sales slipping, government incentives at home and abroad under threat, and a raft of receipts brought on by an OpenAI lawsuit hitting the brand, it's already a bad month for Elon ... and there's still 20 more days to go! None of this even touches on the $43 million "backlogged" rebate scandal Tesla's facing in Canada that's being blamed for people's negative attitudes about the brand (ha!) or the fact that neither the long-promised Roadster 2.0 or the Tesla Semi will see production anytime this year, either. The word you're looking for when you think of Tesla these days is, "cooked." Source Links Tesla's top financial controller leaves (TSLA) Tesla loses another top talent: its long-time head of software Tesla Canada says its shady $43 million incentive grab was a misunderstanding Tesla already has new Model Y inventory available today in the US – demand is terrible Tesla launches cheaper new Model Y in US and Canada Tesla turns to ‘edgy' social media marketing amid brand damage Cracks are forming in Elon Musk's armor of lies 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. 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.

Tesla announces its first-quarter vehicle production and delivery numbers, and the news isn't the best – with fellow EV automakers Rivian and Lucid largely in the same boat. Plus: Tesla's found its chef for its upcoming drive-in diner Supercharger in Hollywood, the regular version of the new Model Y is now available, and more! If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support my efforts, please check out my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/teslapodcast and consider a monthly pledge. Every little bit helps and there are stacking bonuses in it for you at each pledge level, like early access to each episode at the $5 tier and the weekly Lightning Round bonus mini-episode (AND the early access!) at the $10 tier! And NO ADS at every tier! And don't forget to leave a message on the Ride the Lightning hotline anytime with a question, comment, or discussion topic for next week's show! The toll-free number to call or Skype is 1-888-989-8752. INTERESTED IN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR YOUR TESLA? Be a part of the future of transportation with XCare, the first extended warranty designed & built exclusively for EV owners, by EV owners. Use the code Lightning to get $100 off their “One-time Payment” option! Go to www.xcelerateauto.com/xcare to find the extended warranty policy that's right for you and your Tesla. P.S. Get 15% off your first order of awesome aftermarket Tesla accessories at AbstractOcean.com by using the code RTLpodcast at checkout. Grab the SnapPlate front license plate bracket for any Tesla at https://everyamp.com/RTL/ (don't forget the coupon code RTL too!). 

On today's hyped up hydrogen episode of Quick Charge, we look at some of the fuel's recent failures and billion dollar bungles as the fuel cell crowd continues to lose the credibility race against a rapidly evolving battery electric market. We're taking a look at some of the recent hydrogen failures of 2025 – including nine-figure product cancellations in the US and Korea, a series of simultaneous bus failures in Poland, and European executives, experts, and economists calling for EU governments to ditch hydrogen and focus on the deployment of a more widespread electric trucking infrastructure. Source Links Another hydrogen fail as Renault subsidiary Hyvia struggles to survive Another L for H as every hydrogen bus in this European city fails at once It just gets worse for Nikola as massive hydrogen recall follows bankruptcy Nikola founder Trevor Milton pardoned after $1.8m bribe to Trump (Updated) More hydrogen fails: Doosan, Air Products cancel over $1 billion in fuel cell deals MAN CEO: “impossible” for hydrogen to compete with BEVs Mahle CEO Arnd Franz says hydrogen will fail without fossil fuels Economists, experts call for governments to ditch hydrogen, go fully electric 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. 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 tariff-tastic episode of Quick Charge, we've got tariffs! Big ones, small ones, crazy ones, and fake ones – but whether or not you agree with the Trump tariffs coming into effect tomorrow, one thing is absolutely certain: they are going to change the price you pay for your next car ... and that price won't be going down! Everyone's got questions about what these tariffs are going to mean for their next car buying experience, but this is a bigger question, since nearly every industry in the US uses cars and trucks to move their people and products – and when their costs go up, so do yours. Source Links Trump imposes tariffs on all car imports: here's where all EVs available in the US come from Tesla gets more than 20% of its parts from Mexico, yes it will be affected by tariffs Report: Trump's tariffs on imports could cripple Stellantis' annual earnings by 75% Elon Musk: Tesla (TSLA) is ‘not unscathed', tariff impact is ‘significant' Hyundai reveals multi-billion-dollar bet to dodge Trump's tariffs and boost EVs in the US Tesla complains about being target of retaliatory tariffs, and it was right: it's starting Get this $20,000 Tesla conquest deal on Polestar 3 (before the tariffs hit) BUY IT NOW: these EV deals will be hardest hit by Trump's tariffs after April 2nd 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. 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.

Garza sits down in-person with Robb Flynn. Vocalist & guitar player of heavy metal band MACHINE HEAD. New album “UNATØNED” out April 25th! Catch them on tour April-May. https://linktr.ee/machineheadSPONSORS:Sweetwater - https://imp.i114863.net/rnrmVBDistroKid - https://distrokid.com/vip/garza 30% OFF!Garza Podcast Coffee - https://conceptcafes.com/product/garzapodcastcoffee/43Patreon - Coming Soon!CHAPTERS:00:00 - Robb Credits Garza Adding ‘From This Day' to Live Set05:11 - Chris Barnes09:23 - Making ‘The Burning Red' Album11:45 - Murder Car - Ross Robinson13:50 - Guitarist Logan Mader Quitting15:23 - Bar Fights & Internally Falling Apart18:33 - Getting Therapy23:55 - Recording ‘The Burning Red' at Indigo Ranch Studio30:16 - Slipknot in Studio w/ Machine Head33:40 - Being Sober for Writing Records35:27 - Driving to Indigo Ranch is Dangerous36:45 - Robb Can't Listen or Play ‘The Burning Red'39:28 - Being Adopted41:50 - Accidental Weed Smoking, Tobacco Pipes & Olympia Beer45:00 - Old R&B, Pop & Oldies Music Upbringing48:01 - Growing Up in San Lorenzo, CA52:35 - Robb Goes Back to Old House56:59 - Writing Songs to Get Rid of Bad Memories1:03:08 - Barfly Movie Influencing Writing Process 1:06:53 - His Infected Pierced Nipple1:09:56 - Getting Sober After Partying Too Hard1:11:05 - Getting Naked in Vocal Booth to Record1:15:53 - Director Michael Martin1:18:45 - Confronting, Facing Childhood House & Sexual Trauma1:21:24 - ‘Supercharger' Album1:25:40 - ‘Crashing Around You' Music Video & Touring After 9111:32:46 - Urinating in Public1:35:43 - Having Conversations w/ People1:39:22 - ‘Through the Ashes of Empires' Album1:45:58 - Struggling Financially1:50:28 - Getting Turned Down by 35 Labels1:53:36 - Resigning to Roadrunner 1:56:59 - Writing ‘Imperium'2:00:30 - Coldplay Fan2:05:01 - Classical Guitar Lessons in High School2:07:57 - Taking Mescaline2:11:41 - Robert Fripp2:13:56 - Writing ‘The Blackening' Album2:24:30 - Having Imposter Syndrome on Tour2:28:05 - Winning “Album of the Year” & “Golden God” Award2:29:54 - Metallica & Touring2:32:46 - Dad Rents Guitar for Robb But Joins Band to Sing2:37:06 - First Time Getting Drunk Was to Metallica2:41:19 - Seeing Metallica Live & Meeting James Hetfield2:43:29 - Playing Cover & Original Songs at Parties2:46:07 - New Record out April 25th & Ø in Each Song2:47:55 - Having Records Before They Come Out2:51:43 - Writing ‘Unbøund' Riff2:55:41 - Growing up on Punk Rock2:56:37 - Would Robb Ever Do Something Differently?3:01:53 - Music Saves Robb's Life3:01:44 - Robb on Mitch Lucker Memorial Show & Mayhem Festival3:04:40 - Losing Band Members & Friends3:25:06 - Sacrifices for Band to Keep Going3:34:05 - New Record Has Different Structure3:38:53 - Writing Lyrics at 3 AM3:41:16 - Last Song on New Album3:46:46 - First Seeing Korn & Getting Signed Through Robb3:50:37 - Biohazard3:52:28 - Garza Drinks Machine Head Shotgun Blast Whiskey3:58:00 - Patreon Teaser

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On today's show: ⦁ the BYD launch of the Super e-Platform and Megawatt Flash Chargers ⦁ the debut of the Renault 5 Turbo 3E ⦁ Honda and Acura owners gaining Supercharger access ⦁ and of course, much, much more

Is Elon Musk using the missing $1.4B to fund anti-Tesla protests as part of a massive false flag operation that will give him control of both the police and the courts? There's absolutely ZERO evidence to support that idea (plus: I just made it up), but it's 2025 and that means anything goes on today's bats**t episode of Quick Charge! If there's one thing narcissists love it's playing victim, and the guy who asked everyone at Trump's inauguration if they's seen Kyle and spent the last decade stacking billions by failing to deliver on a mission to mars, an all-electric roadster, an underground super-speedway, and a self-driving car seems to think it's someone else's fault that people don't like him. We talk through the state of that debacle along with news from two credible car companies, and I predict Volvo will have the first mainstream L3 car in America – enjoy! Source Links Elon Musk promotes negative Tesla survey turned positive by bots Tesla is done in Germany: 94% say they won't buy a Tesla car Thousands of Tesla owners doxxed. The only way to get off the list? Sell your car Tesla vandalism: Trump and AG claim someone ‘coordinate and fund' them Tesla (TSLA) accounting raises red flags as report shows $1.4 billion missing Nissan just secured enough batteries to build about 1 million EVs in the US ZEEKR launches first door-to-door Level 3 autonomous driving technology ZEEKR to display ‘heavyweight' EVs at CES 2025 Volvo ES90 revealed: 800V beauty is midway between SUV, sedan 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. 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.

This week the guys try and make some sense of the current political environment in America. Why Tesla is now hated regardless of the product. DOGE is gutting the governement to what end? Privatizing parts of the government is a bad way to go for a number of reasons. Why are we angering our long time allies? MAGA posts are hard to ignore and almost never based in any kind of fact. Watching the President actively going after his political rivals is unreal. The White House press secretary is awful. Foo wants to know what is the first movie made you tear up? Plus more!

In some ways, Elon Musk had a quiet week—if making news on a daily instead of hourly basis counts as quiet. This week on Elon, Inc., the panel— Max Chafkin, Dana Hull and Bloomberg Businessweek columnist Amanda Mull—discusses Mull’s latest story about the wrong turns Musk has taken with the Tesla brand. And while Tesla dealerships and Supercharger stations are increasingly the focus of anti-Musk ire, the panel ponders the future of SpaceX and Starlink, especially as the latter is seeing growth among its competitors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ACME stock soars on today's cartoonishly silly episode of Quick Charge, we watch Tesla Autopilot crash into a wall with a painting on it, make the Elon stans look silly when they point out shady behavior from their fearless leader, and toss out the notion that some franchise dealers might help the troubled EV brand make more sales in red states. We also cover Toyota as it moves to position itself for global battery dominance by suppling batteries to more than 400,000 electrified Honda vehicles per year, plus an upgraded Xpeng G6 electric SUV that makes everything on this side of the Pacific look positively plebeian. All this and more, enjoy! Source Links Tesla Autopilot drives into Wile E Coyote fake road wall in camera vs lidar test Tesla fans expose Tesla's own shadiness in attempt to defend Autopilot crash Tesla used car prices are falling at 3x the rest of the market If Musk wants to sell Tesla cars to conservatives, Tesla needs stores and service in red states Toyota the EV battery supplier? Honda will use them to power up its 400,000 hybrids in the US Turing AI and “bulletproof” EV batteries arrive with 2025 Xpeng G6 SUV 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. 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.

Shoot us a Text.Today, we're talking about how the White House lawn became a Tesla dealership yesterday. Plus, we're covering Ford's investment into EV charging for its drivers and how Southwest is ending its longstanding free bag policy.President Donald Trump, long an opponent of Joe Biden's EV push, threw a political curveball on Tuesday by inspecting—and even considering purchasing—a Tesla at the White House. The moment was seen as an olive branch to Elon Musk, a vocal supporter of Trump's administration and a key player in the EV industry.Despite campaigning against Biden's EV mandates, Trump praised Tesla's technology and price points at the event.His appearance with Musk comes amid protests and boycotts of Tesla by liberal groups unhappy with Musk's alignment with conservative policies.Tesla's stock, which saw its worst day since 2020 on Monday, rebounded slightly after the event.While admiring Tesla's tech, Trump drew the line at a new model lacking a steering wheel, saying, “I'm going to pass on that.”An eagle-eyed photographer at the event noticed that the President's handwritten notes looked a lot like a sales pitch for Tesla, with phrases like “Teslas can be purchased as low as $299/month or $35K.”Ford has officially delivered over 140K NACS adapters to its EV customers. This move grants Ford EV drivers access to Tesla's vast Supercharger network, marking a major step toward simplifying public charging and expanding infrastructure options.The milestone follows Ford's 2023 announcement to integrate Tesla's Supercharger network into its ecosystem.Ford EVs now have access to over 20,000 Tesla Superchargers—up from 15,300 last year and Ford's BlueOval Charge Network has  over 180,000 chargers at over 50,000 locations, making it North America's largest public integrated charging networkIn February, Tesla Superchargers accounted for nearly 20% of Ford EV charging stops.Plus, Ford EV drivers using Apple CarPlay can now plan Tesla Supercharger stops directly in Apple Maps EV Routing, eliminating the need for a separate app.Southwest Airlines is making a major shift, announcing that starting May 28, it will charge for checked bags—ending its long-standing “bags fly free” policy. The change aims to boost profitability but may alienate loyal travelers.Only Rapid Rewards A-list members and business fare passengers will still get free checked bags.CEO Bob Jordan framed the move as part of an effort to attract new customers and improve profitability. Southwest has also announced plans to introduce assigned seating by 2025, revamp its fare structure, and expand its international routes to stay competitive.Southwest previously touted free checked bags as a key reason customers chose the airline.Delta CEO Ed Bastian sees an opening to attract Southwest passengers, saying, "Those customers aHosts: Paul J Daly and Kyle MountsierGet the Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/ JOIN the conversation on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asotu/ Read our most recent email at: https://www.asotu.com/media/push-back-email

On today's challenging episode of Quick Charge, Elon seems serious about rebuilding the Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, there are questions about Tesla's record-setting weekend in Canada, and lots, lots more. In other news, we've got a hot tub you can sail around a lake, a 140-ton electric hoverboard from Liebherr, a $1,000 electric pickup from China, questions about the effectiveness of EV rebates in general, and a 0% interest deal on an all-new electric Dodge Charger Daytona. Source Links Destroyed Cybertruck used in Vegas bombing is for sale, Musk said Tesla would rebuild it Spacruzzi opens 2025 reservations for limited builds of its all-electric hot tub boats Liebherr developing giant, 140-ton Segway-style autonomous haulers Tesla made a suspicious number of rebate requests on last days of Canadian EV incentive Harbinger guarantees incentive pricing to combat Trump Administration chaos All the EVs (and one PHEV) you can buy with 0% financing in March 2025 [update] These are the cheapest EVs you can lease in March at under $300 a month Remember that $2,000 electric mini-truck I bought from China? Now they're down to $1,000 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. 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.

Shoot us a Text.We've got good news this Monday as the latest numbers show that dealership count and throughput are up, with stores averaging 511 new cars sold per year. Plus, we cover a quick turnaround for a vandalized Tesla charger and how United is upping its Wi-Fi game with Starlink internet.Show Notes with links:The U.S. new-car dealership count rose nearly 1% to 18,311 as of Jan. 1, 2025, up 171 from a year earlier, while the total franchise count fell 1.3% to 29,829, according to the latest Automotive News dealer census.Detroit 3 automakers shed dealerships, while import brands added stores with Ford Motor Co. leading the decline among the Detroit 3, losing 68 stores (a 2.2% drop). General Motors and Stellantis also reduced their dealership networks by 0.6%.Buick, Lincoln, and Jaguar continued trimming their franchise counts, with Buick experiencing the most significant reduction—down 135 to 927. Buick's franchise count has dropped by over half in the past two years due to dealer buyout offers.The number of exclusive dealerships across the industry as of Jan. 1 increased 3.5 percent to 13,226 from Jan. 1, 2024.The industry's average throughput (new-vehicle sales per franchise) increased by 5.8% to 511 vehicles in 2024, with the growth attributed to fewer franchises and an increase in U.S. light-vehicle sales to 15.35 million units, up from 14.9 million in 2023, according to Mary Raetz,director of the Automotive News Research & Data Center.Tesla swiftly repaired a vandalized Supercharger site in Massachusetts, bringing it back online in under 48 hours. The fire occurred overnight on March 2, 2025, causing wiring and Supercharger post damage, but the main cabinet remained intact.Tesla immediately communicated with customers on X (formerly Twitter), promising repairs within two days.Tesla is considering enhancing its Sentry Mode to deter future vandalism, potentially adding a honking feature.An arson investigation is underway with local police, though no suspects have been identified and the company is offering a $5,000 reward for information on the arsonists.United Airlines has installed its first Starlink system on a regional aircraft, bringing the airline closer to offering free, high-speed Wi-Fi across its fleet.The Starlink system offers free Wi-Fi to MileagePlus members, with speeds up to 250 Mbps—50 times faster than current in-flight internet.Installation is significantly quicker, taking just 8 hours compared to traditional Wi-Fi systems, which require over 10 days.The lighter Starlink equipment (85 pounds vs. up to 300 pounds) improves fuel efficiency and reduces aircraft downtime.United plans to install Starlink on over 40 planes per month, aiming to cover its entire regional fleet of 300 aircraft by the end of 2025."It's kind of enabling the living room in the sky experience," said Grant Milstead, UHosts: Paul J Daly and Kyle MountsierGet the Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/ JOIN the conversation on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asotu/ Read our most recent email at: https://www.asotu.com/media/push-back-email

It's been a big day for big reveals with the all-new Volvo ES90, a new compact electric city car from Volkswagen, plus a pair of new, over-the-top EVs from General Motors that perfectly exemplify American excess. All this and maybe the dawn of the long-awaited "Tesla Killer" on today's revealing episode of Quick Charge! GM is practically daring the competition to build a bigger, badder EV with a new, bigger $133,000 Cadillac Escalade and 1,100 hp off-road special in the form of the new Chevrolet Silverado EV ZR2. Finally, you guys are never happy ... try to enjoy this episode, anyway! Source Links Volvo ES90 revealed: 800V beauty is midway between SUV, sedan and fastback Volkswagen unveils ID. EVERY1 show car, production version set to launch around 20,000 euros Cadillac Escalade too small? New, bigger $133K Escalade IQL might be the ticket Meet the Chevy Silverado EV Trail Boss and 1,100 hp ZR2 electric race truck concept This Chinese EV has surpassed Tesla's Model 3, and Model Y is next Tesla (TSLA) sales crash continues in Europe, with Germany down 70% All the EVs you can buy with 0% financing in March 2025 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. 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 fiery episode of Quick Charge, it's all bad news for Elon as Tesla sales continue to plunge in Europe, the pump fails to stop the TSLA stock price slide, and people set fire to dealers. Plus: BMW takes the top two spots in the J.D. Power EV owner satisfaction survey. Tesla shareholders were hoping today's claims of 10x growth in the coming years would help goose TSLA stock prices, but they slid instead as BMW took the top two spots in the J.D. Power EV owner satisfaction survey and GM launched an all-new, affordable Chevy Spark EUV. Source Links Tesla (TSLA) sales are still crashing in Europe in February Elon Musk tries and fails to pump Tesla's stock (TSLA) Tesla brings back 0% loans to boost demand in the US Tesla store gets taken over by Musk protesters, 9 people arrested A dozen Tesla cars burned at store, arson is suspected amid global protests Tesla owners get creative to distance themselves from Elon with new car logos & projectors BMW iX snatches the top spot in J.D. Power EV satisfaction survey Chevy Spark returns for 2026 as affordable electric crossover with 220 mile range 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. 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.

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With revenue tumbling almost as fast as market share, Tesla stock is taking a pounding – exactly like CEO Elon Musk predicted! We've also got FSD rolling out in China, a German automation acquisition, and more on today's red candlestick edition of Quick Charge! We've also got some clarifying news at Mercedes-Benz, which is set to ditch its confusing EQ-based model alphanumerics and (God willing) their suppository-based styling language, too. Plus, Rivian launches a new upfit service to make it easier for fleet managers to order ready-to-work EVs, Ram ProMaster EV lives up to its promises with more options and a lower price tag, and a big solar deal goes down. Source Links Tesla (TSLA) stock is crashing like a ‘soufflé under a sledge hammer' as Elon Musk predicted Tesla launches limited Full Self-Driving in China to mixed reviews Tesla acquires bankrupted automation engineering firm Mercedes will stop treating EVs as a separate lineup and thats a good thing Rivian Upfit Program offers fleet managers custom solutions for its EVs 2025 Ram ProMaster EV (finally) lives up to its initial promise National Grid to sell its US renewables arm for $1.74B 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. 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.

Jason and Brian dive into a whirlwind of tech chaos, cultural absurdities, and dystopian developments. They kick things off with a nostalgic nod to the internet's past, highlighting the 88x31 GIF collection and quirky single-use websites like "Trump Golf Track" and "Are We Doomed Yet?" The asteroid 2024 YR4 briefly raises existential dread as NASA's odds of a 2032 Earth impact fluctuate wildly, but relief follows as updated calculations show a near-zero chance of collision. Meanwhile, Elon Musk dominates the headlines with his bizarre CPAC appearance brandishing a chainsaw, Tesla's anti-theft dye measures for Supercharger cables, and mounting protests against his political entanglements and government layoffs under DOGE.The episode also covers corporate drama and AI controversies. The New York Times introduces newsroom AI tools amidst its legal battles with OpenAI, while Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella urges the industry to temper AI hype. Uber sues DoorDash over alleged anti-competitive practices, and Meta unveils plans for the world's longest undersea cable alongside LlamaCon, its first generative AI conference. Meanwhile, Humane abruptly discontinues its AI Pins following an HP acquisition, leaving users scrambling. The hosts also explore Musk's meddling with X's Community Notes and blocking Signal links, further eroding trust in the platform.On the media front, Jason and Brian discuss upcoming releases like Daredevil: Born Again, The Last of Us Season 2, Apple's Murderbot series, and Judd Apatow's Norm Macdonald documentary. They wrap up with listener feedback, shout-outs to Patreon supporters, and a hilarious anecdote about a Tesla showroom protest featuring an employee's cheeky “We Hate Him Too” sign. 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In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week's episode, we discuss Tesla protests, Rivian's earnings, Kia's new electric vehicles, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek's YouTube channel. As a reminder, we'll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in. After the show ends at around 5 p.m. ET, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS We now have a Patreon if you want to help us avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming. Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the podcast: Tesla was hit by a wave of protests over Musk, sales are crashing, insiders are waking up Nissan turning to Tesla as potential investor after Honda deal fell through Tesla Cybertruck is not the death machine that some claimed, gets 5-star NHTSA rating Tesla deliveries expected to go down to levels not seen in more than 2 years Tesla to finally launch Supercharger wait queue after fight broke out First look at Tesla's first ‘public' electric semi truck charging station Rivian (RIVN) hit its gross profit goal in Q4, now what? Rivian announces new offroad-focused ‘California Dune Edition' R1 Here's our first look at the Genesis GV90 with coach doors: The next ultra-luxe EV The electric Jeep Compass may be a pipe dream after all Kia unveils first look at its new PV5: This is the electric van we've been waiting for Kia finally pulls the covers off its new EV4: Here's our first look at the low-cost EV Here's the live stream for today's episode starting at 4:00 p.m. ET (or the video after 5 p.m. ET): https://www.youtube.com/live/2rfhtwZuFoA

Shoot us a Text.Friday is upon us once again, and today we're talking about Rivian's first positive gross profit quarter, Carvana's record quarter, how Tesla is instituting wait queues at Superchargers, and the design of Kia's new PV5 van.Show Notes with links:We could talk about tariff warnings, but we aren't going to. We could talk about the ongoing Nissan saga and Moodys downgrading their stock to ‘junk status' but we're not going to. Instead…we're going to talk about…Rivian hit a major milestone, achieving its first-ever positive gross profit of $170M in Q4 2024, a $776M improvement from the previous year.Total revenue hit $1.73B, above expectations of $1.4B.Rivian cut per-vehicle costs by $31,000 year-over-year, helping it turn the corner.Despite this, the company still posted a $743M net loss for the quarter.Meanwhile, Carvana swung to a record $159M net income in Q4They sold 114,379 used vehicles in Q4, a 50% increase year over year.Full-year revenue hit $13.7B, with a record $1.4B adjusted EBITDA.Stock dropped 12% after-hours due to concerns over softening per-vehicle margins.CEO Ernie Garcia “In 2024, Carvana became the most profitable public automotive retailer in U.S. history as measured by adjusted EBITDA margin while also resuming industry-leading growth,”Tesla's Supercharger network is the best in the game, but with increased usage from both Tesla and non-Tesla EVs, long wait times have become a problem. After a viral altercation at a Supercharger, Tesla is finally launching a virtual queue system in Q2.Tesla will roll out the queue at select Superchargers nationwide, aiming to improve the experience for the ~1% of users who experience wait times.The viral video shows two Tesla owners arguing over a charging spot, highlighting the need for a structured waiting system.Tesla has not provided details on how the queue system will work, but a broader rollout is expected later this year if feedback is positive.The company continues to expand its Supercharger network by over 20% annually to meet growing demand.Tesla in a statement said, “Goal is a net customer experience improvement,”Kia has revealed  the exterior design of its PV5, the first EV under its "Platform Before Vehicle" (PBV) brand. Designed to compete with electric vans like the VW ID Buzz and Ford E-Transit, the PV5 offers a modular design for cargo, rideshare, and even #vanlife.The PBV system allows the van to transform between different body types while keeping the driver cab fixed.Uber has already signed an agreement to add the PV5 to its fleet as part of its all-electric push by 2040.While Kia has not shared powertrain, range, or pricing details, more information will be revealed at Kia EV Day in Spain later this month.“With PBV, we are redefining mobility—one platform, endless possibilities,”Hosts: Paul J Daly and Kyle MountsierGet the Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/ JOIN the conversation on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asotu/ Read our most recent email at: https://www.asotu.com/media/push-back-email